Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BREAK THE SILENCE THAT ADVERSLY AFFECTS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WITH REGARD TO BREAST CANCER WITH THE HOPE AND INTENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SURVIVORS THROUGH EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND TESTING.
SURVIVOR SUPPORT: This support group was established specifically to meet the emotional, physical, cultural, and spiritual needs of African American wormen. This group continues to fulfill its mission. We now have two support groups. Our main group continues to host montly meetings and activities for survivors. Our Warrior group is for those battling Metastatic Breast Cancer and meets quarterly. We continue to serve new women monthly. We saw an increase in our one-to-one support, with an average of 13 women monthly. Average attendance at the monthly support group is 11 women. We served 188 women directly by offering Holiday Financial Relief to 19 families during Thanksgiving and Christmas. We provided 22 women with financial support for basic needs throughout the year.
ADVOCACY & OUTREACH Increasing the awareness of and about African American women with breast through community involvement and engagement is one our greatest goals. This year we expanded our education to include Heart Health as a co-morbidity to breast cancer. We hosted 3 activities especially for this purpose, in addition to incorporating heart health into our October Outreach efforts. Throughout the year, we participated in 6 community events and hosted a film festival collectively reaching more 40,000 survivors and community members. In October alone, our Celebration of Life "tour" provides awareness, education and celebration about breast health to 11 community events and 8 churches.
Speaking our African American Realities (SOAR) In partnership with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), we co-lead a community/academic research project to study the psychological impact of black women with breast cancer. 38 women participated in Phase 1 of Project SOAR (Speaking Our African American Realities). Annual African American breast cancer conference, where one of our ladies was a featured speaker.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tammie Denyse President | 371 Florin Rd, PBM 197, Sacramento Ca 95831 | 40 | $42,271 |
| Ada Renee Williams Board Member | 371 Florin Rd, PBM 197, Sacramento Ca 95831 | 2.5 | $0 |
| Derrick Winrow Board Member | 371 Florin Rd, PBM 197, Sacramento Ca 95831 | 2.5 | $0 |
| Clanci Cochran Secretary | 371 Florin Rd, PBM 197, Sacramento Ca 95831 | 2.5 | $0 |
| David Deluz Treasurer | 371 Florin Rd, PBM 197, Sacramento Ca 95831 | 5 | $0 |
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