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>> Highlighting organizations that are helping others,
that are helping others,
Sisters, Network Inc is the
only nonprofit organization in
the entire U.S. that focuses on
breast cancer survivorship for
African American women. >> The organization’s purpose
>> The organization’s purpose
is to save lives and provide
lifesaving knowledge and its
national headquarters based
right here in Houston. Joining
us this morning is clean.
Allen, vice president of Sisters Network Inc killing.
Sisters Network Inc killing.
Good morning. Thanks for being
with us.
>> Good morning and thank you
for having me. Absolutely.
And lightness here. What can
you tell us about sister’s
Network Inc and what the mission is?
mission is?
>> Yes, thank you. Sister
Network incorporated is
incorporated is the only black
breast cancer survivorship organization. And as you said,
organization. And as you said,
we’re located here in We have
30 chapters around the in
Dallas and Austin, Texas, for
example. So we’re serving black
women across the country
because breast cancer is the
most fatal health issue facing
black woman right now.
>> You know, you’re responding
to obviously a very important
We have this statistic,
according to breast cancer
Prevention partners DOT Org.
Black women have a 31% higher
mortality rate with breast
cancer. Black women under 35,
they say are 2 times more
likely compared to white women
to get breast cancer. Those are
some alarming statistics.
>> Yes, indeed they are.
And so that’s why sister’s you
know, we’ve been around since
1994. We have been supporting
women across black women across
the country to stop the Black women can start beating the
women can start beating the
breast cancer odds culturally
in our community. Sometimes we
don’t talk enough about our
family history don’t talk about
when we have a life-threatening
disease like breast cancer.
So our mission is to continue
to educate empower and to
support black women so that they can get the treatment that
they can get the treatment that
they deserve and that they
need. And I’m just, you know,
save those lives absolutely
clean. Let’s talk about the
progress here. What has will
progress has been made towards
black women diagnosed with
breast cancer at this point.
>> Well, as you mentioned, you
know, we’re having we’re seeing
more black women diagnosed with
more aggressive breast cancer,
particular like triple negative
and at a younger age. And so
we’re we’re starting to see
more women start to talk about
it. And that’s the key is that,
you know, with some of the medical advances there, they’re
medical advances there, they’re
not as fearful as does getting
their mammograms and request an
altar. Some is important
because we have very dense breasts as it does ethnic And
breasts as it does ethnic And
so taking that proactive
approach to your health and
making it a top priority, we’re
seeing that black women are
starting to do that more.
And so hopefully the statistics
will continue to drop for us so that our women can continue
so that our women can continue
to live.
>> And you mentioned triple
negative breast cancer that the
black women 2 times more likely
to get triple negative breast cancer. And now you guys are
cancer. And now you guys are
launching this national pink
power tore. Tell us a little
bit about that and how that
plays in. >> Yes, we’re very excited
>> Yes, we’re very excited
starting power towards of 5
city to war to the triple
negative talk with our sisters.
Well, our first stop will be Raleigh, North Carolina,
Raleigh, North Carolina,
actually this where we have one
of our chapters. We will have it in will be going to Chicago
it in will be going to Chicago
will be in and in Wisconsin
and or national. So we are
really going out there taking
the message to the women in the
community. It’s an in-person event because we’ve built
event because we’ve built
important that we have this
candid conversation about
triple negative sense. It is
impacting our our community so
much absolutely spreading that
awareness that education is cancer is still difficult
cancer is still difficult
subject for some folks to talk
about. What are some ways.
>> To kind of help start that
conversation.
We have programs that we started as young as in, you
started as young as in, you
know what? Talking with young
women in their 13, 16, 15 with
our teams for pink a program where we encourage our young,
where we encourage our young,
young ladies to talk to the
women in their family, about
their family history and the
to learn so that they Jen come
indirectly, encourage those women if they haven’t had their
women if they haven’t had their
now. Graham there on Instagram,
>> to to get their mammograms.
So with the conversation is
what’s key the trying to get rid of that fear factor is also
rid of that fear factor is also
important.
>> Kelly, can you tell us about
the care Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance program?
Assistance program?
>> Yes, that founded back in
2006 I Karen Eubanks Jackson,
who is our founder and CEO,
who’s a 28 year for time. Breast cancer survivor
Breast cancer survivor
Thrive or and she founded the
Breast Cancer Assistance
Program to provide financial
assistance for women across the
country. It is a national Financial assistance program
Financial assistance program
is open right now. We open June
one and it does close June and
July 15th. And so folks can go
to our website says does networking DOT org, download
networking DOT org, download
the application of the look at
the programs will see the
application. We provide
financial assistance for utility That’s gas. Electric
utility That’s gas. Electric
got as well as mortgage
and rent. In addition, that
program has early detection
component where we provide
mammograms and pay for them for
women across the country.
The mammogram component will
be reopened in October. Right
now, the financial assistance
side of the program is open and
we encourage women from around
the country. We have a lot of
women in the Houston and
throughout Texas applying.
But again, it is national.
We’re here to help. And we did
get one question you’re an
African-American of rescues
organization. My Boe member of
another ethnic group. Can I
still apply? Absolutely.
You’re a survivor burns.
So this financial Systems
program is dedicated to all
breast cancer survivors who
need the qualification of the
application process. We are
black organization, but we’re
we’re supporting survivors
Certainly saving lives out
there calling Allen vice
president of Sisters, Network