2012 Grantees - $230,000

 The Central Texas Affiliate provided more than $14,000 to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Award and Research Grant Program.

Education

 
Hillcrest Breast Center - Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center on behalf of Scott and White Healthcare Foundation
Community Outreach and Education Program - $9,000
www.sw.org
Provides community outreach and education to underserved women in targeted service areas and will provide gas cards to churches that are willing to provide their vans to assist in the transportation of underserved women to attend the programs.  (Primary focus in Falls and McLennan County)

Project Director:    Lisa Hollingsworth
                             Mammographer
                             254.202.4220
                             lhollingsworth@hillcrest.net

Day-to-Day Contact:    Lisa Hollingsworth
                                    Mammographer
                                    254.202.4220
                                    lhollingsworth@hillcrest.net

SCREENING COORDINATION

Hillcrest Breast Center - Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center on behalf of Scott and White Healthcare Foundation
Screening Mammograms for Underserved Women - $20,000
www.sw.org
Offers patient navigation, bilingual assistance and access to breast health education and screening services to uninsured and underserved women (Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, McLennan, and Milam County)

Project Director:    Lisa Hollingsworth
                             Mammographer
                             254.202.4220
                             lhollingsworth@hillcrest.net

Day-to-Day Contact:    Lisa Hollingsworth
                                    Mammographer
                                    254.202.4220
                                    lhollingsworth@hillcrest.net

Planned Parenthood of Waco/Central Texas, Inc.
Mammography and Awareness – “Early Detection is the Best Protection” - $27,030
www.ppwaco.org
Provides and increase in access to screening mammography through breast health education and by providing a medial home to low-income, underserved and uninsured women aged 40 and over; as well as women aged 40 and under.  Individuals will receive a screening mammogram through a voucher provided by PPCT to be used at an outside provider.  Planned Parenthood of Waco/Central Texas, Inc. is also a contractor for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program and is made eligible for this program by the funding from Komen Central Texas. (Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls and McLennan)

Project Director:    Felicia Goodman, MPH
                             Director of Community Affairs
                             (254) 492-1781
                             fgoodman@ppwaco.org

Day-to-Day Contact:    Felicia Goodman, MPH
                                    Director of Community Affairs
                                    (254) 492-1781
                                    fgoodman@ppwaco.org

Planned Parenthood of Waco/Central Texas, Inc.
Abnormal Mammography Follow-Up Diagnostic Testing - $21,667
www.ppwaco.org
Provides and increase in access to diagnostic services through breast health education and by providing a medial home to low-income, underserved and uninsured women aged 40 and over; as well as women aged 40 and under.  Individuals will receive diagnostic services through a voucher provided by PPCT to be used at an outside provider.  Planned Parenthood of Waco/Central Texas, Inc. is also a contractor for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program and is made eligible for this program by the funding from Komen Central Texas. (Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls and McLennan)

Project Director:    Felicia Goodman, MPH
                             Director of Community Affairs
                             (254) 492-1781
                             fgoodman@ppwaco.org

Day-to-Day Contact:    Felicia Goodman, MPH
                                    Director of Community Affairs
                                    (254) 492-1781
                                     fgoodman@ppwaco.org

Providence Breast Health Center
Screening Mammograms for the Underserved - $15,000
www.providencebhc.com
Provides community outreach, education and screening services to underserved women aged 20 and older. (Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, McLennan, and Milam County) 

Project Director:    Jennifer Furrer, BBA, MBA
                             Providence Breast Health Center Coordinator
                             254.537.1711
                             jfurrer@phn-waco.org

Day-to-Day Contact:   Jennifer Furrer, BBA, MBA
                                   Providence Breast Health Center Coordinator
                                   254.537.1711
                                    jfurrer@phn-waco.org

Providence Breast Health Center
Diagnostic Imaging and Biopsies for the Underserved - $30,000
www.providencebhc.com
Provides community outreach, education, and diagnostic services to underserved women aged 20 and older. (Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, McLennan, and Milam County) 

Project Director:    Jennifer Furrer, BBA, MBA
                              Providence Breast Health Center Coordinator
                              254.537.1711
                              jfurrer@phn-waco.org

Day-to-Day Contact:    Jennifer Furrer, BBA, MBA
                                    Providence Breast Health Center Coordinator
                                    254.537.1711
                                    jfurrer@phn-waco.org

Glenda T. Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center – Scott & White Memorial Hospital
14th Annual Fall Breast Cancer Screening & Breast Health Fair - $35,000
www.sw.org
Provides annual clinical breast examinations, breast health education and outreach, mammography screenings, diagnostic services, treatment, and transportation at no cost for underserved women. (Primary focus in Falls and Milam County)

Project Director:     Chris Scherer
                              Cancer Program Coordinator
                              254.724.4693
                              cscherer@swmail.sw.org

Day-to-Day Contact:    Linda Rasco
                                    Program Coordinator
                                    254.724.3879
                                     lrasco@swmail.sw.org

SUPPORT & TREATMENT

Community Cancer Association
Financial Assistance to Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, and Milam Counties - $35,000
www.wacocancer.org
Provides financial assistance to underserved breast cancer patients and survivors who meet the agency’s financial and residential guidelines. Financial assistance includes purchase of prescriptions, mastectomy supplies, lymphedema supplies, wound care items, nutritional supplements, wigs, and travel assistance for screening and medically necessary out of county travel. (Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, and Milam County)

Project Director:    Bill Northcutt
                             Executive Director
                             254.202.8082
                              bnorthcutt@hillcrest.net

Day-to-Day Contact:    Bill Northcutt
                                    Executive Director
                                    254.202.8082
                                    bnorthcutt@hillcrest.net

Community Cancer Association
Financial Assistance to Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors in McLennan County - $35,000
www.wacocancer.org
Provides financial assistance to underserved breast cancer patients and survivors who meet the agency’s financial and residential guidelines. Financial assistance includes purchase of prescriptions, mastectomy supplies, lymphedema supplies, wound care items, nutritional supplements, wigs, and travel assistance for screening and medically necessary out of county travel. (Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, and Milam County)

Project Director:  Bill Northcutt
                           Executive Director
                           254.202.8082
                           bnorthcutt@hillcrest.net

Day-to-Day Contact:    Bill Northcutt
                                    Executive Director
                                    254.202.8082
                                     bnorthcutt@hillcrest.net