Thanks to your support, Great Stuff Savvy Resale & Home has been a source of outreach, education, and funding for local breast cancer programs and services in our community. This would not be possible without your loyal patronage, generous donations of merchandise, and volunteer hours. Because of you, in the last fiscal year:
- DBCC presented peer mentor trainings, adding 11 new peer mentors to the 300+ active peer mentors who provide one-to-one emotional support, resources, and research-based information to newly diagnosed women.
- DBCC held 334 survivor programs and activities serving 2,677 breast cancer survivors. This included educational classes for those newly diagnosed, ongoing self-support programs, a holistic conference, Nurture with Nature activities, and a variety of networking and educational programs.
- The Survivorship Team continued to offer its Yes2Health program during the last fiscal year, hosting 145 FREE classes throughout the state with 772 participants:
- Yes2Health is a free 10-week program featuring weekly walking meet-ups and bi-weekly educational programs including fitness, health, and wellness education.
- DBCC coordinated 745 mammogram screenings through the Women’s Health Screening program. DBCC provided 166 women with interpretation and 129 with transportation to their screening.
- DBCC reached over 3,022 people through community events and breast health presentations, connecting many individuals to DBCC services. DBCC continues to provide interpretation services for clients. DBCC staff includes bilingual Spanish/English and Haitian Creole/English speakers, making DBCC a trilingual organization.
- Through the Breast Care Assistance Fund, DBCC provided $126,289 in assistance to women diagnosed with breast cancer. Assistance addresses quality of life issues, as well as emergency funding when other funding sources are not available.
Thank you for supporting our mission! Learn more and view DBCC’s full FY 23-24 Impact Report here.