2011 Komen Greater NYC
Grant Recipients

• 2011 Community Breast Health Grantees (CBH)
  • Education and Outreach
  • Screening Coordination
  • Support and Treatment
• 2010-2012 Clinical Research Enrollment Grantees (CRE)
• 2011-2013 Clinical Research Enrollment Grantees (CRE)

 

2011 Community Breast Health Grantees (CBH)




Education and Outreach

American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF)
Mobile No-Cost Breast Cancer Screening Program

Connects medically underserved women over 40 with mammography screening, targeting those who are economically disadvantaged, uninsured, immigrants with language barriers, and who lack mobility or transportation access. (New York City)

Addie Backlund
Executive Director
212-628-9090
addiebacklund@americanitaliancancer.org
www.aicfonline.org

 

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Indochina Sino-American Community Center (ISACC)
Healthy Future for Southeast Asian Women Project

Focuses on uninsured and medically underserved Southeast Asians, primarily serving Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees and immigrant women over 40, who face cultural, linguistic and financial barriers to breast health information and breast cancer screening access. (Bronx and Manhattan)

Peter Cheng
Executive Director
212-226-0317
Pcheng128@aol.com
www.isaccny.org

 

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Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Caribbean Breast Health Outreach and Education Project

Provides outreach, education, mammography, screening coordination and case management services to medically underserved women aged 40 and older. (Brooklyn)

Tawana Grant
Women's Wellness Center Breast Care Coordinator
718-604-5238
tgrant@kingsbrook.org
www.kingsbrook.org

 

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New York University School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
AMBER - Arab American Breast Cancer Education and Referral Program

Offers culturally appropriate education and screening coordination for Arab-American immigrant women. (Queens and Brooklyn)

Deborah Axelrod
Director of Clinical Breast Services and Breast Surgery
212-731-5366
axeldoc@verizon.net
www.nyuci.org

  

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Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, Inc.
Sisters United in Health/Hermanas Unidas en la Salud

Provides breast health education and access to breast cancer screening to uninsured and undocumented African-American and Latina women. (Long Island)

JoAnn Smith
President & CEO
516-750-2601
joanndsmith@ppnc.org
www.ppnc.org 

 

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Project Renewal, Inc.
ScanVan: Mobile Breast Cancer Screening for Under- and Un-insured, Low-Income, and Homeless New Yorkers

Offers breast health education, outreach and screening coordination to medically underserved ethnic minority women, new immigrants, the homeless and un- and under-insured onboard its ScanVan mobile mammography clinic. (Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island)

Mary Solomon
Director
631-581-4171
mary.solomon@projectrenewal.org
www.projectrenewal.org

 

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Westchester Square Partnership, Inc.
Improving Knowledge/Increasing Screening: Breast Health for Bangladeshi Women in the Bronx

 Provides breast health education and screening referrals for Bangladeshi women in the Westchester Square and Parkchester communities of the Bronx. (Bronx)

Alison Karasz
Co-Executive Director
(718) 828-9772
Alison.karasz@einstein.yu.edu
http://wspnyc.org/

 

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Screening Coordination

The Breast Center at Nyack Hospital
Screening Coordination Program

Provides breast health education, screening and diagnostic treatment and support services to medically underserved women with a focus on reducing breast cancer mortality in medically underserved women 40 to 49 years old. (Rockland County)

Helen Rock
Administrative Director
845-348-8569
RockH@nyackhospital.org
www.nyackhospital.org

 

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Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Breast/Chest Cancer Screening Access Project

Offers targeted education and screening coordination for at-risk, underserved lesbian, bisexual and transgender women. (New York City)

Finn Brigham
212-271-7266
fbrigham@callen-lorde.org
www.callen-lorde.org

 

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Cancer Services Partnership of Northern Manhattan - Columbia University
Case Management Program

Provides screening coordination and diagnostic and treatment services for underserved Latina, African-American and Caribbean women. (Northern Manhattan, South Bronx)

