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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.
To date, the Chicagoland Area Affiliate has granted over $9 million to local organizations for education, mammography screening and treatment programs. For more information on these organizations or to find out if there are mammography centers in your area please click on the Grant Recipient links below that say screening for the purpose of the grant.
To find out if your organization is eligible to apply for grant money aimed at the fight against breast cancer, contact Leticia Kees at 773-444-0061.
The Komen Chicagoland Area Affiliate would like to thank and congratulate the following grantees in their receipt of a 2010-2011 grant:
|
2010 Grant Recipient |
Purpose |
Amount Awarded |
|
Bright Pink |
Education & Survivor/Family Support |
$38,097.00 |
|
Westside Health Authority |
Education & Screening/Diagnostics |
$74,817.00 |
|
Korean American Community Services |
Education & Screening/Diagnostics & Survivor/Family Support |
$75,000.00 |
|
Saint Francis Hospital |
Education & Screening/Diagnostics |
$75,000.00 |
|
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center |
Education & Screening/Diagnostics |
$75,000.00 |
|
Erie Family Health Center |
Education & Screening/Diagnostics |
$15,000.00 |
|
YWCA Lake County |
Education & Screening/Diagnostics & Survivor/Family Support |
$60,000.00 |
|
Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley |
Screening/Diagnostics |
$74,944.00 |
|
Family Health Partnership Clinic |
Education & Screening/ Diagnostics |
$54,539.00 |
|
Access Community Health Network |
Education |
$75,000.00 |
|
DuPage County Health Department |
Screening/ Diagnostics, Treatment & Survivor/Family Support |
$75,000.00 |
|
Stroger Hospital of Cook County |
Education, Screening/Diagnostics & Treatment |
$75,000.00 |
|
United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) |
Education |
$65,000.00 |
|
Howard Brown Health Center |
Education |
$75,000.00 |
|
Xilin Association |
Screening/Diagnostics |
$69,327.50 |
|
A Silver Lining Foundation |
Screening/Diagnostics |
$75,000.00 |
|
Rush University Medical Center |
Education & Screening/Diagnostics & Survivor/Family Support |
$75,000.00 |
|
Metro South Hospital |
Education |
$59,750.00 |
|
Hamdard Center for Health & Human Services |
Education |
$50,000.00 |
|
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center |
Treatment |
$75,000.00 |
|
Sisters Working it Out, NFP |
Education |
$74,000.00 |
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