Your Support Makes An Impact In Central Indiana

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is the nation’s largest private source of funding for breast cancer research and community outreach programs.  Locally, the Central Indiana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® will grant $1.6 million to 17 non-profit organizations in Central Indiana in 2011. These grants are funded with a portion of the proceeds generated by the Komen Central Indiana Race for the Cure® and other fundraising events throughout the year.

The Affiliate conducts a detailed community needs assessment every two years to determine existing gaps in local breast health and breast cancer services (view our 2011 Community Profile).  Grants are awarded through a peer-reviewed process that is consistent with Komen national standards. Grants are not awarded to individuals.

We received 29 applications totaling $2.4 million in requested funds to provide services in our 21-county service area. The selection committee consisted of 15 community members who prioritized the applicant programs based on the needs outlined in our most recent Community Profile, which is conducted biannually.

The Komen Central Indiana service area consists of 21 Central Indiana counties: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan, Rush, Shelby, Tippecanoe and Tipton.

If you or someone you know is in our 21-county service area and in need of breast health assistance, try contacting the nearest grantee listed to see if you qualify for assistance.

2011 Community Grants Awarded

$1.6 million was awarded to the following 17 breast health programs

The Affiliate conducts a detailed community needs assessment every two years to determine existing gaps in local breast health and breast cancer services. Grants are awarded through a peer-reviewed process that is consistent with Komen national standards. Grants are not awarded to individuals.

Black Nurses Association: Voices Across the Generations – Breast Cancer Awareness & Education. Provide women with breast health education and clinical trial education, including hard-to-reach and medically underserved minorities or incarcerated women. County served: Marion

Boone County Community Clinic: Breast Cancer Screening & Education (BCCC). Provide breast health education and clinical breast exams for inmates at the Boone County Jail, as well as provide clinical breast exams for un- or underinsured women living in Boone County. County served: Boone

Cancer Services of East Central Indiana: “Reaching Out” Breast Health Program. Provide breast health information and screening services to medically underserved women. Remove barriers to access, such as finances, transportation, language and childcare. County served: Delaware

Cancer Services of Grant County: Breast Education Screening & Survival (BESS). Provide breast health education, screening, treatment assistance and survivor support to underserved women. County served: Grant

Columbus Regional Hospital: Mammography Assistance Project (MAP). Provide digital screening mammograms for a nominal fee to women who are considered working poor and to Hispanic/Latino women. Bilingual navigator for all women needing additional diagnostic or treatment procedures. Counties served: Bartholomew, Johnson, Brown

Community Hospital Anderson: In Your Breast Interest. Provide two breast health navigators and screening mammograms, diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, MRIs and biopsies for un- or underinsured women. County served: Madison

Decatur County Memorial Hospital: Mammography Assistance Program. Provide screening mammograms, diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies and patient navigation. County served: Decatur

Gennesaret Free Clinic: Taking Time to Keep the Promise. Provide clinical breast exams and screening mammograms to low-income and homeless women. County served: Marion

Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation: Women Helping Women. Provide medically underserved women with patient navigation, boutique services, screening mammograms, diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsies. Counties served: Hancock, Marion, Shelby, Rush

Hendricks Regional Health: Women’s Center Services. Provide education and services for women who are un- or underinsured, have limited financial means, have been displaced from domestic violence and/or are living in rural areas. County served: Hendricks

Interlocal Community Action Program: Mother Child Center. Provide un- or underinsured women with clinical breast exams, screening mammograms, diagnostic mammograms and ultrasounds for those needing further testing. County served: Henry

Little Red Door Cancer Agency: Mammography Assistance Program & Client Navigation. Provide clinical breast exams, mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, consultations and patient navigation to women who are living at or below 225% poverty level and are un- or underinsured. Counties served: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby

Rush Memorial Hospital: Breast Cancer Awareness, Education & Early Detection. Provide mammograms, clinical breast exams and ultrasounds for women who are un- or underinsured. County served: Rush

Shalom: Breast Cancer Screening & Education for Underserved Women. Provide education about breast health and perform well-woman exams on women in Northwest Indianapolis, which has been deemed by the Federal Government as a medically underserved area (particular emphasis on serving Hispanic and African American women). County served: Marion

St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care Center, Inc.: Banishing Barriers Through Mobile Screening. Provide screenings for underserved women on board a digitally-equipped and fully-staffed mobile screening van. Counties served: Boone, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Marion, Morgan

Wishard Health Services: Patient Navigation, Provider Education & Expanded Spanish Interpretation Services. Provide patient navigation, bilingual outreach and recruitment within the Latino Community. Navigator will facilitate training at nine community health centers to educate providers on the importance of early detection. County served: Marion

YWCA of Greater Lafayette: YWCA Women’s Cancer Program. Provide education and access to clinical breast exams, mammograms, translation and transportation for low-income, undeserved, un- or underinsured and minority women in 23 West Central Indiana counties.

Have a question about the grant process or a recipient? Contact Wendy Noe, Community Grants and Education Coordinator at 317-638-2873.