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AVON FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

2015 Approved GrantsDecember 31, 2015

Organization Name Project Title/Description City

State/

Country Grant Amount

Emory University fbo Winship

Cancer Institute and Grady

Memorial Hospital

2015 Avon Foundation Center of Excellence Atlanta GA $ 650,000

Johns Hopkins University, Sidney

Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer

Center

Johns Hopkins‐Avon Breast Center of Excellence Baltimore MD $ 500,000

Massachusetts General Hospital,

affiliate of Partners HealthCare

Avon Breast Cancer Program; Novel risk/benefit & cost/utility

models for breast cancer prevention with aromatase inhibitors in

women with pre‐invasive breast pathology; Unanticipated

resistance mechanisms in ER‐positive metastatic breast cancer.

Boston MA $ 500,000

The New York‐Presbyterian Hospital

and The Trustees of Columbia

University in the City of New York

Breast Cancer Access to Care and Disparities Research Program New York NY $ 500,000

Northwestern University &

Northwestern Memorial Hospital,

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive

Cancer Center

Avon Foundation for Breast Cancer Research and Care Program at

the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of

Northwestern University

Chicago IL $ 500,000

San Francisco General Hospital

Foundation

AVON Comprehensive Breast Care Program at San Francisco

General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH)

San Francisco CA $ 500,000

UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center

Foundation

Avon Cares for Life Los Angeles CA $ 600,000

Total ‐ Avon Breast Cancer Centers ‐ Research ‐ Patient Care $ 3,750,000

Alameda Health System / Alameda

Health System Foundation

Expanding Patient Navigation Services in a High Volume Safety

Net Public Health System

Oakland CA $ 125,000

Albert Einstein College of Medicine BOLD Buddy Program: Providing Peer Navigation for Underserved

Breast Cancer Patients from Initial Diagnosis to End‐of‐Life

Bronx NY $ 100,000

Baptist Memorial Hospital for

Women

Filling the Gap ‐ Mammography for Underserved Women Memphis TN $ 100,000

Baylor College of Medicine Expanding and Improving Breast Cancer Care and Prevention in

Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Women

Houston TX $ 125,000

Beckman Research Institute of City

of Hope

Improving access to comprehensive axillary lymphedema

education, prevention and management for patients with breast

cancer through telehealth

Duarte CA $ 75,000

Big Bam Foundation dba Breast

Treatment Task Force

Diagnostic Follow‐up for Working Uninsured Patients in NYC New York NY $ 50,000

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Direct Clinical Care/Safety Net Hospitals/Patient Navigation

Avon Breast Cancer Centers ‐ Research ‐ Patient Care

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Boston Medical Center Avon Breast Health Initiative at Boston Medical Center Boston MA $ 125,000

The Breast Cancer Resource Center

Of Santa Barbara

Breast Health Outreach and Mammogram Program Santa Barbara CA $ 25,000

Cancer Center Of Santa Barbara Strengthening Breast Care Navigation in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA $ 100,000

Cancer Resource Center of

Mendocino County

Navigating women with breast cancer in rural Mendocino County Mendocino CA $ 75,000

Carolinas Healthcare Foundation

fbo of Carolinas Medical Center

Mecklenburg County Breast Care Management Program Charlotte NC $ 50,000

Charlotte Maxwell Complementary

Clinic

Promoting Equity in Breast Cancer Survival by Increasing Access to

Integrative Cancer Care for Low‐Income Women.


The Foundation of St. Mary's

Hospital at Amsterdam Inc.

The Avon Breast Health Center at the Outpatient Pavilion at St.

Mary's Healthcare.

Amsterdam NY $ 100,000

The George Washington University Patient Navigation to Improve Breast Cancer Care for the

Underserved

Washington DC $ 100,000

Georgetown University Navigating Underserved Women from Public Housing Facilities to

Breast Cancer Screening Services


Hektoen Institute for Medical

Research ‐ John H. Stroger Jr.

Hospital, Cook County Bureau of

Health Services

The Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention Program at John H. Stroger

Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Chicago IL $ 75,000



Center

Preserving Breast Health Through Access Baltimore MD $ 75,000

Loretto Hospital Women's Breast Cancer Follow‐Up Initiative Chicago IL $ 100,000

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center Providing a Pathway of Hope to Breast Cancer Disparities Chicago IL $ 200,000

Meritus Healthcare Foundation Avon Breast Health Navigator Program Hagerstown MD $ 60,000

Methodist Healthcare Foundation M. E. (mammography exams) TIME Memphis TN $ 25,000

The Methodist Hospital Foundation Breast Health Initiative at the Denver Harbor Clinic Houston TX $ 100,000

Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer

Task Force

Eliminating Racial, Ethnic and Class Disparities in Breast Cancer

Outcomes through Quality Measurement and Improvement and

Patient Navigation


New York Health & Hospitals

Corporation fbo Metropolitan

Hospital Center

MAS Program Supporting the Safety‐Net Grant New York NY $ 100,000

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New York University School of