Karen Schmitt, RN
Director, Columbia University Breast Cancer Screening Partnership
212-851-4517
schmitt@nyp.org
www.nyp.org

 

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Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Providing Breast Screening Services to Chinese, Korean, and South Asian Women in Queens

Offers breast health outreach, education and clinical screening targeting un- and under-insured Chinese, Korean and South Asian women. (Queens)

Dr. Sabiha Raoof
Chairperson, Department of Radiology
718-206-6035
sraoof@jhmc.org
www.flushinghospital.org

 

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Independence Care System
Breast Cancer Screening Project for Women with Physical Disabilities

Coordinates breast health screening and educational workshops for women with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a nonprofit Medicaid-managed long-term care program. (Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan)

Marilyn E. Saviola
Administrative Director
212-584-2587
saviola@icsny.org
www.icsny.org

 

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Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (KCS)
New Beginning for Healthy Women

Offers culturally and linguistically appropriate screening coordination and breast health education to un- or underinsured Asian women, focusing on the Korean community. (New York City)

Kay Chun
Director of Public Health and Research Center
718-651-9220
kchun@kcsny.org
www.kcsny.org

 

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Mount Sinai Queens
Expanding Screening and Treatment in Face of CSP Cuts

Provides annual comprehensive clinical breast examinations, breast health education, mammography, and other diagnostic services at no cost for under- and uninsured women in western Queens, specifically Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. (Queens)

Ana Rodriguez, LCSW
Director of Community Relations & Volunteer Services
718-274-0365
Ana_m.rodriguez@mountsinai.org
www.mshq.org

 

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Nassau University Medical Center
The Cancer Screening Program of Nassau County

Offers breast cancer screening and covers medical costs for medically underserved women 40-49 who have limited resources.  (Nassau County, Long Island)

Christine Mancuso
Director,
Nassau Cancer Screening Program
516-572-3300
cmancuso@numc.edu
www.numc.edu

 

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Open Door Family Medical Center, Inc.
Breast Health Education, Outreach and Case Management 

Provides education, screening and diagnostic services, as well as treatment, for low-income, undocumented women of color attending Open Door clinics. (Westchester County)

Pamela Ferrari
Director of Performance Improvement
914-502-1455
pferrari@ood.org
www.opendoormedical.org 

 

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Peconic Bay Medical Center – Central Suffolk Hospital
Taking Care of You

Offers culturally and linguistically appropriate patient navigation and access to breast health screenings, treatment, support services and education to Latina, African-American and Polish women. (Suffolk County)

Maureen
O’Connor
Program Director
631-548-6321
moconnor@pbmedicalcenter.org
www.pbmedicalcenter.org 

 

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Ryan-NENA Community Health Center
Midtown/LES Breast Health Program

Provides uninsured and underinsured women, regardless of immigration status, with culturally and linguistically competent breast cancer services including outreach and in-reach education, breast health education workshops and screening coordination services. (Midtown and the Lower East Side of Manhattan)

Kathy Gruber
Executive Director
212-477-8866
kgruber@ryan-nena.org
www.ryancenter.org

 

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St. Barnabas Hospital
Mammography Screening Program

Offers outreach, screening and follow-up support for poor and ethnic minority women who have a history of being medically underserved. (Bronx)

Patricia Belair
Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Care
718-960-9454
pbelair@sbny.org
www.stbarnabashospital.org

 

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St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Yonkers Community Breast Health Program

Provides education, outreach and screening services targeted to uninsured and undocumented Latina and African-American women in Yonkers. (Westchester County)

Cheray Burnett
Vice President, Administration
914-964-4769 
cburnett@riversidehealth.org
www.riversidehealth.org

 

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Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
Connecting Underserved Women to Screening and Diagnostic Breast Cancer Services Using a Patient Navigator Model

Offers outreach, education, and screening services to low-income, uninsured and undocumented ethnic minority women age 40 and older in North Brooklyn with the goal of increasing screenings and connecting women to treatment. (Brooklyn)

