Big Bend Rural Health Network
We Are One!
Access to breast cancer education and early detection resources remains limited in many rural and underserved communities. Residents in the Big Bend Rural Health Network (BBRHN) service area—Jefferson, Taylor, Madison, Gadsden, Wakulla, Leon, Liberty, and Calhoun Counties—face barriers including transportation challenges, limited healthcare access, and socioeconomic factors that contribute to lower mammography screening rates and delayed diagnoses compared to state averages. These barriers increase the likelihood of later-stage detection and poorer outcomes. To address these disparities, BBRHN will expand the We Are One initiative, a community-based breast health education program designed to increase awareness, promote early detection, and connect individuals with screening resources. The program provides education on breast cancer risk factors, warning signs, screening guidelines, and the importance of mammography. Participants also receive information on local resources for low-cost or no-cost screening and follow-up services. BBRHN partners with organizations, including the Northwest Florida Cancer Control Collaborative and the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, to deliver at least four community workshops throughout the service area. Workshops will be held in accessible community settings and are expected to reach approximately 300 individuals, with targeted outreach to underserved populations and young adults to promote lifelong breast health awareness. Program evaluation will include quantitative and qualitative measures. Participants will complete brief pre- and post-session surveys to assess changes in knowledge related to breast cancer risk, screening recommendations, and available resources. Attendance and participant feedback will also be collected. Findings will be shared with partners and stakeholders to inform future breast cancer education and outreach in the Big Bend region.
Premier Mobile Health Services Corporation
Earlier is Better: Breast Cancer Education & Self-Advocacy Initiative
Premier Mobile Health Services will expand breast health education across Lee, Collier, Glades, and Hendry Counties in Southwest Florida to help reduce late-stage breast cancer diagnoses and empower women to take proactive steps toward early detection. Many women in the region delay screening due to cost concerns, transportation barriers, language differences, limited health literacy, or lack of a regular healthcare provider. These barriers often result in delayed evaluation and diagnosis at more advanced stages. Premier addresses this gap by delivering culturally responsive breast health education directly within trusted community settings through its established mobile healthcare program. With support from the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation, Premier will implement the Earlier is Better initiative, providing structured breast health education through one-on-one patient education and small group workshops delivered during mobile clinic deployments across Southwest Florida. During the 12-month grant period, Premier will conduct at least 24 education sessions, reaching approximately 400–450 individuals directly and an additional 300–400 individuals indirectly through community outreach and educational materials. Education will focus on recognizing warning signs, understanding screening recommendations, knowing when to seek medical evaluation, and connecting individuals to available screening and support resources. The program will also provide education for breast cancer survivors and their families, helping individuals navigate the transition from active treatment to survivorship while increasing awareness of recurrence risks and available community support services. By bringing education directly into underserved communities, Premier helps individuals gain practical knowledge, access screening resources, and seek timely care that supports earlier detection and improved outcomes.
305 Pink Pack
305 Pink Pack Conecta y Conversa
305 Pink Pack seeks to address critical health disparities in Florida, where the breast cancer incidence rate for Latina women is 392.1 per 100,000—significantly higher than the national average—and rising at 1.6% annually. Compounded by cultural "fatalism" and a 56% low health literacy rate among Latino survivors, this population often faces the "transition phase" from active treatment to survivorship with significant isolation and misinformation. Conecta y Conversa is a new, culturally tailored educational project consisting of a 5-part Spanish-language expert video series and 5 live virtual Q&A sessions. Hosted by survivor Mariangel Angulo and featuring clinical experts such as Dr. Alejandra Perez, the program utilizes a "video-first" approach to engage the 1.85 times higher preference for visual health information among Latino audiences. The project aims to serve 100 unique Florida survivors directly through live sessions, with a projected reach of over 1,000 views of the permanent digital library within the first year. By providing medical-grade education on complex topics like recurrence risk, late-term side effects, and sexual health, the project empowers survivors to move from passive recipients of care to proactive advocates. This sustainable digital resource will include Florida-specific toolkits to ensure survivors across the state can navigate long-term survivorship with confidence and confianza.