Medicine

Integrated breast cancer program for medically underserved and

multi‐ethnic women in New York City

New York NY $ 200,000

Northern Westchester Hospital

Center Foundation

Breast Health Initiative for Underserved Women Mount Kisco NY $ 75,000

Northridge Hospital Foundation Patient Navigation Program Northridge CA $ 100,000

Presbyterian Hospital Foundation

fbo Presbyterian Cancer Center

Bridging the Gap Charlotte NC $ 50,000

The Rose The Rose's Patient Navigation Program: Improving Access to

Quality and Timely Treatment for the Medically Underserved.


San Antonio Community Hospital Nurse Navigator Program Upland CA $ 100,000

Shanti Project Inc Shanti's Margot Murphy Breast Cancer Program San Francisco CA $ 50,000

Sinai Health System Sinai Avon Breast Cancer Initiatives: Helping Her Live Community

Program and Clinical Navigation Program


St. John's Riverside Hospital St. John's Riverside Hospital Patient Navigation and Survivorship

Care Program

Yonkers NY $ 75,000

Tufts Medical Center Parent Inc Patient Navigation During Active Treatment for Breast Cancer:

Surmounting the Cultural and Socio‐Economic Divide

Boston MA $ 75,000

University of Southern California Avon Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Clinic Los Angeles CA $ 100,000

University Of Tennessee West

Institute For Cancer Research

Mammography: Critical Needs for Screening the Underserved,

Measured Guidelines for High‐Quality Treatment, and Eliminating

Barriers to Care

Memphis TN $ 100,000

The University of Texas M.D.

Anderson Cancer Center

Comprehensive Breast Cancer Patient Navigation for the Lyndon B

Johnson General Hospital


Washington Hospital Center

Corporation

Washington, DC Breast Cancer Safety Net Initiative Washington DC $ 100,000

Women's Cancer Resource Center High Intensity Cancer Navigation: Community Health Advocacy

Program


You Can Thrive Foundation Integrative Patient Navigation & Palliative Care for Breast Cancer New York NY $ 50,000

Total ‐ Direct Clinical Care/Safety Net Hospitals/Patient Navigation $ 3,960,000

Alachua County Organization For

Rural Needs Inc

Across the Generations: Improving Women's Health Partnership Brooker FL $ 27,000

Alliance Community Services "Latina Breast Health Navigation Program" Salt Lake City UT $ 60,000

Arab Community Center For

Economic & Social Services Access

ACCESS Breast Cancer Outreach Project Dearborn MI $ 60,000

Public Education/Outreach/Advocacy

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Arlington Free Clinic Inc Comprehensive Breast Health Care for Underserved Community

Members

Arlington VA $ 39,000

Asian American Health Coalition Of

The Greater Houston Area

HOPE Clinic Phoenix Project Houston TX $ 50,000

Breakfast Club Inc EARS (Education, Awareness, Resources and Support) Florissant MO $ 35,000

Breast Care for Washington Awareness Access Action Washington DC $ 55,000

Cancer & Chronic Disease

Consortium

The CCDC Promotoras for Screening, Education and Resource

Management, "A Breast Cancer Model"

El Paso TX $ 40,000

Catherine's Health Center Count Me In Grand Rapids MI $ 26,300

Center For MultiCultural Health Taking Care of Our Sisters! Seattle WA $ 30,580

Center For Pan Asian Community

Services, Inc.

ABC: Asian Breast Care Program Atlanta GA $ 40,000

Charles B Wang Community Health

Center Inc

Project H.O.P.E. (Health, Openness, Peer Support and

Empowerment)


Chenango Health Network Inc The Every Woman Counts in Chenango County Campaign Norwich NY $ 60,000

Cherry Street Services Inc Cherry Health Women's Health Outreach Program Grand Rapids MI $ 50,000

Christiana Care Health Services Inc Avon Helping Hands for Breast Health Newark DE $ 50,000

Cooper Health System Camden County Cancer Screening Project Camden NJ $ 45,000

Encore For Womens Health Encore for Women's Health Little Rock AR $ 45,375

Family Services Center Of Coffee

County Inc

Coffee County Breast Cancer Awareness Program Enterprise AL $ 50,000

Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer

Foundation

The Community Health Advisor's Breast Health Outreach Project Ruleville MS $ 50,000

Foundation For Annie Jeffrey Mothers, Daughters, Sisters and Friends Osceola NE $ 27,500

Julie Rogers "Gift Of Life" Free

Mammogram Program

Breast Health for Southeast Texas Beaumont TX $ 45,000

Korean Community Services Of

Metropolitan New York, Inc.

