Susan G. Komen for the Cureis proof that one person can make a difference.  It started in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died at the age of 36.  Before she died of breast cancer, Suzy made Nancy promise she would do something to help other women who battled this disease.  With a shoebox full of names and $200, Nancy did not know what exactly she would do.  She knew it would take money to educate women and find a cure for the disease.  In 1983, in her hometown of Dallas, TX, she started the first Race for the Cure and the rest is history.

RIGHT NOW:   Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer and is the world’s largest private founder of breast cancer research and community outreach programs.  Twenty seven years have passed since Nancy promised Susan she would help other women who were battling breast cancer, and now our Mission has become our Promise: 

A Promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find a cure. 

Working through a network of affiliates and events like Race for the Cure, corporate partners and generous sponsors, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has raised $1 billion dollars for the fight against breast cancer.

               The North Central Alabama
                   Affiliate Coverage Area               At Home, in North Central Alabama…  We fund a variety of Community based breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs for the medically under served throughout North Central Alabama. 75% of the donations we raise, funds these local programs. The remaining 25%is contributed to the Komen National Research Grants Programs, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards, and educational and scientific programs around the world. In 2007 and 2008 Komen North Central Alabama gave over $1 million dollars to local breast health education, screening, and treatment programs.  In this same period UAB received over $3 million dollars from Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Research Grants, bringing Komen’s investment in the fight against breast cancer here at home in North Central Alabama to over $4 million dollars.   [Where the Funds Go]    [More information where the Funds Go]