Current Grant Recipients

These projects have been selected by our independent Grant Review Panel as those that will have the greatest impact in serving uninsured or underinsured women in our service area. Please note that Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is not a direct service provider.

 Komen Central Valley Grantees FY 2011/2012

Association for Community Enhancement: Breast Cancer Awareness Project -$10,000
B-CAP will  provide the nutrition education and portable exercise program in the Hispanic and Lao communities.  Designed to implement a series of discussion programs regarding risk reduction, early detection, and treatment of breast cancers.  276-0999

Centro la Familia Advocacy Services, Inc.: Cancer del Seno-$50,000   Offers a culturally and linguistically appropriate program specifically for Latinas with bilingual education, awareness, and advocacy on their behalf and screening referral resources -- to reach 500 women in the following areas: Huron, Parlier, Sanger, Selma, and Reedley.  237-2961

Children's Hospital Central California: Children’s Hospital Central California Breast Cancer Awareness and  Education Project-$10,143     Research indicates that young women who have received radiation as part of chemotherapy have a higher incidence of breast cancer than the general population and need to be screened for secondary recurrences starting as early as age 25.  As a result, breast cancer awareness and education is vital to early detection of secondary cancer conditions. 353-5561

Clovis Community Medical Center-Lymphedema Clinic :Effective and Timely Treatment of Lymphedema, Axillary Web Syndrome and Related Conditions Regardless of the Ability to Pay for Services or of Cultural Barrier-$50,000   Program will provide treatment to underserved breast cancer survivors who have been diagnosed with lymphedema.  324-4057

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center, Inc. (DHHSC): Cancer, Awareness, Recovery, and Education (CARE)-$33,206   Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate breast cancer education to the deaf and hard of hearing.      225-3323

Disability Legal Rights Center – Cancer Legal Resource Center : Guide to Navigating to Breast Healthcare Options in Fresno County-$10,000   Educate those who do not have adequate information about their legal rights and options are less likely to receive optimum health care and are more prone to experience increased stress and less positive survivorship outcomes.    866-THE-CLRC

Fresno Health Consumer Center, a project of Central California Legal Services, Inc.: Breast Cancer Education Project-$50,000   The culturally diverse staff is trained to assist families with health care access issues in their own language. Individuals served represent an ethnically diverse clientele, with an increasing number of residents for whom English is a second language.  Will provide advocacy and educational breast cancer awareness services and offer free mammograms for men and women in Fresno County through the administration of the $200 Challenge, funds raised from Komen Central Valley Race for the Cure.    570-1266

Hinds Hospice: Palliative Care/Hospice for Breast Cancer Patients-$43,900    Financial assistance to help offset the unreimbursed cost of care provided to the uninsured or underinsured terminally ill breast cancer patients who are in need of Hospice Care in Fresno County.    226-5683

Valley Public Television, Inc. DBA ValleyPBS : Multi-media Educational Outreach Project-$50,000   Multi-media educational outreach project for the Central Valley Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® focused on developing culturally appropriate breast health education materials for Central Valley residents.   266-1800
West Fresno Health Care Coalition, Inc.: Body and Soul United -$48,967   Community -based, and faith-based partnership project working with predominately African American churches for increasing awareness on breast health education   264-7185

West Fresno Health Care Coalition, Inc.: Body and Soul United -$48,967   Community -based, and faith-based partnership project working with predominately African American churches for increasing awareness on breast health education   264-7185