Step Up For Health Women New York NY $ 30,000

La Clinica Tepeyac Inc Latina Breast Health and Education Program Denver CO $ 43,982

Latino Community Development

Agency

Clinica De La Mujer Latina Oklahoma City OK $ 40,000

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Martin Luther King Health Center Martin Luther King Health Center ‐ Women's Health Program Shreveport LA $ 30,000

Morton Plant Mease Health Care

Inc

Mammography Voucher Program Saint Petersburg FL $ 50,000

Northwest New Jersey Community

Action Program Inc

WARREN COUNTY BREAST HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM Phillipsburg NJ $ 25,000

Nueva Vida Inc Latino Breast Health Outreach Program: Including health

education, patient navigation, and mental health support

Alexandria VA $ 50,000

Partnership Health Center Inc. PHC's Breast Education to Abolish Disease (BEAD) Project Missoula MT $ 45,000

Project Renewal Inc ScanVan Mobile Mammography Program New York NY $ 55,000

Rural Health Group Inc Rural Health Group (RHG) Breast Care Outreach Program Roanoke Rapids NC $ 45,000

Saint Michael's Medical Center, Inc. " In The Pink Cancer Screening Program" Newark NJ $ 50,000

Samaritan House Samaritan House Breast Care Clinic San Mateo CA $ 30,000

Southcentral Foundation Southcentral Foundation Screening and Prevention Department Anchorage AK $ 55,000

Southern Illinois Healthcare

Foundation Inc

Start Now Sauget IL $ 38,000

Tucson Medical Center TMC Breast Health and Education Program Tucson AZ $ 26,000

United Methodist Western Kansas Early Detection Works Garden City KS $ 30,000

Vietnamese Resettlement

Association Inc

Better Breast Care Falls Church VA $ 35,000

Vista Community Clinic VCC Breast Health Outreach Project Vista CA $ 50,000

Volunteers In Medicine Clinic VIM Mammogram Program Hilton Head Island SC $ 40,160

West Virginia Health Right, Inc. Breast Health Access for the Medically Underserved Charleston WV $ 50,000

Witness Project of Connecticut, Inc. Educate & Empower though Education and Navigation Bridgeport CT $ 45,000

Xilin Association Eliminating Disparity in Asian Women Breast Health Care Naperville IL $ 30,000

Young Mens Christian Association

Bangor

Caring Connections Breast Health Program Bangor ME $ 21,000

Young Women's Christian

Association

ENCOREplus San Antonio TX $ 42,000

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Young Womens Christian

Association Of Binghamton And

Broome County

ENCOREplus Breast Cancer Outreach, Education and Advocacy

Program.

Binghamton NY $ 65,550


Association Of Greater Lafayette

Women's Cancer Program Lafayette IN $ 50,000


Association of Greater Toledo

YWCA‐EncorePlus Breast Health Education and Awareness Project Toledo OH $ 51,000


Association Of Lubbock Texas Inc

Women's Health Initiative Lubbock TX $ 50,000


Association Of Malden

Encoreplus Malden MA $ 59,000


Association Of North Orange

County

Neighborhood Link To Breast Cancer Screening & Prevention Fullerton CA $ 80,000

YWCA Greater Baton Rouge ENCOREplus BREAST HEALTH EMPOWERMENT Baton Rouge LA $ 65,000

YWCA Northern Rhode Island YWCA Rhode Island ‐‐ ENCOREplus Breast Health Outreach

Program

Woonsocket RI $ 65,000

YWCA of Greater Cincinnati YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Breast Health Program Cincinnati OH $ 44,620

YWCA of Southeastern

Massachusetts

YWCA Heath and Wellness Program New Bedford MA $ 50,000

YWCA St. Joseph's ENCOREplus Program Saint Joseph MO $ 35,000

Total ‐ Public Education/Outreach/Advocacy $ 2,517,067

Albert Einstein College of Medicine The role of the cell cycle inhibitor p21CIP1 in promotion of cancer

stem cells and metastasis

Bronx NY $ 300,000

Baylor College of Medicine Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Patients‐isolated CTCs in Breast

Cancer Dormancy


Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center Nanotherapeutic Targeting of Brain‐Metastatic Breast Tumors Los Angeles CA $ 300,000

Conquer Cancer Foundation of the

American Society of Clinical

Oncology (ASCO)

2015 Breast Cancer Symposium and 2015 International

Development and Education Award in Breast Cancer

Alexandria VA $ 100,000

Dr. Susan Love Research

Foundation

Mapping of the Breast Ducts Study and Quality of Life & Trends in

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Santa Monica CA $ 325,000

Georgetown University PLAC1 as a Serologic Biomarker for the Detection of Breast Cancer

Metastases


Georgetown University PLAC1 as a Serologic Biomarker for the Detection of Breast Cancer

Metastases


Health Research Alliance To support continued membership in the Health Researh Alliance,

which allows us to share information on our research grants and

place them into gHRAsp, a web‐based database that contains

grant information of HRA member nonprofit agencies.

