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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.
List of Current Community Grant Recipients
A Women's Wellness Center, Inc.
A Women's Wellness Center offers comprehensive wellness services which include the first health & beauty boutique in the South Bay. Komen San Diego is sponsoring a program called ?Unidas Luchando Por Vivir? (United Battling to Live),? offering free services to low-income, newly diagnosed monolingual Spanish and limited English speaking women and their caregivers through a program entitled a twelve-week educational, fitness and support program.
Asian Pacific Health Center
The Asian Pacific Health Center (APHC) in collaboration with other organizations offers the “Breast Cancer Early Detection Program for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) in San Diego.” The program’s ultimate goal is to improve the health disparities among APIA by increasing the percentage of women getting breast exams and mammograms according to NCI Guidelines.
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