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 Indianapolis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure granted $1,626,587.60 to 21 non-profit organizations in Central Indiana this year.  These grants are funded with a portion of the proceeds generated by the Komen Indianapolis Race for the Cure and other fund raising 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.  Grants are awarded through a peer-reviewed process that is consistent with Komen national standards. Grants are not awarded to individuals.

Through the work of these 21 grantees, Komen Indianapolis moves one step closer to fulfilling our promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to discover cures.

Interested in applying for a 2011 grant? Learn more about our grant application process.

The following organizations will receive grant money from the Indianapolis Affiliate in 2010:

• YWCA of Greater Lafayette: YWCA Women’s Cancer Program
• Little Red Door Cancer Agency: Mammography Assistance Program & Client Navigation
• Columbus Regional Hospital: Mammography Assistance Project
• St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care Center: Banishing Barriers: Increasing Access to Breast Cancer
• Cancer Services of Grant County: BESS-Breast Education Screening & Survival
• Cancer Services of East Central Indiana: “Reaching Out” Breast Health Program
• Casting for Recovery: Casting for Recovery Indiana Program
• Indiana Women in Need: Survivor Support Program
• Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation: Women Helping Women
• Interlocal Community Action Program: Mother Child Center
• Gennesaret Free Clinic: Taking Time to Keep the Promise
• Rush Memorial Hospital: Breast Cancer Awareness, Education, & Early Detection
• Young Survival Coalition: Newly Diagnosed Resource Kits for Young Women with Breast Cancer
• Raphael Health Center: Clinical Breast Examinations for Women in Need
• Boone County Community Clinic: Breast Cancer Screening and Education
• Decatur County Memorial Hospital: Mammography Assistance Program
• Shalom Health Care Center: Breast Cancer Screening & Education for Under served Women
• Community Hospital Anderson: In Your Breast Interest
• Indiana Department of Correction: Indiana Women’s Prison Education Project
• Pink Ribbon Connection: New Patient Resource Organizer Program and the Learn and Live Educational Forums
• Wishard Health Services: Patient Navigation, Provider Education, and Expanded Spanish Interpretation Services

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

Free classes available for Central Indiana

Komen Indy provides free, interactive presentations on breast health, the importance of screening, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Promise and the local initiatives of Komen Indy and how the money is spent. These presentations can be tailored for your interest and time frame and for any size/type of group.

Our informative presentations will inspire and encourage your company’s lunch and learn, your mom’s day out program, your church or social clubs, or your Race team. Contact Wendy Noe at 317-638-2873 or wendy_noe@komenindy.org.