Research Triangle Park NC $ 10,000

Research

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John Wayne Cancer Institute Defining a Collaborative Approach in the investigation of a role for

microbes in breast cancer


John Wayne Cancer Institute Targeting spliceosome factors to decrease metastasis in breast

cancer patients




Center

Real time preclinical modeling of actionable mutations for

metastatic breast cancer

Baltimore MD $ 300,000

Northwestern University &

Northwestern Memorial Hospital,

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive

Cancer Center

A Single Arm Phase II Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of

MEDI4736 in Combination with Tremelimumab Patients with

Metastatic HER2 Negative Breast Cancer


Paradigm Shift Therapeutics, LLC Small Molecule CD47 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Metastatic

Breast Cancer

Sonoma CA $ 150,000

Paradigm Shift Therapeutics, LLC Identification of Small Molecule Therapeutics Targeting CD47 for

the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer:

Sonoma CA $ 200,000

Partners Healthcare System Inc Investigation of novel targeted therapeutic approaches for brain

metastases from breast cancer

Boston MA $ 150,000

The Regents of the University of

California, San Francisco

Epigenetic‐Immune priming for reversing hormone therapy

resistance in metastatic breast cancer

San Francisco CA $ 300,000

Sage Bionetworks A Semi‐Automated System for Annotating Research Grants in

Cancer: A Pilot in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Seattle WA $ 135,000

Silent Spring Institute Breast Cancer and the Environment Research and Outreach

Program

Newton MA $ 125,000

Sinai Health System Breast Cancer Disparities Among Hispanic Subgroups & Between

Black and White Women in Large US Cities


Trustees of Boston University The role of an Environmental Chemical Receptor in Development

and Propagation of Cancer Stem Cells in Triple Negative and

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Boston MA $ 50,000

University of Alabama at

Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer

Center

Pathogen Discovery in Breast Cancer Birmingham AL $ 137,858

The University of Chicago Whole genome expression based drug repurposing in metastatic

breast cancer


University of Southern California Identification of PLK4‐Inhibitor Biomarker Profile for Selection of

Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients to Clinical Trials

Los Angeles CA $ 300,000

The University of Texas M.D.

Anderson Cancer Center

Development of an Ex‐vivo Tumor Tissue of Inflammatory Breast

Cancer for Drug Testing


Zero Breast Cancer Pregnancy‐induced hypertension, IGF1R, and breast cancer

protection

San Rafael CA $ 77,000

Total ‐ Research $ 4,745,858

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation Patient Advocate Program in

conjunction with the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

San Antonio TX $ 50,000

The Arizona Board of Regents,

University of Arizona

Patient Navigation Core Competency Pathways and Policy

Summits

Tucson AZ $ 55,897

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Cancer Care Inc AvonCares Program New York NY $ 650,000

Cicatelli Associates, Inc. Avon Breast Health Outreach Program (Avon BHOP) New York NY $ 482,983

Common Table Health Alliance Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium Memphis TN $ 350,000

Community Servings Nutrition Program for Individuals and Families Affected by Breast

Cancer

Jamaica Plain MA $ 100,000

Cosmetic Executive Women

Foundation

Cancer and Careers' Educational Series for Healthcare

Professionals


Densebreast‐Info Inc Launch of and ongoing website development for year 2016:

www.DenseBreast‐info.org

Deer Park NY $ 50,000

Dr. Susan Love Research

Foundation

ImPatient Science™ Santa Monica CA $ 50,000

Food & Friends Pink Ribbon Delivery Program Washington DC $ 225,000

Global Cancer Institute Inc Patient Navigation and Young Women's Breast Cancer Database

Project Expansions

Boston MA $ 150,000

God's Love We Deliver Nutritional Care for Women with Breast Cancer New York NY $ 150,000

Living Beyond Breast Cancer Empowering, Educating, & Connecting Women Affected by Breast

Cancer with Tailored Resources & Support

Bala Cynwyd PA $ 50,000

Massachusetts General Hospital,

affiliate of Partners HealthCare

Avon‐MGH Global Breast Cancer Program Boston MA $ 500,000

Metastatic Breast Cancer Network

Inc

Travel scholarships to enable financially needy patients attend the

Metastatic Breast Cancer Network's Metastatic Breast Cancer

Conference and Forum, "Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer,"

presented in collaboration with the Dana Farber Institute


Project Angel Food Home‐Delivered Medically Tailored Meals and Nutritional

Counseling for People Struggling with Breast Cancer


Project Open Hand Breast Cancer Nutrition Program San Francisco CA $ 200,000

Sisters Network Memphis

Incorporated

Stop the Silence Memphis TN $ 25,000

Young Survival Coalition Sync & The YSC Conference Series New York NY $ 50,000

Zero Breast Cancer Engaging Community, Expediting Research and Eliminating Breast

Cancer

San Rafael CA $ 100,000

Total ‐ Support Services $ 3,428,880

TOTAL ‐ BREAST CANCER FUNDING $ 18,401,805

Friends Of The World Food Program

Inc

To facilitate longer‐term recovery projects to help rebuild

communities following the Nepal earthquake in Spring 2015.


