Arlington Free Clinic recently received a two-year grant for $199K from Susan G. Komen. This year, Susan G. Komen awarded $1.6M in total to eight breast cancer organizations serving the National Capital Region. The grants aim to reduce rates of late-stage diagnoses and mortality with an emphasis on eliminating breast cancer in the nation’s capital, an area that has among the highest incidence and death rates from breast cancer in the country. Recipients of the grants were selected based on three priorities: screening and reducing fragmentation; provider education; and public education.
The announcement of these new grants came during the Susan G. Komen Washington, D.C. Race for the Cure® Media Kickoff event marking the official start of the activities leading up to the 26th D.C. Race for the Cure® May 9 on the National Mall. The Race raises funds for Susan G. Komen grantees in the Washington D.C. region and since its inception in 1990 has provided more than $35 million for over 300 community grants to local programs aimed at low-income, minority and uninsured women. As a grant recipient, Arlington Free Clinic participated in the Race for the Cure® with a grantee booth and AFC staff and patients ran, walked, and volunteered at the Race.