Women Of Color Breast Cancer Survivors’ Support Project (WOC) has a mission to provide support to breast cancer survivors and their families, to offer crisis intervention in the healing process, to educate women and families on breast health, and to actively participate in effective change as it relates to health and racial disparities.
WOC goals are to care for one another through support groups and provide outreach to breast cancer survivors in treatment;
Provide emergency intervention for women of color members in treatment to provide relief from the burden of a breast cancer diagnosis;
Provide breast health education to individuals and the community and provide resources and information on breast health;
We support culturally sensitive research leading to effective change in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and we engage in grassroots lobbying at the state and federal levels in support of relevant breast cancer legislation.
SUPPORT
- Care for one another through support groups
- Outreach to breast cancer survivors in treatment
INTERVENTION
- Emergency intervention for women of color members in treatment
- Relief from the burden of a breast cancer diagnosis
EDUCATION
- Breast health education to individuals and the community
- Resources and information on breast cancer
CHANGE
- Support of culturally sensitive research
- Grassroots lobbying at the state and federal levels.
We are here to support your survivorship needs. We offer a variety of resources, services and support to survivors, their families and their respective communities.
Our services include:
- Support groups and counseling services for survivors and family.
- Free health and wellness workshops for survivors and their families to introduce self-management tools to address co-morbidities such as high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, other cancers and more.
- Free early detection/self-examination techniques training.
- Free health care resource packets and emergency support to member survivor families in crisis
- Rider relief and transportation support for survivors in treatment or health maintenance.
- Crisis intervention for survivors in treatment, and emergency financial relief from a cancer diagnosis (on a case-by-case evaluation)
- Access and navigation assistance for breast cancer survivors to guide them through the full treatment process by a fully trained advocate who has been through the process herself.
- WOC will assist survivors in the creation of a long-term Self-Care plan that coordinates the follow-up medical care received from all doctors and care-givers.
Are you or your loved ones affected by breast cancer? Our organization is here to stand with you during these difficult times. Hear stories of hope and healing from fellow breast cancer survivors. Join our survivor support group and get the encouragement you need.
Women of Color, a secure place to begin the healing process.