Libby's Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation
Seed to Survivorship - From Prevention to Life after Breast Cancer
Florida Breast Cancer Foundation has awarded Libby’s Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation (LLBCF) a $15,000 grant for their Seed To Survivorship Education Program. The Program will educate the underserved population in Central Florida regarding breast health, from the importance of self-advocacy to early detection and all the way through transitioning to Survivorship if diagnosed. This Program provides much-needed one-on-one and small group education, supporting the benefits of early detection and supporting Libby’s Legacy’s outreach initiatives by helping to target medically underserved women and men who, without our help, could not have access to this knowledge. The project includes education for more than 1000 underserved women and men, including prevention, early diagnosis to Survivorship, and life after breast cancer. This project is paramount in preventing late-stage diagnosis that contributes to the high breast cancer mortality rate in minority communities here in Central Florida. This lifesaving mission is made possible in large part through this incredible FBCF grant opportunity. Are you in need? Contact us now at 407-898-1991
Blossoming Butterfly Inc
Breastology Tour
Blossoming Butterfly Inc. will expand its Blossoming Butterfly Educational Tour to provide breast health and survivorship education to college-aged women across Florida. The program will deliver five educational sessions at university locations, reaching approximately 500 participants ages 18–25. Breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women, and many young women have limited knowledge about breast health, early detection practices, and the long-term experiences of breast cancer survivors. This project addresses that gap by providing engaging, survivor-informed education to increase awareness and empower young women to advocate for their own health. Each one-hour educational session will include an interactive presentation on breast health awareness, breast cancer risk factors, early detection practices, and the experiences of breast cancer survivors, helping participants better understand both prevention and life after cancer. The Blossoming Butterfly Educational Tour has been successfully implemented for eight years and has evolved based on participant feedback and evaluation results. Pre- and post-session surveys consistently demonstrate increased knowledge of breast self-examination practices and breast cancer awareness among participants. By partnering with universities and student organizations, this program creates accessible opportunities for young women to learn about breast health and survivorship in a supportive environment. The project will help participants gain the knowledge and confidence needed to promote breast health awareness within their families, social networks, and communities.
Rural Women's Health Project Inc.
Creando Nuestra Salud
The Rural Women’s Health Project (RWHP) is a health justice nonprofit, serving North Central Florida. Our mission is to work with communities to sustainably strengthen their capacity to overcome health barriers. The Creando Nuestra Salud project will increase access to mammogram services and provide education on breast health awareness across medically underserved communities in North Central Florida. The project will consist of engaging the 4 Promotoras de Salud (Community Health Workers) and 9 Comunicadoras (Community Messengers) who serve Spanish and Haitian Creole speakers. The Promotores will share key health information on breast cancer that consists of interactive one-on-one and small group educational sessions, distribution of educational materials developed in-house, and connection with our Project SALUD Referral Service (for additional support medical and services). We will also coordinate three multi-service events in partnership with the University of Florida Cancer Institute Office of Community Outreach and Engagement. Through our efforts, we will reach 700 Hispanic/Latinx and Haitian Creole individuals.
Charlenes Dream, Inc.
Charlene's Dream: A Community Cancer Support Center-Education Grant
Cancer care in Volusia and Flagler counties is often fragmented, with pieces of it being administered in multiple doctor’s offices, clinics and hospitals. Since 2016, Charlene’s Dream has assessed informational gaps and has provided education and support for those affected by breast cancer to help them cope with their disease more effectively. In our “Breast Cancer 101” weekly sessions, we explain diagnoses, treatment plans, side effects and resources available to our ladies. We also provide speakers and educational sessions at most of our monthly support group meetings. We offer educational videos on our website, and we even have our own You Tube Channel. “Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and least studied type of BC, and the most common subtype in African American (AA) and Ashkenazi Jewish women (and younger women)”. We have identified a need for more education about breast cancer in general and these specific high-risk areas: High Risk Breast Genetic Issues of Ashkenazi Jewish, AA female, and Younger female populations. Also identified: Lack of understanding of what hospice entails and when to access its’ services. We propose hosting 3 large educational events addressing those needs. We will hire a videographer to film each session and will provide video links on our website educational video page: https://www.charlenesdream.com/informational-videos We also plan to expand our weekly “Breast Cancer 101” One to One nurse navigator visits to more sessions. Young Adult BC “Coffee Talk” support session. We will initiate support of a new monthly Young Adult Breast cancer survivor run by Natalie Feazell, RN, Breast cancer navigator to be held off site at a local coffee shop.
