THE PINK PURSE IS OPEN! CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.
KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON
& FOOD ON THE TABLE
FOR FAMILIES BATTLING BREAST CANCER
Compassion until there’s a cure.
Breast cancer is debilitating. Physically. Emotionally. Financially. Pink Aid provides critical financial assistance and services to help families survive treatment with support and dignity.
PINK PURSE STORIES
Pink Purse kept
my lights on.
—Joan M., Pink Purse Recipient
Pink Aid’s Pink Purse provides emergency financial assistance to individuals in need during breast cancer treatment.
CT Events
Pink Aid
10 Year Anniversary Gala
Save the Date: October 10, 2020, 6-7pm! More information coming soon!
LI EVENTS
Pink Aid
7 Year Anniversary Gala
Save the Date: October 10, 2020, 6-7pm! More information coming soon!
SERVICES
PINK AID'S
PINK PURSE
Pink Purse provides compassionate assistance to individuals
in need due to their breast cancer diagnosis.
BREAST CANCER CAN DESTROY A FAMILY FINANCIALLY
FACT: In 2020, approx. 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S.
FACT: 1 in 8 women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime
FACT: Programs that provide screening and diagnostic services at no cost to low-income women can mitigate the adverse effect of poverty on stage at which breast cancer is diagnosed and mortality rate
FACT: Each year, over 10 million families in the US will be unable to pay for basic needs because of medical expenses
FACT: 50% of bankruptcies are the results of illness or illness-related job loss
FACT: 78% of Americans live from paycheck to paycheck
FACT: 31% of American households are headed by women
FACT: African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer, largely due to later diagnoses, lack of education and poverty
PINK AID IS HERE TO HELP
OUR SUPPORTERS
