Current Grant Recipients

These projects have been selected by our independent Grant Review Panel as those that will have the greatest impact in serving uninsured or underinsured women in our service area. Please note that Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is not a direct service provider. To learn more about how these programs and services are selected for funding by the Dallas County Affiliate click here.

List of Current Community Grant Recipients

American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society provides support to breast cancer patients by offering breast prosthetics and transportation to treatment at no cost to uninsured and underinsured patients.

Baylor Medical Center at Irving
Irving Health Care Foundation in partnership with Baylor Medical Center will provide residents of Irving with educational outreach as well as free mammograms and breast cancer treatment for low-income women that are uninsured or underinsured.

Bridge Breast Network
The Bridge Breast Network provides low income, uninsured individuals with breast health services for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Services include breast health education and awareness, biopsies, breast surgery, radiology, chemotherapy and radiation oncology.

Methodist Health System
Methodist Health System, in conjunction with local congregational and community organizations, seeks to provide breast health education and screening mammography services to the medically under-served population of Dallas County. Additional funding is available to aid in the follow-up care of abnormalities that may be detected from the screening exam, or for clients that may be experiencing a breast problem which would require diagnostic imaging.

Methodist Richardson Medical Center – Asian Breast Health Outreach Project
The Asian Breast Health Outreach Project provides screening mammograms and diagnostic services in addition to seminars conducted in native language by physicians, nurses, or outreach staff and breast health materials are language specific.

Muslim Community Center for Human Services
This program targets a special-needs population of multi-racial and/or multi-ethnic women, many of whom are foreign-born and experience barriers to maintaining wellness such as limited funds, lack of health insurance, cultural isolation and language differences to receive vital breast health educaton.

Parkland Health & Hospital System
Parkland Health & Hospital System through its mobile mammography unit and their Cancer Prevention and Intervention Program provide mammography screenings, case management and breast education.

Planned Parenthood of North Teas
Planned Parenthood of North Texas provides low-income and uninsured women with lifesaving mammography and breast health education.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
The Texas Health Dallas SEARCH (Screening, Education, Assessment, Registered Nurse Consultation, Help) program helps uninsured women to receive free mammogram screenings, one-on-one consultations with Texas health registered nurses (RN), high-risk breast cancer assessments, and healthy breast care education.

UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center in collaboration with Parkland genetics project provides genetic breast cancer screening for pre-selected individuals participating through the Parkland Health and Hospital System.

UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Center for Breast Care
UT Southwestern University Hospitals & Clinics, Breast Imaging Services extends its digital mobile mammography unit to Dallas County communities to provide local mammography screening events and breast cancer awareness and education through the utilization of its mobile mammography unit.

YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas
The YWCA Women’s Health program provides free mammograms, diagnostic follow-ups, and transportation assistance to women ages 35-64. The program uses YWCA Patient Navigators to guide women through the health care system and connect them with appropriate resources and supports.