Anthony DiVittis
Associate Director, Grants
718-963-8791
Anthony.Divittis@woodhullhc.nychhc.org
www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/woodhull


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Support and Treatment

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program
Providing Support Services to Underserved Minority Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Provides psychosocial support and counseling services to underserved ethnic minority women with breast cancer and their families. Services include bilingual individual and family counseling, as well as financial, transportation and food support services. (Nassau County)

Hillary Rutter, LCSW
Director
516-877-4313
rutter@adelphi.edu
www.adelphi.edu/nysbreastcancer

 

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Albert Einstein Medical Center
 The Bronx Breast Oncology Living Daily (B. BOLD Living) Program: Psychosocial Care Coordination and Instrumental Support for Breast Cancer Patients  

Screens and coordinates the supportive care needs of low-income African American and Latina breast cancer survivors and co-survivors. Services include transportation and childcare stipends, one-on-one mental health screening and education, and referral to counseling, support groups, and patient navigation. (Bronx)

Dr. Alyson B. Moadel, PhD
Director, Psychosocial Onocolgy Program
718-430-2696
alyson.moadel@einstein.yu.edu
www.einstein.yu.edu/cancercenter/support

 

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The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Navigating Women Through Breast Cancer Treatment at an Underserved Community Hospital

Assists women diagnosed with breast cancer from diagnosis to completion of treatment and beyond, providing education, referrals and support. Patients are primarily racial and ethnic minorities, low-income and those with low and limited literacy. (Brooklyn)

Dr. Gina Villani
Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology
718-260-2891
Ginavillani35@gmail.com
www.tbh.org

 

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CancerCare
Comprehensive Financial Assistance Program for Women with Breast Cancer

Offers education and outreach, focused psychosocial support (including counseling, education, and referrals), and financial assistance for women being treated for breast cancer. (New York City)

Jane Levy
Director of Patient Assistance Programs
212-712-8356
jlevy@cancercare.org
www.cancercare.org

 

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Chai Lifeline, Inc.
Psychosocial and Financial Support for Orthodox Jewish Women Living with Breast Cancer

Provides culturally sensitive psychosocial support, transportation to medical appointments, kosher meals and daily living assistance to Orthodox Jewish women with breast cancer. (New York City)

Dr. Toni Cabat, DSW
Director of Family Services and Organizational Development
212-699-6634
tcabat@chailifeline.org
www.chailifeline.org

 

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City Bar Justice Center
Cancer Advocacy Project

Offers un- or underinsured Caucasian, Latina and African-American breast cancer patients, survivors and their families with linguistically appropriate joint legal/social work assistance. (New York City)

Vivienne Duncan, Esq.
Project Director
212-382-6601
vduncan@nycbar.org
www.nycbar.org

 

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Chemo Comfort, Inc.
Complimentary Chemo Comfort Kits for Breast Cancer Patients

Provides mostly underserved, underinsured, minority, low-income cancer patients with kits of products that manage the side effects of chemotherapy, e.g. mouth sores, hair loss, and nausea. (New York City, Westchester County)

Anne Marie Paolucci
Founder and President
212-675-3744
ampaolucci@chemocomfort.org
chemocomfort.org

 

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The Family Center
Project Talk

Provides legal and social services for un- or underinsured African- American, Latina and Caribbean women with breast cancer and their families. Services include psychosocial support and guardianship planning for children. (Brooklyn)

Rebecca Kim
Project Director
718-230-1379 x 105
rkim@thefamilycenter.org
www.thefamilycenter.org

 

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Gilda’s Club New York City
On-site Support for Underserved Minorities in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan

Offers psycho-educational workshops, lectures and weekly support groups (in English and Spanish) for seniors who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. (Southeast Bronx, Upper Manhattan)

Migdalia Torres
Program Director
212-647-9700 Ext. 244
mtorres@gildasclubnyc.org
www.gildasclubnyc.org

 