TOTAL ‐ DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING $ 8,029

DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING

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Futures Without Violence The Continuation of Building a National Training Institute San Francisco CA $ 50,000

Vital Voices Global Partnership The Justice Institutes provide innovative, interactive and multi‐

disciplinary training courses to judges, prosecutors, police,

government officials and NGO advocates from each region where

the programs are held.


Total ‐ Awareness, Education, Prevention & Direct Services $ 550,000

Morton Grove

A Safe Haven Foundation (ASHF) Will provide mental health services that incorporate the Seeking

Safety evidence‐based model to homeless women with children

who have experienced domestic violence and reside in ASHF's

interim housing facilities.

Chicago IL $ 10,000

Between Friends Relationship Education: A Choice for Hope (REACH) is Illinois'

largest, most comprehensive teen dating violence prevention

program working to educate middle and high school‐aged kids

and their adult supporters to promote healthy relationships.

Chicago IL $ 10,000

Casa Central Social Services

Corporation

Casa Central's Violence Prevention and Intervention (VPI)

program prevents and reduces the trauma of exposure to

violence in individuals and families and seeks to build healthier,

safer, more just communities for children and their families.

Chicago IL $ 10,000

Chicago Metropolitan Battered

Womens Network

Improving First Response to Domestic Violence Initiative partners

with police officers and health care professionals to screen and

identify survivors earlier in the cycle of violence and link them to

resources to reduce future injuries and save lives.

Chicago IL $ 10,000

Connections for Abused Women

and their Children

CAWC provides comprehensive services to children exposed to

domestic violence at its Greenhouse Shelter and Humboldt Park

Outreach Program.

Chicago IL $ 10,000

Crisis Center For South Suburbia Funds will provide safety and crisis intervention for 360 women

and children who are victims of domestic violence. The

Emergency Residential Shelter offers a safe place to live, basic

needs, case management, counseling, and other resources.

Tinley Park IL $ 10,000

Family Shelter Service Inc Support for the residential program which provides emergency

shelter and counseling services to victims of domestic violence

and their children.

Wheaton IL $ 10,000

Rose Brooks Center, Inc. Will provide safe shelter and comprehensive services to women

and children escaping domestic violence, so that they may find

the safety and support that will help them start a new beginning.

Kansas City MO $ 10,000

SPEAK OUT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUNDING

Awareness, Education, Prevention & Direct Services

Direct Service Programs for Domestic Violence in Avon Communities

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Total ‐ Morton Grove $ 80,000

Pasadena

Antelope Valley Domestic Violence

Council

Project funds will be used to pay salary and benefits of a part time

domestic violence advocate who will be working only with

Hispanic victims who come into the Valley Oasis Shelter.

Lancaster CA $ 11,000

Family Hope The funds will be used toward general operating support of our

overall program of providing shelter and direct services to

pregnant women and their children who have been victims of

domestic violence.

Pasadena CA $ 11,000

Five Acres‐The Boys & Girls Aid

Society Of Los Angeles County

Five Acres' domestic violence program, Grace Services, helps

families break the cycle of violence by providing crisis

intervention, individual and group counseling, case management,

support groups and legal assistance.

Altadena CA $ 12,000

Foothill Family Service Provide clients with case management, individual and family

counseling services to aid in their recovery from abuse/trauma;

move toward self‐sufficiency, and learn positive coping skills.


Haven Hills, Inc. The grant will be used for general operating support of core

programs and services to more than 3,300 victims of domestic

violence, including women, men and children in the San Fernando

Valley of Los Angeles.

Canoga Park CA $ 12,000

Jewish Family Service of Los

Angeles

To assist victims and their children by providing safe shelter,

counseling, and supportive services for both adults and children,

follow‐up support, and education about domestic violence.


Shepherds Door Projects funds from Avon Foundation will be used for staff cost,

purchase educational material and workbooks on Healthy

Relationship vs Unhealthy Relationship and Teen Resource Guide

to Healthy Relationship to over 500+ middle and high schools

students.


Total ‐ Pasadena $ 80,000

Puerto Rico

La Casa de Todos, Inc. Funds will be used for general shelter operating support. Juncos PR $ 20,000

Total ‐ Puerto Rico $ 20,000

Rye

My Sister's Place To support dating violence prevention efforts that empower next

generations of Westchester youth to build healthy relationships

free of abuse, recognize dynamics and warning signs.

