Programs

  • Project Extra

    PROJECT EXTRA: PROJECT EXTRA (EXPANDING XRAY THROUGH ALLIANCES) IS A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS' ACCESS TO INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND ADDRESS ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING TAILORED XRAY ARTICLES, PROVIDING XRAY ARTICLES AND RESOURCES INTO SPANISH, DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PATIENT-DOCTOR COMMUNICATION, TRAINING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HEALTH LITERACY. THIS WAS YEAR (5) OF A FIVE- YEAR GRANT TERMS AND THIS GRANT ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2024.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $312.8K

  • Hereditary Cancer Awareness Program

    FORCE'S AWARENESS EFFORTS TOUCH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HEREDITARY BREAST, COLORECTAL, ENDOMETRIAL, OVARIAN, PANCREATIC AND PROSTATE CANCER. IN 2024, THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA (BOTH ORGANIC AND PAID), GOOGLE ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PARTNER PROGRAMS, WORKING WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORIES, WE DROVE MORE THAN 820,945 VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THESE PEOPLE VIEWED MORE THAN 1,027,447 WEBSITE PAGES TO LEARN ABOUT SPECIFIC GENE MUTATIONS THAT INCREASE CANCER RISK AND TO UNDERSTAND EXPERT GUIDELINES ON SCREENING, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. WE INCREASED OUR MONTHLY MAILING LIST TO 39,534 SO THAT WE CAN KEEP CONSTITUENTS INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST IN HEREDITARY CANCER NEWS, SUPPORT, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $438.5K

  • Hereditary Cancer Support And Advocacy

    FORCE VOLUNTEERS UNDERGO INTERACTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE TRAINING TO OBTAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE SUPPORT WITHOUT JUDGMENT OR ADVICE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE HEREDITARY CANCER COMMUNITY. IN 2024, THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY, WITH THE HELP OF 443 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO ENSURE NO ONE MUST FACE HEREDITARY CANCER ALONE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH OUR PEER NAVIGATION PROGRAM, 558 CONSTITUENTS WERE MATCHED WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO SHARE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, PROVIDING CONFIDENTIAL ONE-ON-ONE PERSONALIZED SUPPORT AND A FREE, EXPERT-REVIEWED RESOURCE GUIDE. NINETY VIRTUAL SUPPORT MEETINGS, WITH 1,219 ATTENDEES, WERE HELD NATIONALLY ON ZOOM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES: PEOPLE WITH ATM, CHEK2, PALB2 & OTHER MUTATIONS, CAREGIVERS/PARENTS, LGBTQIA+, MEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PEOPLE WHO SPEAK SPANISH, PEOPLE WITH LYNCH SYNDROME, PREVIVORS, SURVIVORS, YOUNG PREVIVORS AND THE ENTIRE FORCE COMMUNITY. CONSTITUENTS SHARED 14,179 POSTS ON OUR PRIVATE FORCE HEREDITARY CANCER COMMUNITY FACEBOOK GROUP AND OUR ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS UNITING AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. OUR HELPLINE VOLUNTEERS RETURNED 113 CALLS AND CONNECTED THEM TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND WAYS TO FIND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES. 88 MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT POLICIES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HEREDITARY CANCERS. 126 ADVOCATE PLACEMENTS WERE MADE TO HELP SHAPE RESEARCH AND IMPROVE STUDIES BY SHARING PATIENT PERSPECTIVES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $318.8K