Our vision
is to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer!
Our mission
is to provide free breast health education, mammograms, testing, and direct assistance to breast cancer patients with wigs, support, and resources in Arizona.
OUR PROGRAMS
Empowering women in Arizona and beyond with invaluable breast health facts and preventive information. Distribution through annual magazine (65,000), STEP UP to Prevention Wellness Workshops, social media, website and other media outlets
Impacting women in Arizona undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer with a free wig; providing them the comfort and normalcy they deserve. Clients apply online and, once approved, may select a wig of choice up to $300 at one of our approved wig shops, and Check for a Lump pays the bill. We are currently assisting approximately one woman a day - over 2,000 wigs provided since inception.
Providing free mammograms and all diagnostic testing necessary for diagnosis of breast cancer to qualifying women in Arizona. Clients apply online and, once approved, Check for a Lump is directly billed by the imagining company partners. We also host mammogram events through mobile mammography units. In 2022, we payed for over $222,000 in mammogram and diagnostic testing expenses for our clients.
Super Survivors Unite! Creating a welcoming space to connect breast cancer patients and survivors, along with their co-survivors/caregivers, through group therapeutic activities. Women can sign up for our free Super Survivor Unite events on our website. We have also added Super Survivor Kits that are available for women undergoing treatment as a way to lift their spirits and give them comfort during what can be a difficult time.
Super Survivor Kits! Lifting spirits and providing non-toxic essentials, our kits are available to any Arizona resident undergoing breast cancer treatment.