To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation Grant

Grants of up to $15,000 to California nonprofit organizations, agencies, and Indian tribes in eligible regions for projects related to breast cancer and breast health. Funding categories include emergency services, complementary therapies, direct services, diagnostic testing, and navigational services. Applicant organizations must provide services to women and men living in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma counties.

Project must be specific to breast health and/or breast cancer. Equipment costs will be considered on a case-by-case basis and should be used exclusively on this project. Salaries, if requested, are for personnel specific to this project only.

To Celebrate Life FUNDS the following:

• Emergency Services (e.g. financial assistance, housing, utilities, co-pays, prescriptions, dental)
• Direct Services (e.g. lymphedema garments/services, prosthetics, meals, grocery vouchers, transportation vouchers, support groups)
• Diagnostic Testing
• Screening and diagnostic mammograms – at negotiated rates
• Diagnostic sonograms and ultrasounds – at negotiated rates
• A limited number of MRIs for surgical decision-making – at negotiated rates
• A limited number of ultrasound guided biopsies – at negotiated rates
• A limited number of stereotactic biopsies – at negotiated rates
• Navigational Services (e.g. translation, traversing the medical system, follow-up)
• Complementary Therapies (holistic modalities e.g. therapeutic massage, recovery fitness training, guided imagery, Jin Shin Jyutsu, nutrition consultation, acupuncture, manual lymph drainage)