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God’s Love We Deliver
Nutritional Care for Women with Breast Cancer

Provides therapeutic meals for African-American, Caucasian and Latina women being treated for breast cancer and their families. (New York City)

Dorella Walters
Senior Director of Program Services
212-294-8123
dwalters@glwd.org
www.godslovewedeliver.org

 

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Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Patient Navigation Team

Offers a mechanism for tracking, educating and providing case management services to women diagnosed with breast cancer, regardless of their insurance status or age. (South Bronx)

Elithea Maysonet
Assistant Director of the Cancer Center
718-579-5854
Elithea.Maysonet@nychhc.org
www.linmed.org

 

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Moving for Life: Moving on Aerobics for Breast Cancer Survivors

Provides free, low-cost dance exercise programs, as well as discussions and lectures about healthy lifestyles tailored specifically to breast cancer patients, survivors, and at-risk family members. Programs help alleviate symptoms associated with treatment, including fatigue, weakness, weight gain, depression, poor self-image, inflexibility, and joint or bone pain. (Manhattan)

Dr. Martha Eddy, CMA, Ed.D.
Director of Moving On Aerobics
212-414-2921
drmarthaeddy@gmail.com
movingonaerobics.org

 

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Nassau/Suffolk Law Services
Permanency Legal Assistance Needs Project

Offers legal services to breast cancer survivors and their families.  Assists them with housing, family and consumer debt problems, advance directives, health care proxies, wills and guardianships. (Long Island)

Jeffrey A. Seigel, Esq.
Executive Director
516-292-8100
jseigel@wnylc.com
www.nslawservices.org

 

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New York Legal Assistance Group
LegalHealth

Provides free legal services for low-income and medically underserved women with breast cancer and trains cancer specialists on the legal issues affecting their patients. (New York City)

Randye Retkin
Director of LegalHealth
212-613-5080
rretkin@nylag.org
www.nylag.org

 

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Richmond University Medical Center
Expansion of Breast Health Patient Navigator Initiative

Coordinates healthcare services for medically underserved, low-income African-American, Latina and Caucasian women with suspicious findings and breast cancer diagnoses to ensure successful treatment completion, reduce disparities in care and improve outcomes. (Staten Island)

Marion Smith
Oncology Clinical Nurse Manager
718-818-1024
marismith@rumcsi.org
www.rumcsi.org

 

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2010-2012 Clinical Research Enrollment

New York University School of Medicine
An Integrated Program to Assure Optimally Informed Consent to Therapy and/or Participation in
Clinical Research at Bellevue Hospital Center  

Offering newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients, who are ethnically diverse and have limited English proficiency, with a multi-lingual navigation program that enhances access to treatment option information and increased participation in clinical research. This is the second year of a two-year grant.  

Dr. Silvia Formenti
Sandra and Edward H. Meyer Professor of Radiation Oncology
212-731-5039
Silvia.formenti@nyumc.org
www.med.nyu.edu

 

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2011 - 2013 Clinical Research Enrollment

Columbia University Medical Center
Minority Recruitment and Outreach for Breast Cancer Clinical Research

Increasing outreach, recruitment, and retention of ethnic minority patients for breast cancer clinical trials, while surveying them on the barriers to enrollment. This is the first year of a two-year grant.

Dr. Victor Grann
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, & Health Policy Management
212-305-9529
vrg2@columbia.edu
http://hiccc.columbia.edu/
  

 

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Montefiore Medical Center
Education and Navigation to Support Participation in Cancer Research: The PRISM Program  

Providing education and navigation to support enrollment of Montefiore breast cancer patients in clinical trials and other research. The Montefiore-Einstein Center for Cancer Care serves a population markedly underrepresented in therapeutic trials, of whom 32 percent are African- American, 52 percent are Latina and 31 percent live at or below the poverty level. This is the first year of a two-year grant.  

Dr. David W. Lounsbury
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Population Health
718-920-5490
dlounsbu@montefiore.org
www.montefiore.org




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