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Support Connection Receives Grant for Peer Counseling Services
Support Connection Inc., a not-for-profit organization offering free, confidential support services to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer, recently received a $10,000 grant from The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. The grant will help fund Support Connection's One-on-One Peer Counseling Program for people affected by breast cancer.
Support Connection's Peer Counseling program was established in 2000 to provide personalized, confidential support and education to anyone living with breast or ovarian cancer. The service is provided free of charge. Peer Counselors are women who have experienced breast or ovarian cancer and have also received professional training. Peer counseling is provided on the phone or in person, and is available from the time of diagnosis for as long as it is needed, as often as it is needed. Support is available to family members and loved ones as well. The demand for this service has grown steadily over the past seven years, and the grant from The Miles of Hope Foundation will help Support Connection to meet this increased need.
The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation, based in LaGrangeville, NY, is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) public charity established in March of 2003 and is a component fund of The Community Foundation of Dutchess. Their mission is to provide funding to non-profit organizations for support services and outreach for people affected by breast cancer in the Hudson Valley, New York. To learn more about Miles of Hope, visit their website at http:// www.milesofhopebcf.org/.
Support Connection, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization based in Yorktown Heights that provides free, confidential support services and programs to women, their families and friends affected by breast and ovarian cancer. The support provided enables women to help each other and empowers them to become their own healthcare advocates. To learn more about Support Connection's services, call 914- 962-6402 or 1-800-532-4290, or visit their website at www.supportconnection.org.
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