Current Grant Recipients

For the period of April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013, Komen Charlotte is awarding $1.4 million for local programs that provide screening, education and treatment to women with limited resources in its nine-county service area. An independent Grant Review Panel recommended projects based on breast health needs identified in the Affiliate’s 2011 Community Profile.

CABARRUS COUNTY

Cabarrus Health Alliance provides outreach, education and screening services targeting low-income minority women.

Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast provides mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, and lymphedema services to uninsured and underinsured women in Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly, and Iredell counties.

GASTON COUNTY

CaroMont Cancer Center at Gaston Memorial Hospital provides breast cancer screening, diagnostic services, and education for the underserved in the community.

Cancer Services of Gaston County provides screening to low-income minority populations, breast health education programs, and assistance with breast cancer-related medical items.

Gaston County Health Department provides clinical examinations, mammograms, diagnostic exams, education, support, and guidance to low-income and uninsured women. 

IREDELL COUNTY

Chestnut Grove Community Center provides screening and diagnostic mammograms for underserved and/or disadvantaged women in Iredell County.  

LINCOLN COUNTY

Lincoln County Health Department provides screening and diagnostic mammograms as well as breast health education to uninsured and underinsured women in Lincoln County.

MECKLENBURG COUNTY

Carolinas Rehabilitation – Main provides lymphedema treatment and compression bandages and garments for women who are unable to afford them.

Carolinas Rehabilitation – Pineville provides compression supplies and garments for patients who do not have insurance coverage for these items.

Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Inc. provides mammograms, clinical breast exams and breast health education to low-income, uninsured working women.

C.W. Williams Community Health Center, Inc. provides education, breast screening exams, diagnostic exams and biopsies to uninsured and the medically underserved.  

Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council provides breast health and breast cancer awareness to girls, their families, troop leaders and mentors, with a focus on girls living in at-risk environments, rural communities and underserved or emerging populations.

Lake Norman Community Health Clinic provides breast cancer education, screening, and diagnostic services to uninsured individuals in the Lake Norman area.

Mecklenburg County Health Department provides breast health education, mammograms and diagnostic procedures to low-income minority women in Mecklenburg County.

Presbyterian Buddy Kemp Cancer Support Center provides financial assistance for prescription and non-prescription medical expenses to current breast cancer patients.

Presbyterian Huntersville provides screening and education to uninsured women, as well as diagnostic mammograms and ultrasound-guided biopsies.

Presbyterian Cancer Center Main provides screening and diagnostic mammograms as well as breast health education to uninsured and underinsured women in the community.

Presbyterian Matthews provides screening mammograms, diagnostics and biopsies to uninsured women in the greater Matthews area including Mecklenburg and Union counties.

Presbyterian Rehab provides lymphedema treatment services and compression garments to breast cancer survivors, as well as educational opportunities for survivors in rural communities to learn about follow-up care, physical activity, nutrition, and complementary therapies.

ROWAN COUNTY

Kannapolis Church of God provides screening mammograms, diagnostic mammograms and ultrasounds to uninsured and underinsured Rowan County women.

Rowan Regional Medical Center provides education, mammograms, ultrasound, MRI, and biopsy to low-income, uninsured women.

STANLY COUNTY

Stanly County Health Department provides screening mammograms, diagnostic mammograms or ultrasounds, and biopsies for uninsured/underinsured residents of Stanly County.

Stanly Regional Medical Center provides education, screening and diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies to underinsured/uninsured women in Stanly County.

Stanly Regional Medical Center: Edema Management Center provides lymphedema patients with educational resources as well as compression products that are not covered by insurance.

UNION COUNTY

Union County Health Department provides screening mammograms and diagnostic services, as well as education and assistance to underinsured women residing in Union County.

YORK COUNTY

Catawba Service Unit provides mammograms for Native American women on the Catawba Reservation, specifically targeting those who cannot afford a mammogram.

The Breast Screening Source of York County provides breast health education and screening mammograms to low-income uninsured women in York County.