2012 Komen Greater NYC
Grant Recipients

• 2012 Community Breast Health Grantees (CBH)
  • Education and Outreach
  • Screening Coordination
  • Support and Treatment
• 2011-2013 Clinical Research Enrollment Grantees (CRE)
• 2012-2014 Clinical Research Enrollment Grantees (CRE)

 

2012 Community Breast Health Grantees (CBH)




Education and Outreach

Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Inc.
Breast Education and Screening Together Project (BEST)

Offers breast cancer outreach, education, screening, and case management services to Chinese American women, targeting low income, uninsured or underinsured linguistically-isolated Chinese American women over 40. (Manhattan and Brooklyn)

Lin Liu
Health Educator
(212) 966-0228
lliu@cbwchc.org
www.cbwchc.org

 

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Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Breast Screening Services for Chinese, Korean, and South Asian Women

Provides breast health outreach, education and clinical screening targeting uninsured and underinsured Chinese, Korean and South Asian women. (Queens)

Maria Young Park
Breast Health Care Coordinator
(718) 670-5754
mypark.flushing@jhmc.org
flushinghospital.org

 

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Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Caribbean Breast Health Outreach and Education Project

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

Joyce Leiz
Director, Development
(718) 604-5479
jleiz@kingsbrook.org
www.kingsbrook.org

 

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
AMBER - Arab American Breast Cancer Education and Referral Program

Provides culturally appropriate education and screening coordination for Arab-American immigrant women. (Staten Island, Queens, and Brooklyn)

Claudia Ayash
Program Director
(646) 888-0083
ayashc@mskcc.org
www.mskcc.org

  

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

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

Angelica Medina
Bilingual Outreach Coordinator
(516) 877-4331
amedina@adelphi.edu
www.ppnc.org 

 

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St. Barnabas Hospital
Breast Health Education and Screening Coordination

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

Arlene Rivera
Specialty Case Manager
(718) 960-3931
Arlene_rivera@stbarnabasny.org
www.stbarnabashospital.org

 

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United Cerebral Palsy of New York City
UCP of NYC Breast Health Awareness Program for Women with Intellectual and Physical Disabilities

Offers education, outreach, and screening coordination for women with physical and intellectual disabilities in underserved neighborhoods of the five boroughs of New York City with a focus on Staten Island. (New York City)

Michele Quigley
Director of Research and New Initiatives
(212) 683-6700 ext. 396
mquigley@ucpnyc.org
www.ucpnyc.org

 

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YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester
Encore Plus Program

Provides culturally sensitive education, screening coordination and follow-up services for uninsured and undocumented Latina, African-American and Caribbean women. (Westchester County)

Marissa Mais
Program Coordinator
(914) 428-1130 ext. 306
encoreplus@ywcawpcw.org
www.ywcawpcw.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 years of age and older. (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 underserved and at-risk lesbian/bisexual (LB) women and individuals of transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) experience. (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens)

Amelia Ruggieri
Women’s Health Care Coordinator
(212) 271-7201
aruggieri@callenlorde.org
www.callen-lorde.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)

Anna Martinez
Project Coordinator
(718) 907-1614
amartinez@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 uninsured or underinsured Asian women, focusing on the Korean community. (New York City)

Haneul Jeon
Community Health Educator
(212) 463-9685
hjeon@kcsny.org
www.kcsny.org

 

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Long Island Jewish Medical Center
LIJMC Cancer Community Connection

Addresses breast health disparities among medically underserved women in Southeast Queens and Jamaica (a community comprised predominantly of African Americans as well as Hispanic, Asian, uninsured, and undocumented women) by providing educational, psychosocial, logistical, and financial support. (Queens)

Margaret Hegarty
Cancer Services Program Nurse Practitioner
(718) 470-4165
MHegarty@nshs.edu
www.northshorelij.com

 

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

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

Francia Ortiz
Patient Advocacy Supervisor
(914) 666-3272 ext. 4430
fortiz@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)

Michelle Cheltenham
Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator
(631) 548-6322
mcheltenham@pbmedicalcenter.org
www.pbmedicalcenter.org

 

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Project Renewal, Inc.
The ScanVan Program: Mobile Breast Cancer Screening and Patient Navigation for Medically Underserved Women

Provides breast health education, screening, and patient navigation to medically underserved ethnic minority women, new immigrants, the homeless and uninsured and underinsured onboard its ScanVan mobile mammography clinic. (New York City)

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

 

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Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention
Capacity Building for Breast Health Patient Navigation, Appointment Compliance & Outreach Education 

Offers patient navigation, as well as outreach and education, to improve access to breast cancer screening among low-income, uninsured and underinsured women. (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Westchester County)

