Grants

Grant Recipients 2013-14

Komen St. Louis has granted $2.2 million to fund local breast health and breast cancer programs for 2013-2014. These grants support breast cancer screening, education and patient navigation services not otherwise available to the medically underserved populations of our 17-county Missouri/Illinois service area. Through Komen St. Louis’ fundraising efforts, more than $28 million has been invested since 1999 in the St. Louis community for life-saving breast health and breast cancer programs.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Breast Health Care for At-Risk Communities
Susan Kraenzle, RN, Clinical Manager
314.454.8466  |  siteman.wustl.edu
This is the 14th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening mammograms, diagnostic navigation support, breast health education

Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers
People’s Sister Connection
Lanisha Thomas, Patient Navigator
314.367.7848 x1277  |  phcenters.org
This is the 11th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening mammograms, patient navigation, breast health education

Christian Hospital
Protecting and Healing Women
Patricia Polk, Outreach Coordinator
314.953.6766  |  christianhospital.org
This is the 6th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening  mammograms, patient navigation, breast health education

East Missouri Action Agency, Inc.
Rural Missouri Outreach Program
Angel Prather, Program Director
573.431.5191 x1122  |  eastmoaa.org
This is the 4th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening mammograms and breast health education for underserved women in Jefferson, Madison, Perry, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve and Washington counties in Missouri

Family Care Health Centers
FCHC Breast Health Screening Access Project
Chereese Agard, RN, Breast Health Navigator
314.531.5444 x3005  |  fchcstl.org
This is the 5th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening mammograms, patient navigation, breast health education.   

Mercy Health Foundation of St. Louis
Breast Cancer Screening and Education Program
Carol Murphy, Supervisor
314.251.6569  |  mercy.net/stlouismo
This is the 11th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast health education

Mercy Hospital Jefferson
Breast Health Awareness & Screening Program for Women in Rural Southeastern Missouri
636.933.8073  |  jeffersonmemorial.org
This is the 10th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening mammograms, patient navigation and breast health education for underserved/uninsured women in Jefferson, Madison, St. Francois and Washington counties in Missouri

Missouri Baptist Medical Center
The MBMC Breast HealthCare Center Reaching the Underserved
Theresa Taylor, Outreach Coordinator
314.996-7585  |  breasthealthcarecenter.org
This is the 12th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast health education

Saint Louis University Cancer Center
Navigating for the Community
Michele Carley, Patient Navigator
314.268.7038  |  slu.edu/cancer-center.xml
This is the 5th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.
Services: Screening and diagnostic mammograms, patient navigation, breast health education

Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation
START NOW Breast Cancer Awareness Services
Dana Pea, Program Manager
618.332.6130  |  touchette.org/start-now.htm
This is the 6th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening and diagnostic mammograms, patient navigation, breast health education for underserved/uninsured individuals in Metro East including Madison, St. Clair and Clinton counties in Illinois

SSM Health Care
SSM Breast Care: Empowering and Engaging Women
Sandy Cobb, Program Director
314.768.8696  |  ssmhealth.com/breastcare
This is the 12th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast health education

St. Clair County Health Department
Wellness for Women
Kathy Weisenstein, Project Manager
618.233.7703 x4400  |  health.co.st-clair.il.us
This is the 12th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Screening mammograms and breast health education for individuals in need in St. Clair County, Illinois

Washington University in St. Louis
The Breast Cancer Patient Navigator Project
Vickie Knigthen, Patient Navigator
314.362.3195  |  siteman.wustl.edu
This is the 10th year of Komen St. Louis funding for this program.

Services: Breast cancer patient navigation, breast health education

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