2002 Major Grant Recipients

Mammography Screening and Diagnostic Services for the Underserved Totaling $392,402

  • Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Foundation Mammography/Diagnostic Services for Underserved Latina/Hispanic Women in Berkeley and Oakland
  • Contra Costa Health Services Mobile mammography Van
  • Dominican Hospital On-Site Breast Cancer Screening Program for Farmworkers and Other Vulnerable Population in Santa Cruz County
  • Pittsburg Pre-School and Community Council Mammography Screening and Re-screening Project

Major Grants Totaling $596,254

  • AIDS Emergency Fund – Breast Cancer Emergency Fund Outreach and Uninsured Medical Costs Programs for people fighting breast cancer in San Francisco

  • Bay View Hunters Point Health Care Task Force – “Bayview Hunter’s Point Women Working Together For A Healthier Community” Margie Cherry Complementary Breast Cancer Clinic

  • Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic – Complementary, Alternative Medicine, Pyschosocial Support, Advocacy, and Education for Low Income Women with Breast Cancer – Expansion to San Francisco Feasibility Study and Homeless Assistance and Emergency Fund Grant

  • Community Breast Health Project – The Gabriella Patser Program – Providing mammography screening to low-income, uninsured women under 40

  • Community Health Clinic Olé -  Breast Health Outreach and Education Program – Providing bilingual breast health education, screenings and treatment to low-income women in Napa

  • East Bay Agency for Children – PediatriCare Program – Supporting families affected by breast cancer

  • Humboldt Community Breast Health Project – Patient Navigator Program

  • North Bay YMCA Breast Cancer Wellness Project – Providing membership, training and community to breast cancer survivors and their families

  • Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa Breast Care Center

  • The Wellness Community of the East Bay – Breast Cancer Support Programs

  • Women’s Cancer Network of San Francisco Town Hall on Breast Cancer in the Western Addition

Enabling Grants ($5,000 or less) Totaling $39,297

  • Art for Recovery Breast Cancer Quilts Project
  • Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center Breast Cancer Education Events
  • The Breast Cancer Fund LifeLines Project: Practical Support Services for Women Ill from Breast Cancer and its Treatments
  • Coastal Health Alliance: The Tina Caring Center Pilot Project of West Marin
  • Jovenes de Antano del Condado de San Benito Senior Services “In Spirit of Health” Program
  • Las Isabelas, Dignity, Support and Hope for Latinas with breast cancer: “Gala de Esperanza” Event – Amigos de Las Isabelas Sponsorship
  • Margaret Cruz Latina Breast Cancer Foundation – Spanish Language Literature for “Door to Door” Self Breast Examination Project
  • Marin Breast Cancer Committee – “Stepping Out to Celebrate Life” Event
  • National Cancer Survivors Day - – A Celebration of Life! June 3, 2001
  • San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center – Breast Cancer Reference Center of West Marin