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Encore for Women's Health: Direct Financial Assistance
Grant Award Amount: $4,700
| Institution: Encore for Women's Health
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ENCORE FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH IS A NONPROFIT PROGRAM THAT OPERATES STATEWIDE TO HELP REDUCE THE DEATH RATE AND THE IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER ON THE LIVES OF ARKANSAS WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES SMALL AMOUNTS OF DIRECT FINANCIAL HELP TO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED WOMEN IN THE ARKANSAS AFFILIATE AREA WHO NEED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR REASONS RELATED TO BREAST HEALTH. MOST OF THE WOMEN HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF THE DISEASE HAVE EXPERIENCED DRASTIC FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. THEY WILL USE THE MONEY FOR SUCH EXPENSES AS TRANSPORTATION TO TREATMENT OR FOLLOWUP CARE, MEDICINE, OVERDUE UTILITY BILLS OR RENT, OR SOMETIMES TO PAY SMALL AMOUNTS ON EXISTING MEDICAL BILLS. THE MONEY AWARDS ARE MADE ONLY AFTER OTHER RESOURCES FOR HELP ARE EXHAUSTED AND/OR ARE INSUFFICIENT TO MEET AN URGENT NEED.
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