Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program
Long Island, NY- Pink Aid's grant provides funds for bilingual counseling and patient navigation services for underserved breast cancer patients receiving care at several Long Island hospitals, as well as food cards and transportation assistance to breast cancer patients in need. Contact: Angela Papalia, LMSW, at 516 877-4329 or email apapalia@adelphi.edu.
Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition ♥
Babylon Township, NY — Pink Aid's grant supports the BBCC's Lend a Helping Hand program, which provides financial assistance to underserved patients in Babylon Township, including housing, utilities, and transportation to and from treatment. Contact: Karen Kunkel at (631) 893-4110 or email info@babylonbreastcancer.org
Casting for Recovery
CT and Long Island - CfR provides unique wellness retreats that combine breast cancer education and peer support with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing. Pink Aid's grant will fund participation costs for seven underserved women at the annual Long Island retreat. Contact: Candida Odde at 406 624-6583 x 3 orEmail: candi.odde@castingforrecovery.org
Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital ♥
East End of Long Island — In addition to providing assistance with essential household expenses such as utilities, transportation and food, Pink Aid funds will now support a bilingual navigator to help underserved breast cancer patients on the east end of Long Island. Contact: Susan Barry Roden at 631-726-6910 or email sroden@cwcshh.org
Dolan Family Health Center
Long Island NY - Pink Aid's grant supports the Pink Aid Program, which provides free breast cancer screenings to uninsured and underinsured women on Long Island. Contact: Kathy Giffuni, RN at 631-425-5240 or email kgiffuni@northwell.edu.
Islip Breast Cancer Coalition ♥
Islip, NY — Pink Aid's grant will pay for transportation expenses to treatment and provide financial assistance to underserved, local breast cancer patients for essential household expenses and recovery items such as wigs, lymphedema sleeves and prostheses. Contact: Georgie Crowley at (631) 582-3134 or email info@islipbreastcancer.com
Long Island Community Hospital
Eastern Long Island, NY — Pink Aid's grant supports the hospital's survivorship program, assisting a large, underserved population on Long Island's east end with household expenses such as utilities, grocery cards, and transportation to and from treatment. Contact: Merilyn Konnerth, Breast Cancer Survivorship Coalition Coordinator at (631) 654-7377 or Email: mkonnerth@licommunityhospital.org
Lucia’s Angels: Eastern
Long Island, NY — Created in memory of a breast cancer patient whose dying wish was to help other women receive the support she had, Lucia's Angels helps Long Island women in the final stages of breast cancer. Pink Aid's grant provides non-medical financial assistance to stage 4 breast cancer patients and their families. Contact: Stacy Quarty at 631-204-9331 or email stacy@luciasangels.org
Maurer Foundation for Breast Health Education
Long Island, NY - Founded by breast surgeon Dr. Virginia Maurer, the Foundation conducts bilingual outreach, promoting breast health awareness to underserved communities on Long Island. With Pink Aid's support, the Foundation provides breast health education - including early detection, risk reduction, and proper self-exam methods. Contact: Susan Samaroo at (631)524-5155 or Email: ssamaroo@maurerfoundation.org
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ♥
Long Island, NY
MSK's Food to Overcome Disparities Program (FOOD) is a hospital-based pantry program that addresses food insecurity among cancer patients in treatment. Pink Aid's grant will help underserved breast cancer patients at MSK's two Long Island FOOD pantries. Contact: Gabrielle Watson at (646) 227-2115 or Email: watsong@mskcc.org
Mercy Medical Center
Long Island, NY - Pink Aid funds will provide screenings, diagnostic testing, ultrasounds, and biopsies for patients in financial need at
Mercy Medical Center, a member of the Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Contact: Temra Taylor at 516-705-1399 or email temra.taylor@chsli.org
Nassau Health Care
Long Island, NY - Pink Aid's grant will support a vital program at Nassau University Medical Center that provides breast screenings to uninsured/underinsured Long Island women aged 40-49, an age group not covered under the New York State Cancer Services Program. Contact Sofia Rubinstein, MD, Director of Research & Sponsored Programs at 516-572-6047 or Email:srubinst@numc.edu
Northwell Health Cancer Institute Pink Aid Breast Cancer Hardship Fund
Long Island, NY — Pink Aid funds Northwell's Pink Aid Breast Cancer Hardship Fund, which provides non-medical financial assistance to underserved Long Island breast cancer patients while undergoing treatment or post-operative care. Contact: Benjamin Maltz at (516) 321-6266 or Email: bmaltz@northwell.edu
Peconic Bay Medical Center ♥
Eastern Long Island, NY — Pink Aid funds the Pink Aid Hardship Fund, which provides financial assistance including food and gas cards to breast cancer patients in need on Long Island's east end. In 2022, Pink Aid funds will support a new position - the Pink Aid Support Groups Coordinator, charged with facilitating two existing support groups for underserved women; one for metastatic patients and the Pink Aid Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patient Support Group. Contact: Maureen O’Connor at 631-548-6320 ext 1400 or Email: moconnor10@northwell.edu
Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition
Southern Nassau County, NY — Pink Aid provides funding for the coalition’s Outreach Program, designed to provide financial and emotional support including transportation, meal deliveries, grocery shopping, housecleaning, health and wellness services and child care. Contact: info@rvcbcc.org, 516-782-3496
Stony Brook Foundation
Eastern Long Island, NY - Pink Aid is funding a pilot program that will provide round trip transportation, utilizing an UBER health app, to Stony Brook Mobile Mammography sites on Long Island's east end for uninsured/underinsured Suffolk County patients being screened for breast cancer. Contact: : Patrick J. Dineen, MD, MBA, Program Coordinator, Mobile Mammography, (631) 638-4134 or Email: Patrick.Dineen@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Strength for Life
Long Island, NY - Strength for Life provides exercise classes and weekend wellness retreats for breast cancer patients and survivors to enhance the recovery process. Pink Aid funds will allow 20 uninsured/underinsured
women to attend one of their annual Long Island retreats. Contact: Debra Hughes at 631-882-3387 or Email strengthforlife@optonline.net
West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition
Long Island, NY - Pink Aid's grant will support WIBCC's Lend A Helping Hand program, which offers wigs, prostheses and post-op garments, transportation, childcare, food, house cleaning and financial assistance to Long Island women in need. Contact: Dawn Dahill at 631-669-7770 or email info@wibcc.org.
