ITJ Grantees
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| American Cancer Society |
| Phone [404.582.6100] | Web Site [www.americancancersociety.org] |
| Provides direct financial assistance to breast cancer patients who are facing a financial crisis such as eviction, utility cutoffs, home foreclosure, etc. as a result of their diagnosis and treatment. |
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| Athens Regional Foundation |
| Phone [706.475.3428] | Web Site [www.armc.org] |
| Athens Regional Medical Center – Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support
Therapeutic Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors:
A weekly yoga group for breast cancer survivors. The class provides social support, education in relaxation and stress management, and increases self-awareness and self-esteem related to body image issues.
Continuum of Care Services:
Woven Dialogue Workshop, Guided Imagery and Painting Workshop, Adaptive Yoga for Breast Cancer Patients, Yoga Instructor Adaptive Yoga Training, Post Treatment Survivors Quality of Life Workshop and Genetic Counseling. |
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| Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative |
| Phone [404.688.2524] | Web Site [www.thehealthinitiative.org] |
| Uses public health campaigns, an active outreach program and educational events to educate lesbians both about breast cancer risks and what they can do to decrease those risks. |
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| Breast Friends, Inc. |
| Phone [770.594.2700] | Web Site [www.breastfriends.org] |
| Transportation Programs for Breast Cancer Patients; offers 24 hours/7 days a week telephone support, information and referral services.
Support in The Work Place: Advocacy in the work place to help our clients maintain their jobs or become re- employable. |
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| Cancer Navigators, Inc. |
| Phone [706.295.4119] | Web Site [www.cancernavigatorsga.org] |
| Breast Health Nurse Navigation Program: Provides nurse navigation, education, and social work services to more than 80 percent of all patients diagnosed with breast cancer in Floyd, Chattooga, and Polk Counties. |
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| Center for Black Women's Wellness |
| Phone [404.688.9202] | Web Site [www.cbww.org] |
| Providing breast health information and education, mammograms, follow up services, breast health assessmenst, and breast self-exam instructions to at risk, medically underserved women in the community. |
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| Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. |
| Phone [770.936.0969] | Web Site [www.cpacs.org] |
| Provides breast care education, early detection outreach projects and screening services for Asian American women. |
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| Dekalb Medical Foundation |
| Phone [404.501.7191] | Web Site [www.dekalbmedicalcenter.org] |
| Provides mammograms and follow-up diagnostics in the Dekalb County area. |
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| Emory University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Human Genetics |
| Phone [404.778.8525] | Web Site [www.genetics.emory.edu] |
| Provides genetic testing for individuals who have a personal or family history suggestive of a hereditary risk for breast cancer who are uninsured or covered by Medicaid or Medicare. |
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| Essential Living for Muslim Women, Inc. |
| Phone [770.365.2277] | Web Site [www.el4mw.org] |
| Increase awareness of breast health self care and access to clinical breast health services among indigenous and immigrant Muslim women in metro Atlanta area while welcoming and assisting women from all walks of life. |
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| Family Health Enterprise |
| Phone [404.635.1300] | Web Site [www.familyhealthenterprise.org] |
| Breast Health Promotion Program: Outreach program to under-served women throughout metropolitan Atlanta, providing health care information, mammograms and recommended follow-up. |
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| Floyd Healthcare Foundation |
| Phone [706.509.6238] |
| The breast center mobile mammography outreach program targets women in the Polk, Chattooga and Walker county areas who have limited access to screening mammography. The program provides mammogram screenings and follow-up testing for early detection and treatment of breast cancer to uninsured and underserved. |
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| Georgia Cancer Foundation |
| Phone [770.640.5529] | Web Site [www.gacancerfoundation.org] |
| Bosom Buddies of Georgia: Provides low-cost mammograms to help the medically underserved low income women. Program provides screening, and diagnostic mammograms as well as breast ultrasounds to women who are unemployed, uninsured, or have a very high deductible. |
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| Good Samaritan Health Center, Inc. |
| Phone [404.523.6571] | Web Site [www.goodsamatlanta.org] |
| Women’s Health Screenings: Program provides mammogram screenings and follow-up testing for early detection and treatment of breast cancer to uninsured and underserved. |
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| Grant Park Clinic |
| Phone [404.627.4259] |
| Provides mammograms to needy and under-served member of the community. |
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| Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation for the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Health System |
| Phone [404.489.9030] | Web Site [www.gradyhealthsystem.org] |
| Journey to Recovery: A program for breast cancer patients with support for patients in radiation therapy or chemotherapy treatment, providing wigs and/or turbans, camisoles, and journals, to help with the recovery process and healing. |
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| Northside Hospital Hereditary Cancer Program |
| Phone [404.851.6161] | Web Site [www.northside.com] |
| Approximately 10% of all breast cancers are hereditary and genetic testing is available to clarify the risk of breast cancer for individuals in families with hereditary cancer. The purpose of this project is to ensure that all individuals, regardless of socio-economic status, be offered the opportunity to gain information, knowledge, and empowerment through appropriate genetic testing. |
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| Piedmont Hospital |
| Phone [404.605.4464] | Web Site [www.piedmontcancerconnection.org] |
| PINK at Piedmont is a comprehensive wellness program for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Designed to speed recovery and reduce recurrence, PINK is a rolling 12-week excerise, nutrition and support program offered free-of-charge to Piedmont and non-Piedmont breast cancer patients in the Atlanta area. |
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| Sister's...By Choice, Inc. |
| Phone [678-418-3990] | Web Site [www.sistersbychoice.net] |
| Mammogram Service in the Mutlticultural Populations: offers free screening mammograms, diagnostic services and breast cancer education information to 250 women of all cultures. |
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| St. Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Inc. |
| Phone [404.880.3625] | Web Site [www.stjosephsatlanta.org] |
| Breast and Cervical Cancer Program: Provides community-based, culturally appropriate, comprehensive breast-health outreach, screening, and education to low-income women in the African-American, Latino, and Vietnamese refugee communities. |
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| The Wellness Community |
| Phone [404-843-1894] | Web Site [www.thewellnesscommunity-atlanta.org] |
| Living Fully with Advanced Breast Cancer: Suits the explicit needs for those women in the areas of cancer support groups, education, information, nutrition, gentle exercise, and stress reduction. |
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| TurningPoint Women's Healthcare |
| Phone [770.360.9271] | Web Site [www.myturningpoint.org] |
| Women's Healthcare Rehabilitation and Educational Programs for women: Educating healthcare providers about the physical and psychological impact of breast cancer. Increases accessibility to programs in the NE Georgia region providing financial support, clinical services in English and Spanish, and education programs for healthcare providers, breast cancer survivors and breast cancer risk reduction. |
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| Young Survival Coalition - Metro Atlanta Affiliate |
| Phone [404.250.6508] | Web Site [www.youngsurvival.org] |
| Dedicated to the concerns and issues that are unique to young women and breast cancer, the YSC works through action, advocacy and awareness to educate the medical, research, breast cancer and legislative communities and persuade them to address breast cancer in women diagnosed under the age of 45. |