White Plains NY $ 20,000

Total ‐ Rye $ 20,000

Springdale

Artemis Center for Alternatives to

Domestic Violence

To support staffing of the 24hr Domestic Violence Hotline

operated in collaboration with the YWCA Dayton.

Dayton OH $ 4,500

Family Violence Prevention Center

of Greene County

FVPC will partner with volunteers and local businesses to address

the 15 year Maintenance Plan to provide a well maintained,

secure disclosed location where trauma informed care advocacy

and support services are provided for victims 24 hours a day.

Xenia OH $ 4,500

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Rape Crisis and Abuse Center of

Hamilton County DBA Women

Helping Women

WHW's Prevent & Empower Program is an innovative dating

violence/sexual assault prevention program that also provides

wrap‐around services to survivors. WHW educates on warning

signs of abuse, empowers bystanders to speak out, & supports

survivors.

Cincinnati OH $ 4,500

Safe Passage Inc Funds will support the purchase of a vehicle to provide

comprehensive and critical services to victims of domestic

violence in a 6 county service area and to support community

programs that aim to bring families to safety and end the cycle of

violence.

Batesville IN $ 4,000

Women's Crisis Center, Inc. Funds will support two emergency shelters for domestic violence

victims and their children in a 13 county service area of KY, as

well as two‐24‐hour crisis hot lines, intervention, counseling, and

safety planning, hospital and court advocacy.

Hebron KY $ 4,000

YWCA of Greater Cincinnati With support from the Avon Foundation Domestic Violence Grant,

the Teen Dating Violence Program can continue to provide

innovative services to over 3,000 students annually at 25+

schools.

Cincinnati OH $ 4,000

Total ‐ Springdale $ 25,500

Suffern

Center for Hope and Safety The funds will be used to maintain Housing to continue the vital

wrap around services that concretely help the women build skills

and income to be independent, afford permanent housing, and be

able to choose a violence‐free life.

Rochelle Park NJ $ 12,000

Eva's Village Provide therapeutic support services to women and children,

survivors of domestic and family violence, toward the goal of

improving their emotional/behavioral well‐being and progression

towards increased stability.

Paterson NJ $ 12,000

Jersey Battered Women's Service,

Inc.

The funds requested will support JBWS' community‐based

counseling to victims of domestic violence and provide battered

women with access to the knowledge, skills and social support

necessary to protect themselves from abuse.

Morristown NJ $ 12,000

Safe Homes of Orange County Funding granted through this proposal will support Safe Homes of

Orange County in the provision of comprehensive, culturally‐

competent, direct services to victims of intimate partner violence,

human trafficking and teen dating violence.

Newburgh NY $ 12,000

Volunteer Counseling Services of

Rockland County, Inc.

Provides counseling to victims of domestic violence. The group is

co‐facilitated by a counselor from the Center for Safety and

Change because so many of the women struggle with domestic

violence

New City NY $ 12,000

Total ‐ Suffern $ 60,000

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Zanesville

First Step Family Violence

Intervention Services Inc

Funds received will be utilized for the staffing & operational needs

of First Step Family Violence Intervention Services shelter, Hope

House. The 24 hour emergency housing is for victims of domestic

violence & sexual assault, their children & pets.

Coshocton OH $ 8,300

Haven of Hope The Avon Foundation grant will be utilized to provide direct

trauma services to victims of crime, including domestic violence,

sexual assault and rape in Guernsey and Noble Counties.

Cambridge OH $ 8,300

The Lighthouse Funds will support the Protective Emergency Shelter. Lancaster OH $ 8,300

Transitions Inc. To provide shelter, clothing, food, and civil/criminal advocacy for

domestic violence victims in Muskingum, Perry and Morgan

County.

Zanesville OH $ 8,300

Woodlands Serving Central Ohio

Inc.

Funding from the Avon Foundation will support The Center for

New Beginnings to provide emergency shelter and services to

victims of domestic violence and their children for Licking County.

Newark OH $ 8,300

Total ‐ Zanesville $ 41,500

Freedom

Domestic Abuse Intervention

Services

Support for the general operating costs of the expanded

emergency shelter program which provides temporary safe

housing for domestic violence victims and their children.

Madison WI $ 11,000

Marys House Ministry Alliance For

Regaining Your Safety

MARYS House gives women and children in imminent danger a

safe refuge so they can heal emotionally and physically from the

trauma of violence. Avon funds will enable MARYS House to offer

safe shelter and healthful meals for its residents.

Pickens SC $ 11,000

Penelope House Family Violence

Center, Inc.

Penelope House will utilize grant funding to provide a portion of

the general operating expenses of the emergency shelter

program.

Mobile AL $ 11,000

Total ‐ Freedom $ 33,000

Frontier

Leap To Success The CHANGE Project will empower domestic violence survivors to

claim their self‐worth by building skills and confidence to become

employed and self‐sufficient. They will become an inspiration to

their children and their communities.

