GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR PROJECTS IN 2009 $420,231 awarded to projects in El Paso, Pueblo and Teller Counties
SCREENING PROGRAMS
El Paso County
Asian Women’s Breast Health Program
Asian Pacific Development Center
6055 Lehman Dr, #103
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Yofang Huang
(yofanghuang@aol.com)
(719) 533-1301
Breast cancer awareness programs for linguistic and culturally isolated Asian women including referrals for screening and language translation services.
Screening and Reading Vouchers
Peak Vista Community Health
340 Printers Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
Karen Moore
(kmoore@peakvista.org)
(719) 329-7139
Provides mammogram screening vouchers to 75 uninsured women. These vouchers will also cover the radiology fee which is not covered under sliding-programs that many uninsured patients use.
Breast Health for Homeless Women
Peak Vista Community Health Center
340 Printers Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
Dee Anderson
(DAnderson@peakvista.org)
(719) 471-2789
One-to-one outreach, education and breast cancer screening exams for homeless women in El Paso County.
Pueblo County
Breast Health Case Management
Pueblo Community Health Center
310 Colorado Ave
Pueblo, CO 81004
Bernadette Lujan
(bernadette.lujan@ pueblochc.org)
(719) 543-8711 ext 255
Comprehensive case management services providing education on early detection and other necessary diagnostic services for qualified women and men.
Cancer Control for Women in Their Forties
St. Mary-Corwin Health Foundation
1008 Minnequa Ave
Pueblo, CO 81004
Janice Hobson
(janicehobson@ centura.org)
(719) 557-5889
Free mammograms for women in their 40’s without adequate insurance or financial resources. Supplements important activities of the Colorado Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC)*.
Teller County
Women’s Breast Health
Teller County Public Health
P.O. Box 928
Divide, CO 80814
Darlyn Miller
(millerd@co. teller.co.us)
(719) 687-6416
Free mammograms for WWC* qualified women under 50 years old, free diagnostic mammograms and ultrasounds for qualified women, and free fuel vouchers for qualified women to allow for access to screening facilities.
* WWC is Colorado’s Cancer Screening initiative for women 40-64 who meet income guidelines of 250% of the Federal Poverty Level.
TREATMENT SUPPORT
All Counties
Emergency Financial Assistance for Low-Income
Breast Cancer Patients in Treatment
Raymond Wentz Foundation
P.O. Box 9039
Denver, CO 80209
Paula Bubernak
(pbubernak@ raymondwentz.org)
(720) 300-2095
Provides an average of $500 in non-medical financial assistance to breast cancer patients while they undergo treatment.
“Shirley Vorpahl Memorial Grant” — Bridging the Gap
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Foundation
1161 S. Vivian St
Lakewood, CO 80228
Stephanie Shulman
(Steph@rmccf. org)
(303) 930-7822
Temporary, non-medical financial assistance for low income and medically underserved breast cancer patients living in the three-county area.
Monthly Financial Assistance for Breast Cancer Patients
Sense of Security
8774 Yates Dr, Suite 330
Denver, CO 80031
Vicki Tosher
(vtosher@senseofsecurity.org)
(303) 669-3113
Provides up to $500 monthly in non-medical financial assistance to breast cancer patients while they undergo treatment.
El Paso County
Home-delivered Meals to People Affected by Breast Cancer
Project Angel Heart
4190 Garfield St, Unit 5
Denver, CO 80216
Mindy Davidson
(mindy@ projectangelheart.org)
(303) 830-0202 or (800) 381-5612
Free, nutrient-dense, medically appropriate meals, modified as necessary to meet diagnosis-based dietary restrictions for people living with and affected by breast cancer.
Pueblo County
Financial Assistance to Pueblo County Breast Cancer Patients
Orchard of Hope
111 Orchard
Canon City, CO 81212
Sandra Allen
(freemont@ orchardofhope.org)
(719) 275-0089
Non-medical financial assistance for low income and medically underserved breast cancer patients.