{"id":68236,"date":"2025-12-02T17:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68236\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:38:10","slug":"community-foundation-of-broward-awards-cancer-screening-and-care-grants-totaling-200000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68236\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Foundation of Broward Awards \u2018Cancer Screening and Care Grants,\u2019 Totaling $200,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0Community Foundation of Broward<\/a>\u00a0is proud to announce $200,000 in new\u00a0\u201cCancer Screening and Care Grants\u201d\u00a0to raise awareness about lifesaving services and make them more readily available to Broward residents in need.<\/p>\n

The Community Foundation of Broward is partnering with nine Broward nonprofit organizations, providing grants of up to $25,000 each, to increase cancer screenings and improve access to patient care, particularly for residents with limited resources.<\/p>\n

New Cancer Screening and Care support includes:<\/p>\n

Gilda\u2019s Club South Florida \u2013\u00a0Early Detection: Better Outcome:\u00a0To promote early detection and screening for 175 men and women, organize more community-based breast cancer screening and education events, connect participants with financial support and referrals for diagnostic tests, biopsies and treatment.
\nMemorial Foundation, Inc. \u2013\u00a0Promoting Breast Cancer Prevention in South Florida:\u00a0To make breast health education and diagnostic services more accessible for 300 uninsured and underinsured women in Broward County who face financial and systemic barriers to care.
\nHoly Cross Hospital, Inc. \u2013\u00a0Partners in Breast Health:\u00a0To expand outreach education, clinical breast exams, screening mammograms, and diagnostic procedures to 500 uninsured, lower-income individuals aged 40 and older in Broward County, with services also available to symptomatic women under 40.
\nMount Olive Development Corporation \u2013\u00a0Cancer Care Connections: Awareness, Prevention & Support:\u00a0To close the gap in cancer prevention and care by increasing breast and prostate cancer screenings for 400 residents in Broward County\u2019s low-income Black communities.
\nAll About Healthy Living Foundation Inc. \u2013\u00a0Healthy Futures Cancer Screening & Care:\u00a0To expand access to lifesaving cancer screenings for 50 underserved families in Broward County. Through mobile health events and on-site services.
\nAmerican Lung Association \u2013\u00a0Lung Cancer Screening Access and Support:\u00a0To address lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., by increasing early detection through the Saved by the Scan screening for 500 people at highest risk for lung cancer, such as former smokers.
\nLight of the World Clinic \u2013\u00a0Community Cares Cancer Screening Program:\u00a0To expand access to free cancer screenings for 200 uninsured men and women in Broward County by combining community education campaigns with direct clinical services.
\nEmpowered To Thrive, Inc. \u2013\u00a0Project ACCESS-Advancing Cancer Care, Education and Screening Services:\u00a0To raise awareness about cancer prevention and treatment in underserved minorities by providing culturally relevant education and outreach to 500 Broward County residents.
\nBroward Community and Family Health Centers (BCOM) \u2013\u00a0BCOM Cancer Initiative:\u00a0To increase access to lifesaving cancer screenings, raise community awareness about the importance of early detection, and provide comprehensive support services to improve health outcomes for 300 patients.<\/p>\n

Since 2016, the Community Foundation has provided more than $3 million to fight cancer. Thanks to support from fundholders, the Community Foundation of Broward invests in opportunities to advance local cancer research that makes lifesaving clinical trials, precision medicine and targeted therapies accessible to Broward cancer patients. The Foundation also strives to enable accessibility to revolutionary discoveries in cancer therapy and provide support systems for all Broward cancer patients. In addition to this new call for cancer-fighting proposals, during 2025, the Foundation has already approved $900,000 in new support \u2013 spread over three years \u2013 for cutting-edge research and treatments.<\/p>\n

Like all Community Foundation grants, this wave of support is made possible by the dedicated fundholders who partner with the Foundation to create charitable funds to fuel their philanthropy and shape a brighter future for the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new \u2018Cancer Screening and Care Grants\u2019 are made possible by the dedicated philanthropists who partner with us to shape a brighter future for the community we love,\u201d said Community Foundation President\/CEO Jennifer O\u2019Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. \u201cWe are proud to partner with nine Broward nonprofit organizations to increase cancer screenings and improve access to patient care, especially for residents with limited resources. Together, we are advancing hope, health and equity, ensuring that everyone in Broward has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Community Foundation shepherds 590 charitable funds and, over 40 years, has provided $215 million in support for health care, student achievement, the arts, career readiness, seniors in need, equity and social justice, environmental resilience, affordable housing, disaster relief, nonprofit empowerment and much more.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Community Foundation of Broward, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.cfbroward.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Community Foundation of Broward:<\/p>\n

Founded in 1984, the Community Foundation of Broward partners with families, individuals and organizations to create personalized charitable funds that deliver game-changing philanthropic impact. 571 charitable funds represent $300 million in assets,\u00a0distributing $200 million in grants\u00a0over the past 40 years. The Community Foundation transforms our community through focused leadership that fosters collaboration, builds endowment, advances equity and connects people who care to causes that matter. The Foundation empowers visionaries, innovators and doers to create the change they want to see in the community we love.\u00a0www.cfbroward.org<\/p>\n


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