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Current Grant Recipients


Columbia St. Mary's Foundation - Mobile Mammography Outreach Project - $79,591

Claudia Guevara, 414-291-1014, claudia.guevara@columbia-stmarys.org

·         Project will provide mammograms using Columbia St. Mary's (CSM) digital mammography coach in community areas familiar, convenient, and accessible to women.

·         Outreach events will occur in locations such as, Church of God in Christ Congregations in Milwaukee and Feith Family YMCA and CSM Grafton Clinic in Ozaukee.

·         Provide screening mammography for 500 women.

·         Breast health advocate will offer translation services, access to screenings, case management and follow-up when an abnormality is detected.

·         Begin outreach efforts to women in Ozaukee County in need of breast health services.
 

Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc. - Eliminating Barriers to Breast Health - $104,100

Tim Mahone, 262-748-7418, tmahone@kenoshachc.org

·         Provide breast health education to 250 African American women residing in Kenosha county.

·         Provide screening mammography for 200 women and clinical breast exams for 100 women.

·         Women will be identified through Health Center's medical and dental programs and the public school-based health programs.

·         Women's Health Coordinators will coordinate education and awareness events, access to screening services, case management and follow-up when an abnormality is detected.
 

Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. - Screen Out Cancer In Time (SOC-IT) - $104,884

Contact: Alecka Weber, 414-267-6642, aweber@mhsi.org

·         Provide breast health education to 500 African American women residing in Milwaukee county.

·         Provide screening mammography for 180 women.

·         Preventative Care Coordinator will coordinate education and awareness events, access to screening services, case management and follow-up when an abnormality is detected.

·         Friends for Life parties will occur at community locations and in the homes of women who want to learn more about breast health.


Waukesha Memorial Hospital - Breast Health Care Education and Screening - $68,689

Contact: Lori Cronin, 262-928-4184, lori.cronin@phci.org

·         Provide breast health education to 250 Hispanic and Caucasian women in Waukesha county.

·         Provide screening mammography for 85 women.

·         Enroll eligible women in the Wisconsin Well Woman Program.

·         A bilingual outreach nurse and health promoter will coordinate education and awareness events, translation services, access to screening services, case management and follow-up when an abnormality is detected.

·         Outreach efforts occur at community sites where there are a number of vulnerable individuals (i.e. food pantries, homeless shelters, low income housing units)
 

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, All Saints Foundation - Racine County Mammogram Coalition - $119,390

Contact: Sarah Clemons, 262-636-9292, sarah.clemons@cityofracine.org

·         Six community organizations will provide breast health education to 750 women in the workplace, parishes, community seminars, and clinical settings in Racine County.

·         Provide screening mammography for 665 women.

·         Enroll eligible women in the Wisconsin Well Woman Program.

·         Bosom Buddy Program provides women's health and cancer screening education in the workplace.

·         Offering group mammogram events that occur at local congregations.

·         Transportation is provided back to mammography screening center for same day screening.
 

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, St. Francis Foundation - Su Salud/Your Health - $52,157

Contact: Fabiola De Chico, 414-647-7449, Fabiola.DeChico@wfhc.org

·         Provide breast health education to 400 women residing in Milwaukee county.

·         Provide screening mammography for 250 women and clinical breast exams for 100 women.

·         Presentations take place at community organizations, schools, businesses and churches were women regularly gather.

·         Childcare and accommodations for women in need of transportation are available for them to attend the presentations and for screening.

·         Nurse and bilingual community healthworker will coordinate education and awareness events, translation services, access to screening services, case management and follow-up when an abnormality is detected.
 

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, St. Joseph Foundation - African American Breast Health Initiative - $66,671

Contact: Janine Tucker, 414-874-1166, janine.tucker@wfhc.org

·         Provide breast health education to 350 African American women living in group homes, transitional living facilities, low income housing units and the incarcerated in Milwaukee county. 

·         Provide screening mammography for 175 women and clinical breast exams for 50 women.

·         Nurse and community health worker will coordinate education and awareness events, access to screening services, case management and follow-up when an abnormality is detected.


Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc. - Kohl's Southeast Wisconsin Breast Health Assistance Fund - $295,725

Contact: Janet Johnson, 877-910-7465 (bilingual hotline), jjohnson@wwhf.org

·         Provide funds for screening and diagnostic breast health services (i.e. mammograms, clinical breast exams, diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies).

·         Provide financial assistance (i.e. child care, medications, co-pay, deductibles, transportation) to individuals going through treatment for breast cancer.

·         Services available to women who are uninsured or underinsured and below 400% of the federal poverty level.