Community Health Center of West Palm Beach
Community Health Worker/Patient Navigator
The Community Health Center of West Palm Beach (CHC, the Center) is requesting continued funding support of its part time Community Health Worker/Patient Navigator (CHW/PN), who provides CHC patients with in-depth breast health education to increase the number of Center patients who receive navigation services and reduce deaths due to late-stage breast cancer. The CHW/PN’s primary function is to provide CHC patients (both male and female) with one-on-one and small group breast health education so that they can become proactive advocates for their own breast health outcomes. Ancillary benefits include guiding patients through the health care system, assisting with access issues, and tracking interventions and outcomes. Anticipated outcomes include providing individual and small group education sessions related to breast cancer to at least 550 new and/or existing CHC patients over the project period, educating them on the risk factors and the importance of breast health screening. Additional impacts will include providing approximately 275 referrals for diagnostic and screening mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies. By increasing the time focused on the breast health education of CHC's clients, the Center helps individuals to better take control of their own health, eliminating barriers to access for health care, and increasing the number of CHC patients who enter, stay in, or progress through the continuum of breast health services.
Sistaah Talk Inc.
My Sistaah's Keeper
My Sistaah’s Keeper, is the education and support group arm of Sistaah Talk Inc. Utilizing seasoned and trained volunteer breast cancer survivors, our aim is to create an informative platform that welcomes women of color, their families and other at-risk women in the community, to gather and address issues of personal concerns relating to a Breast Cancer diagnosis and survivorship, personal empowerment and wellbeing. Through our MSK Education project, Sistaah Talk proposes to provide education on good breast health practices to promote breast cancer awareness, prevention and early detection of the disease. The primary focus of the project , will be to provide support for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, educate those at risk, address education pertaining to survivorship, risk for recurrence, metastatic disease progression and current updates and advancements in the disease, treatment and use of technology in the field . If selected for funding, Sistaah Talk will make available bi-weekly phone accessible education and support sessions for women of color breast cancer survivors, women at high risk for the disease, those living with metastatic disease providing information on coping strategies and availability of community resources for help. In addition, Sistaah Talk will conduct two (2) in-person sessions for women of color, those at risk, those underserved and/or underinsured and two (2) age specific workshops. At least one will be targeted at young women of middle school and high school age (early to middle adolescence and one targeted at pre-mammogram aged women, ages 18 to 39 years old. A total of at least four (4) sessions will be conducted. For additional information, please contact Mary S. Whitehead, MPH atSistaahtalk95@gmail.com or by phone at (305) 333-3495.
Florida Department of Health - Jefferson
Empowered Through Knowledge: Breast Cancer Education
The project aims to improve breast health awareness and promote early detection behaviors among residents in rural communities. Individuals living in rural areas often face barriers to preventive healthcare, including limited access to health education, transportation challenges, and reduced availability of screening services. These barriers can contribute to delayed detection and poorer health outcomes. This project will provide community-based educational workshops designed to empower both women and men to become proactive advocates for their own breast health. Through small group sessions, one-on-one education, and virtual workshops, participants will learn about breast health awareness, early warning signs, breast cancer risk factors, recommended screening guidelines, and how to effectively communicate with healthcare providers about concerns. The program will deliver educational workshops and allow community members to receive breast health educational materials through outreach activities. Participants will demonstrate increased knowledge of breast health and screening recommendations, improved confidence in advocating for their health, and increased awareness of local screening resources. By providing accessible education within trusted community settings, this project will encourage preventive screening behaviors and reduce barriers to early detection. The long-term goal is to improve breast health awareness and promote early intervention practices that contribute to improved health outcomes in rural communities.
Glimmer of Hope Foundation Inc
SHOW YOU CARE, BE AWEARE
The goal of this project is to educate Caribbean and Hispanic women in our community in the importance of breast cancer early detection and screenings. Participants of the program will receive referrals to services to one of our program partners, they will also receive follow-up to needed services. Outreach and education will be conducted in the languages of the different target population.