Carlsbad CA $ 20,000

Total ‐ Frontier $ 20,000

Liberty

Faith House Inc Project funds will be utilized to fund our legal advocacy program

for victims of domestic violence. This program provides equal

access to justice for victims by providing legal representation in

court proceedings.

Lafayette LA $ 16,000

Florida Resources Center for

Women & Children, Inc.

FRCWC, Inc. will provide youth/teenagers, in Palm Beach County,

with domestic violence/dating violence education, prevention and

resources.

West Palm Beach FL $ 16,000

Regional Direct Service Programs

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Help And Emergency Response Inc Help and Emergency Response will use the funds to provide

financial assistance for our clients.

Portsmouth VA $ 16,000

Peoples Place II, Inc Funds will assist the SAFE program at People's Place with the

general operating expenses for two domestic violence shelters

serving survivors and their children.

Milford DE $ 16,000

Sarahs Refuge Inc The project(s) will work toward the elimination of

domestic/sexual violence and teen dating healthy relationship.

Warsaw NC $ 16,000

Total ‐ Liberty $ 80,000

Patriot

Mutual Ground Inc The Avon Foundation project funds will be utilized to support

domestic and sexual violence prevention training in public schools

to children pre‐kindergarten through grade 12.

Aurora IL $ 20,000

Total ‐ Patriot $ 20,000

Victory

Eastern Shore Coalition Against

Domestic Violence Inc

Avon project funds will support ESCADV's community outreach

and advocacy work with children and provide operating support

for our domestic violence shelter.

Onancock VA $ 20,000

Total ‐ Victory $ 20,000

TOTAL ‐ COMMUNITY & REGIONAL DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS $ 500,000

Babson College Babson College will develop and deliver an innovative,

comprehensive bystander intervention bystander program that

will empower community members to intervene in potentially

dangerous or high‐risk situations to prevent sexual assault and

dating violence.

Babson Park MA $ 10,000

Barnard College We are requesting funds to create videos to use in our Bystander

Invention program Step Up, and in trainings on consent and

gender misconduct. These videos will illustrate teaching points in

preventing assault and how to apply intervention skills.


Central Connecticut State

University

"Stand Up CCSU" is a bystander awareness intervention

developed to empower individuals to challenge harmful social

norms. The campaign includes a poster campaign, a series of

PSA's, a train‐the‐trainer workshop and a curriculum for

classrooms.

New Britain CT $ 10,000

The Citadel, The Military College of

South Carolina

Our program will education The Citadel community on the cause

and effect of sexual violence and our responsibility as a

community. This program will give individuals the tools needed to

prevent sexual violence and/or to intercede before or when it

occurs.

Charleston SC $ 10,000

Curry College We will expand sexual violence prevention programs by increasing

the number of trained facilitators, mounting a targeted marketing

campaign, providing an on‐line training tool for first‐year

students, and bringing Trauma‐Informed Training to campus.

Milton MA $ 10,000

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Emerson College Dept Of Finance Emerson STANDS is an active bystander intervention strategy to

engage and equip students/employees with the knowledge, skills,

and resources to safely and effectively intervene and prevent

sexual assault and dating abuse.

Boston MA $ 10,000

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical

University (FAMU)

To obtain trainer certification for 2 staff persons, train 100

students in bystander

intervention strategies.

Tallahassee FL $ 10,000

Florida Institute Of Technology Inc "Stop It Before It Starts!" is a student‐driven campaign to increase

awareness of sexual assault, and to promote community

resources through engaging workshops, trainings, outreach

events and guest speaker presentations.

Melbourne FL $ 10,000

Florida State University Research

Foundation Inc

Funds will be used in the development of Green Dot, an

empirically supported model that encourages bystanders to

intervene in harmful situations. This campus‐wide initiative will

reinforce the message that everyone can help prevent sexual

violence.

Tallahassee FL $ 10,000

Humboldt State University

Sponsored Programs Foundation

Funds will be used to support CHECK IT, our bystander

intervention project, in engaging our student communities

through skill building workshops, events, social marketing, poster

and video campaigns, art, and creative outreach and networking.

Arcata CA $ 10,000

Knox College Knox College will enhance its Dare to Care sexual assault

prevention education program to emphasize bystander

intervention. Initiatives include social media, Dare to Care peer

educators, performance theatre education, resources and PSAs.

Galesburg IL $ 10,000

Massachusetts Institute Of

Technology

MIT VPR will be implementing a bystander intervention program

in the graduate community. We hope to target this population by

meeting them in their labs and living spaces by training peer

ambassadors to help distribute rarely accessed resources.

Cambridge MA $ 10,000

Ohio University Ohio University will use the social ecological model/community of

responsibility approach to train staff, student employees and

members of student organizations to intervene safely and

effectively in situations that are high risk for sexual assault.

