Grant Making Process Receive applications for funding Organizations applying must be a 501c3 and must provide breast health education, screening or treatment programs for our 13-county service area. Our Promise: To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Independent review panel determines program investments Local community members review each application and determine which programs should be funded based on their ability to impact priority areas defined in our Community Profile Report. Funded programs provide progress reports Programs that receive funding from Komen North Texas must provide mid-year and end-of-year reports to Komen North Texas with evidence that the organization has successfully executed their approved programs. Programs are not guaranteed funding from year-to-year and must reapply each year. Where the Money Goes Of the net proceeds Komen North Texas raises through its events, donors, sponsors, and fundraisers: 44% 25% Diagnostic National scientific research 16% Screening 75% Susan G. Komen North Texas PO Box 261730 Plano, TX 75026 Helpline: 1.877.GO.KOMEN Main: 972.378.4808 Fax: 972.378.4809 Web: komennorthtexas.org In Our Community 40% Community investment Treatment 100% of patients receiving Komen-funded services receive breast health education and patient navigation services. 2016–2017 Because of our generous sponsors, fundraisers and donors, in 2015 Komen North Texas: Provided 1,536 North Texans with educational materials Enabled the detection of 102 breast cancers Enabled 540 North Texans to receive clinical breast exams, mammograms or diagnostic services Empowered 531 North Texans to have access to support services like transportation, patient navigation and counseling Helped 75 North Texans receive treatment assistance The running ribbon is a registered trademark of Susan G. Komen®. How Komen North Texas Makes a Difference in Our Community Step 1: Determine Community Need 2016–2017 Community Grant Recipients The need for breast health services in North Texas is great. EVERY WEEK IN OUR 13-COUNTY SERVICE AREA diagnosed 21 women are with breast cancer from breast cancer 3 women die Komen North Texas conducts a breast health needs assessment in the counties we serve which results in a Community Profile report. This report identifies priority areas so we can ensure the medically underserved men and women in our population can receive the breast health services they need. Step 2: Fundraise in Our Community Komen North Texas relies on its events and community partners to raise desperately needed funds in the fight against breast cancer. Celebration of Hope Plano Race for the Cure® Wichita Falls Race for the Cure® Ride for the Cure® BigWigs 3rd Party Events Sponsors Donors Fundraisers County Call 1-800-GO-KOMEN for a list of providers in your area. Asian Breast Health Outreach Project Bridge Breast Network Moncrief Cancer Institute Tel: 469.204.6888 Website: www.asianbreasthealth.org Tel: 214.821.3820 x27 Website: www.bridgebreast.org Tel: 800.405.7739 Website: www.moncrief.com Komen North Texas invests both money and resources in programs benefiting our 13-county service area: Internship Program Speakers Bureau Teens for the Cure Voices of Hope North Central Texas Community Healthcare Center Tel: 940.766.6306 Website: www.chcwf.com Archer Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Baylor Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Clay Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Collin Screening Diagnostics Cooke Denton Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Treatment Treatment Treatment Screening Diagnostics Screening Diagnostics Treatment Treatment Screening Diagnostics Treatment Fannin Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Treatment Grayson Hunt Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Wilbarger Screening Diagnostics Treatment Screening Diagnostics Wise Screening Diagnostics Treatment Montague Wichita Step 3: Invest in Our Community Advocacy Community Grants Education Committee Health Fairs Still need breast health services? The organizations in the chart below have received funding from Komen North Texas in order to provide low-cost breast health services to the medically underserved women and men in the North Texas service area. Services provided are based on your county of residence and the eligibility requirements of the grantees. All grantees offer bilingual services. Please call the grantees directly for more information. Screening Diagnostics Screening Diagnostics Treatment Other Services Tests or procedures, such as clinical breast exams or mammograms for individuals without symptoms (no lumps, experiencing pain, etc.). Tests or procedures, such as a diagnostic mammogram or ultrasound, to further check an abnormal finding from a screening mammogram, clinical breast exam or symptoms of breast cancer. Includes surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, prescriptions and other medical services after breast cancer is diagnosed. All recipients of breast health services from the above organizations are provided breast health education and support services like counseling and patient navigation.
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