Jessica Carlo
Registration Supervisor
(212) 987-1777
jcarlo@ralphlaurencenter.org
www.ralphlaurencenter.org 

 

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

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

Shari Rosenberg
Patient Navigator
(914) 964-4769
srosenberg@riversidehealth.org
www.riversidehealth.org 

 

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William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Ryan-NENA Site
Lower East Side Breast Health Program

Offers 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, Ryan-NENA
(212) 477-8868
kathy.gruber@ryan-nena.org
www.ryancenter.org  

 

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Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
Connecting Women to Screening & Diagnostic Services: A Patient Navigator/Community Outreach Approach

Provides 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)

Matrid T. Harper, FACHE
Sr. Assoc. Director Ambulatory Care
(718) 486-2747
matrid.harper@woodhullhc.nychhc.org
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/woodhull/html/home/home.shtml

 

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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

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

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

Sandra Kisiel
Administrator, Department of Internal Medicine
(718) 250-6960
kisiels@nyp.org
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. (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Rockland County, and Long Island)

Cheryl Greenberger, Ph.D.
Director of Clinical and Family Services
(212) 699-6634
cgreenberger@chailifeline.org
www.chailifeline.org

 

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Chemo Comfort
Complimentary Chemo Comfort Kits for Breast Cancer Patients

Provides 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
info@chemocomfort.org
www.chemocomfort.org

 

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City Bar Justice Center
Cancer Advocacy Project

Provides free legal advice and assistance to uninsured, underinsured and low-income breast cancer patients and survivors, and their families, on life (estate) planning, medical insurance appeals and cancer-related workplace discrimination. CAP also conducts community presentations and workshops for organizations, medical facilities and support groups. (New York City)

Vivienne Duncan, Esq.
Project Director
(212) 382-6601
vduncan@nycbar.org
www2.nycbar.org/citybarjusticecenter/

 

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The Family Center
Project Talk: Legal and Social Services for Breast Cancer-Affected Families

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

Rebecca Kim.
Project Talk Director
(212) 766-4522
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, Upper Manhattan, and Brooklyn

Provides access to free psychosocial support, psycho-educational workshops, lectures and weekly support groups (in English and Spanish) for underserved minority women living with breast cancer in the communities where they live. (Southeast Bronx, Upper Manhattan, Brooklyn)

Migdalia Torres
Executive Director of Program and Satellite Expansion
(212) 647-9700
mtorres@gildasclubnyc.org
www.gildasclubnyc.org

 

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

Offers targeted outreach, customized meals, and ongoing nutritional assessments and education to 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
Breast Cancer Center Patient Navigation Program

Provides 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, Cancer Outreach Department
(718) 579-5854
Elithea.Maysonet@nychhc.org
www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/lincoln

 

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Nassau /Suffolk Law Services
Permanency Legal Assistance Needs (PLAN) 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)

Victoria Osk
Managing Attorney
(631) 232-2400
vosk@wnylc.com
www.nslawservices.org

 

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New York Legal Assistance Group
LegalHealth Breast Cancer Advocacy Project

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)

NYLAG Intake Line
(212) 584-3360
info@nylag.org
www.nylag.org

 

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Richmond University Medical Center
Breast Health Patient Navigator Enhancements

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)

Nancy Bommer RN, MS.
Breast Health Patient Navigator
(718)818-1024
nbommer@rumcsi.org
www.rumcsi.org

 

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St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center-SHARE
Breast Cancer Continuum of Care Program

Offers uninsured or underinsured women receiving breast cancer treatment at St. Luke’s the joint support of a patient navigator and a breast cancer survivor-patient navigator. (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens)

Jennie Santiago
Bi-Lingual Survivor Patient Navigator
(212) 937-5585
jsantiago@sharecancersupport.org
www.slrsurgery.org/breast_surgery/comprehensive_breast_center.aspx

 

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CLINICAL RESEARCH ENROLLMENT (2011 - 2013)

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


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

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

 

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

Provides 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 — 32 percent are African-American, 52 percent are Latina and 31 percent live at or below the poverty level. This is the second year of a two-year grant.

Ingrid Gomez, LCSW
Social Worker/Community Support Guide
(718) 920-7171
igomez@montefiore.org
www.montefiore.org

 

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CLINICAL RESEARCH ENROLLMENT (2012 - 2014)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
PRIME (Promoting Immigrant Minority Equity in Cancer Research)


Increases enrollment of ethnic minorities in cancer observational studies and clinical research, targeting Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese and English-speaking immigrants from the five New York City boroughs with a focus in Queens and Manhattan. This is the first year of a two-year grant.

Julia Ramirez
Project Coordinator
ramirej1@mskcc.org
www.mskcc.org
  

 

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