PINK AID GRANTEES
Partner Organizations Delivering on the Pink Aid Mission
If you need help with Essential Household Essentials, Free Diagnostic Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment, Recovery or Wellness Support, Outreach & Education or are a breast cancer patient in need, please contact our grant recipients to learn more about services available.
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
BREAST CANCER EMERGENCY AID FOUNDATION
Statewide, CT
The BCEAF pays household expenses such as utilities, mortgage and rent for financially insecure women undergoing breast cancer treatment. Contact: Shirley Freifeld at (203) 505-5796, or Email: email@bceaf.org
CONNECTICUT CANCER FOUNDATION
Based in New London, CT with Statewide Reach
Connecticut Cancer Foundation provides financial assistance to breast cancer patients during treatment. Pink Aid is funding their Grant Recipient Program, unlocking a match of an additional 100% in financial relief. Contact: Kathy Nugent, LCSW knugent@cancercare.org or (201) 301 6809
DANBURY HOSPITAL
Greater Danbury, CT
Pink Aid's grant will provide food and gas cards for breast cancer patients in need. Contact: Amy DePaola 203 739 7382 Email: amy.depaolo@wchn.org
COALITION FOR WOMEN'S CANCERS
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.
GARDNER'S HOUSE
Serving Greater Hartford Area, CT
Pink Aid is helping to fund an Empowering Survivors advocate plus phone and advocacy support for survivors, and providing financial assistance for housing, transportation and emotional support for inner-city breast cancer patients. Contact: Maggie Gardner, Director (860) 206-7754. Email: gardnershouse@att.net
GREENWICH HOSPITAL
Serving Greenwich Area, CT
Greenwich Hospital will use Pink Aid's grant to provide underserved breast cancer patients with gift cards for recovery items, including lymphodema sleeves, wigs and skin cream for radiation burn.Contact: Kristine Capretti, Oncology Program Director, kristina.capretti@greenwichhospital.org
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
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.
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
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Middletown, serving Middlesex County CT
Pink Aid is helping fund their Dignity in Details initiative, funding head coverings and providing financial assistance. Contact: Amber Kapoor, (860)-358-2023 or Email: amber.kapoor@midhosp.org
NORMA PFRIEM BREAST CENTER
Greater Bridgeport, CT
Through Norma Pfriem Pink Aid funds many screening and wellness initiatives as well as transportation to and from hospital appointments to financially insecure breast cancer patients. Contact: Donna Twist at (203) 255-5300 or Email: Donna.Twist@bpthosp.org.
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 is funding 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
PINK AID'S PINK POSSE
Through out CT & Long Island
Pink Aid's Pink Posse is a group of warriors & friends that hand-deliver compassionate bags filled with household needs and food cards to breast cancer patients in their toughest time of need. Contact Cari Kaplan: carik@pinkaid.org
PINK AID'S PINK POSSE
National
If you are currently in treatment for breast cancer and are unable to pay essential household expenses, such as rent or utility bills. Apply to Pink Aid’s Pink Purse at pinkaid.org or call 1-844-PinkAid.
SAIL’S UP
New London, CT
New to Pink Aid this year, Pink Aid’s grant will provide financial assistance in the form of food cards to patients in need.
ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL
Waterbury, serving New Haven County, CT
Pink Aid’s grant will fund the Saint Mary’s Pink Aid Transportation Fund to provide transportation to and from treatment for patients in St. Mary’s large geography of communities. Contact: Robin Sills, RN, BS Email: robin.sills@stmh.org
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
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
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.
GRIFFIN HOSPITAL
Derby, serving Lower Naugatuck Valley region CT
Pink Aid is helping to fund The Valley Breast Wellness Initiative with financial assistance to support diagnostic imaging for women who can't meet their deductibles and might otherwise forego
these tests. Contact: Christine Cooper at (203) 732 1599 or Email: ccooper@griffinhealth.org
HARTFORD HOSPITAL
Greater Hartford area, CT
Pink Aid is continuing to partner with Hartford Hospital's robust Mobile Mammography Program by funding mammograms and diagnostic screenings and ultrasounds to their population in need. Contact: Mickey Orkin at 860-972-1265 or Email: mickey.orkin@hhchealth.org
HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CT
Greater New Britain Area, CT
Hospital of Central Connecticut, will utilize Pink Aid's funds to provide mammograms and ultrasounds to their underserved population. Contact: Denise Jones-Gagne, Community Program & Outreach Organizer Email: denise.jones.gagne@hhchealth.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
NORMA PFRIEM BREAST CENTER
Greater Bridgeport, CT
Aside from Pink Aid-supported wellness and recovery programs, Pink Aid's grant to longterm partner Norma Pfriem, will also fund screening & diagnostic testing, to underserved breast cancer patients. Contact: Donna Twist at (203) 255-5300 or Email: Donna.Twist@bpthosp.org.
ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL
Hartford, CT
Pink Aid's grant will provide funding for screening and diagnostic testing and genetic counseling as well as for integrative medicines. Contact: Sharon O’Brien (860) 714 7451 or Email: sobrien@stfranciscare.org
ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL
Greater Bridgeport, CT
Through a long partnership with St. Vincent's, Pink Aid is funding screenings and diagnostic testing as well as cold cap therapy to prevent hair loss for underserved breast cancer patients. Contact: Vickie Ogden at (203) 576-6158 or email vickie.ogden@stvincents.org
STAMFORD HEALTH
Greater Stamford Area, CT
Supporting the Breast Cancer Grant Program, Pink Aid funds
will provide screening mammograms, ultrasounds and MRI's.Contact: Maria Uva (203) 667 0931 or Email: muva@stamhealth.org
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.
ANN'S PLACE
Danbury, serving Fairfield, New Haven & Litchfield Counties, CT
Pink Aid is supporting Ann's Place's Health Equity Intiative by providing funds for a bilingual Clinician Program and Clinical Navigator to help underserved breast cancer patients access healthcare and emotional wellness services. Contact: Su Murdock at (203) 790 6368 or Email: su@annsplace.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 or Email: candi.odde@castingforrecovery.org
COALITION FOR WOMEN'S CANCERS
Eastern Long Island, NY
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 tel:631-726-6910 or email sroden@cwcshh.org.
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Middletown, serving Middlesex County, CT
Pink Aid is helping fund their Dignity in Details initiative, funding head coverings and providing financial assistance. Contact: Amber Kapoor, (860)-358-2023 or Email: amber.kapoor@midhosp.org
NORMA PFRIEM BREAST CENTER
Greater Bridgeport, CT
Pink Aid's grant will fund cold cap therapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy, screening and diagnostic testing, provide wigs, bras, and prosthetics, individual and group counseling, and transportation to and from hospital appointments to under-served breast cancer patients. Contact: Donna Twist at (203) 255-5300 or Email: Donna.Twist@bpthosp.org.
NORWALK HOSPITAL
Greater Norwalk, CT
Pink Aid is continuing to support the Cold Therapy for Taxane Chemotherapy Program to help prevent hair loss during chemotherapy, as well as provide transportation to treatment. Contact: Linda Versea (203) 855 3517 or Email: linda.versea@wchn.org
PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER
Eastern Long Island, NY
Pink Aid is funding 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 109 or email moconnor@pbmchealth.org
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.
ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL
Hartford, CT
Pink Aid's grant will provide funding for screening and diagnostic testing and genetic counseling as well as for integrative medicines.Contact: Sharon O’Brien (860) 714 7451 or Email: sobrien@stfranciscare.org
ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL
Greater Bridgeport, CT
Through a 9-year partnership with St. Vincent’s, Pink Aid is funding screenings and diagnostic testing as well as cold cap therapy to prevent hair loss for under-served breast cancer patients. Vickie Ogden at (203) 576-6158 or email vickie.ogden@stvincents.org
PINK AID'S WARRIOR CONNECTION
National
Pink Aid's Warrior Connection is a supportive group of breast cancer survivors. If you are newly diagnosed and don't know where to turn, we will "match" you with a survivor that has had a similar diagnosis to help navigate you to find medical, financial, and emotional support. Contact: Amy Katz: amyk@pinkaid.org or tammyz@pinkaid.org
SUPPORT CONNECTION
Statewide in CT & Nationally
Through a grant partnership with Pink Aid, Support Connection provides a peer hotline. Their team of survivor/peer counselors provides emotional support & navigational help M-F, 9am-5pm. Helpline: (914) 962 6402 or email: Barbara.cervoni@supportconnection.org
YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL
Greater New Haven, CT
Yale New Haven continues its Pink Aid Compassionate Care Program at the Cingari Family Boutique at the Smilow Cancer Hospital, which will fund mastectomy bras, wigs, prostheses, lymphedema sleeves, hair services and products and recovery necessities. Contact: Linda Penn (203) 200-1330
ANN'S PLACE
Danbury, serving Fairfield, New Haven & Litchfield Counties
CT
Pink Aid is supporting Ann's Place's Health Equity Intiative by providing funds for a bilingual Clinician Program and Clinical Navigator to help underserved breast cancer patients access healthcare and emotional wellness services. Contact: Su Murdock at (203) 790 6368 or Email: su@annsplace.org
CANCER CARE
Fairfield County, CT
Pink Aid is funding the Breast Cancer Services for Diverse Communities Program, an outreach program which provides breast health education workshops and navigation for free screenings to under-served communities. Contact: Kathy Nugent, LCSW knugent@cancercare.org or (201) 301 6809
DANBURY HOSPITAL
Greater Danbury, CT
Pink Aid's grant will help fund a financial aid navigator, and will provide food and gas cards for breast cancer patients
in need. Contact: Amy DePaola 203 739 7382 Email: amy.depaolo@wchn.org
GARDNER'S HOUSE
Serving Greater Hartford Area, CT
Pink Aid is helping to fund an Empowering Survivor’s Advocate plus phone and advocacy support for survivors and providing financial assistance for housing, transportation & emotional support for 11 inner-city breast cancer patients. Contact: Maggie Gardner, Director (860) 206-7754. Email: gardnershouse@att.net
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
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