Washington, D.C, March 12, 2009—The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCCF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Programmatic Capacity Building grants totaling $190,000. Awardees were selected among invited membership organizations by a competitive process. These grants, which are generously made possible by the Breast Cancer Fund of National Philanthropic Trust, will be utilized by the 14 organizations to advance current Award-winning programs, or to aid in the development of previously nominated programs that have been identified as innovative, unique and able to bring about systematic change in the breast cancer advocacy community.
“We are excited to make this opportunity available to NBCCF member organizations that are doing difficult and important work to help in our mission to end breast cancer,” said Frances M. Visco, president of NBCCF. “These grants will provide organizations with the capability to create or continue programs that will have a lasting impact on systems of research, access and/or public policy. All recipients are grassroots organizations that are managed by, and reflect the voices of, the people most affected by breast cancer.”
The winning organizations receiving grants are: Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation (San Antonio, TX); The Annie Appleseed Project (Delray Beach, FL); Breast Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH); Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (Wilmington, DE); Family Services Center of Coffee County (Enterprise, AL); Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (Woodstock, GA); Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bainbridge Island, WA); Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation (Philadelphia, PA); Nueva Vida (Washington, DC); Rhode Island Breast Cancer Coalition (Coventry, RI); SHARE (New York, NY); Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation (Richmond, VA); Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition (Whitefish Bay, WI); and the Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivors’ Support Project (Inglewood, CA).
About The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
The National Breast Cancer Coalition is a grassroots membership organization dedicated to ending breast cancer through the power of action and advocacy. Along with the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, its research and education arm, NBCC’s main goals are: to promote research into the cause of, and optimal preventive and treatment interventions for, breast cancer through increased federal funding, fostering of innovation and collaborative approaches, and improved accountability; to improve access to quality breast cancer care for all women, from screening through diagnosis, treatment and care, particularly for the underserved and uninsured, through legislation and change in systems of delivery of health care; and to educate and empower women and men as advocates, increasing the involvement and influence of those living with breast cancer and other breast cancer activists wherever and whenever breast cancer decisions are made. Please visit www.StopBreastCancer.org for more information.
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