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Grants Awarded 2011-12

Montana Grantees

April 15, 2011

MONTANA AFFILIATE OF SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE^®

AWARDS COMMUNITY GRANTS FOR CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND TREATMENT EFFORTS

 

$182,448 in Grants Awarded in Montana to Help Uninsured and Underserved Women

 

(Helena, MT)   The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® raises funds for its mission to end breast cancer forever.   Thanks to the generosity of those participating in the Race and other events, the Montana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® awarded over $188,000 in grants to eight programs across Montana, grants to guarantee access to lifesaving screening.

 

In order to ensure it is funding programs that address the specific unmet breast cancer needs in Montana, the Komen Montana Affiliate works with local health care professionals and community leaders to conduct a comprehensive community needs assessment. This community profile, a standard practice of all Komen Affiliates, is then used to establish a local grant application and review process consistent with the organization’s standards and mission. “To meet needs we have discovered in Montana, this year’s grant slate specifically addresses assuring women in very rural areas of the state have access to mammograms,” said Katherine Berry, Board member of the Affiliate and Community Profile Coordinator.   

 

The 2011 Komen Montana Community Profile concluded that specific groups within our state are at risk of dying as a result of breast cancer. These include women living in poverty, uninsured women, and American Indian women. The most impoverished counties in Montana are those with the largest urban centers and those with Indian reservations. The largest percent of uninsured residents are in rural counties.  Poverty, lack of insurance, and other factors lead to delayed screenings and failure to complete treatment programs. The Profile’s recommendation is to continue Komen support for recruiting women into the Montana Cancer Screening Program and funding for those who do not qualify for the program.

 

The Komen Montana Affiliate is one of 140 Komen Affiliates worldwide – all pledging to relieve suffering from the disease and to end breast cancer forever. Through local events and activities, the Komen Montana Affiliate mobilizes and educates thousands of community members while raising funds to support community-based breast cancer programs.   Additionally, 25 percent of the dollars raised in Montana are invested in promising research.

 

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Montana Affiliate 

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever, and in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Montana Affiliate is part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through funds raised at events like the May 21, 2011, Komen Montana Race for the Cure, the Montana Affiliate has invested $1.2 million in community breast cancer programs throughout the state since starting the Race for the Cure 17 years ago.

 

2011-12 Montana Affiliate Grants Slate

 

Barrett Hospital Foundation, Dillon, MT

Contact:  Lesli Cottom, 406-683-6737

Project: Southwestern Montana Mammography Program

Grant Award: $18,059.04

 

Livingston HealthCare Foundation, Livingston, MT

Contact: Sandi Marlow, 406-823-6262

Project: Paint Park County Pink

Grant Award: $7,500.00

 

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings, MT

Contact: Doris Bartz, 406-237-3602

Project: Mobile Digital Mammogrpahy in Eastern Montana

Grant Award: $30,000.00

 

Billings Clinic Foundation, Billing, MT

Contact: Celeste Dimon, 406-657-4670

Project: Women's Wellness Screenings in Central and Eastern Montana

Grant Award: $25,206.24

 

Benefis Healthcare Foundation, Great Falls, MT

Contact: Marilyn Parker, 406-455-5836

Project: Komen North Central Montana Screening Project

Grant Award: $29,654.00

 

Northwest Healthcare Foundation

Contact: Melissa Hulvat, MD, 406-751-6690

Project: Walk-in Breast Screening Clinic

Grant Award: $28,028.30

 

Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology  Center, Billings, MT

Contactr: Akintan Folorunso, MD, 406-252-2550

Project:  Montana Wyoming Tribal Center Outreach (services in Montana only)

Grant Award:  $30,000.00

 

Casting for Recovery, Kalispell, MT

Contact: Landis Vance, Ph.D., 406-254-9686

Project:  Casting for Recovery Montana Glacier Country

Grant Award:  $14,000.00