Athens OH $ 10,000

Providence College Building upon our mission, we propose to further integrate our

comprehensive bystander intervention model to raise awareness

of helping behavior, increase motivation to help, and develop

skills and confidence to respond to problem situations safely.

Providence RI $ 10,000

Saint Louis University With the grant we will bring in experts to do a Train the Trainer

workshop with student leaders & SLU staff. The grant will also

cover prevention programs supported by the peer education

program (video production, poster printing, Awareness Week

Events).

Saint Louis MO $ 10,000

Shenandoah University This project will increase the effectiveness of campus‐based

sexual assault prevention efforts, especially by increasing the

quantity and quality of assault/abuse prevention content of SU's

STEP UP bystander intervention training.

Winchester VA $ 10,000

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Springfield College The Springfield College "Protect Our Pride" project will increase

student knowledge of bystander intervention techniques and

strategies, and increase students' willingness to intervene through

in‐person educational trainings, print and online media.

Springfield MA $ 10,000

Trustees of Boston College Boston College will implement a four‐year sexual violence

prevention arc with strategically developed programs and

campaigns that build on students' development and experience

from their freshman year to their senior year.

Chestnut Hill MA $ 10,000

University of Florida Avon funds will be used to train and create an improvisational

theatre student group that addresses issues of power‐based

violence on campus, and to purchase advertising space for

Bystander Intervention Tips and Consent social marketing

campaigns.

Gainesville FL $ 10,000

University of Iowa Women's

Resource & Action Center

This funding increases capacity to recruit, train, and implement a

peer education train‐the‐trainer program focused on sexual

assault prevention. Peer leaders will work to increase pro‐social

bystander behavior and decrease unhealthy social norms.

Iowa City IA $ 10,000

University Of Maryland College Park

Foundation Inc

We will develop and implement a bystander intervention

campaign that reaches students in the physical and Virtual Space

in order to engage, educate, and motivate the widest possible

audience in preventing sexual assault and dating abuse.

College Park MD $ 10,000

University Of North Carolina At

Asheville Foundation Inc

An Avon Foundation Campus Grant will support BARK

implementation at UNC Asheville, a sexual assault and dating

abuse intervention program for bystanders. Offered monthly

throughout the year, BARK is designed specifically for campus

audiences.

Asheville NC $ 10,000

University of South Carolina

Educational Foundation

Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention & Prevention at the

University of South Carolina will expand its active bystander

program. Funds will be utilized to implement a train the facilitator

program model and provide a bystander recognition ceremony.

Columbia SC $ 10,000

University of Texas at Austin Peer‐facilitated workshops encourage bystanders to interrupt

moments of rape culture such as victim‐blaming. Workshops are

coupled with a visual campaign that combines healthy

masculinities and bystander intervention via dynamic design by

students.

Austin TX $ 10,000

Western Connecticut State

University Foundation Inc

The "Where Do You Stand" campaign will engage the campus

community and empower students to use their voice, influence

and actions to stop sexual violence on campus.

Danbury CT $ 10,000

Total ‐ mark m.powerment $ 250,000

Alliance for HOPE International The Proyecto de Esperanza, led by a bi‐lingual, bi‐cultural team,

will welcome Latin@ survivors into a trauma‐informed,

comprehensive, collaborative community of hope and healing

long after crisis intervention services.

San Diego CA $ 100,000

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Caminar Latino Inc The purpose of the project is twofold: 1) Increase awareness

through a campaign that provides information about the barriers

identified in the NO MAS survey 2) Provide domestic violence

resources for survivors seeking support

Doraville GA $ 100,000

Casa De Esperanza This project strengthens the connection between our family

advocacy work (shelter and community advocacy) and our

community engagement work and builds on the innovative

services and support we provide to Latinas, their children and

community members.

Saint Paul MN $ 100,000

Center Against Family Violence Inc CASFV will address NO MAS findings through a multimedia

campaign, immigration services, case management, support

groups & rural outreach. CASFV will partner with Big Brothers Big

Sisters to provide mentorships for teens affected by DV and SA.

El Paso TX $ 100,000

East Los Angeles Womens Center The Promotora Institute will provide technical assistance to

organizations that have the potential to increase their cultural

responsiveness to Latin@s and implement a model that addresses

the cultural barriers to utilization of domestic violence services


International Rescue Committee The Bridge to Safety project at the IRC in Miami will better equip

Latina refugee and immigrant women to thrive in the U.S. and live

their lives in safety though a trauma informed approach that

includes screening, community outreach, and social support.


Interval House Interval House's nationally‐recognized staff will reach over

125,000 immigrant Latino DV victims (including LGBTQ victims)

and community members through direct services and targeted

educational outreach to remove cultural barriers to DV services.

Seal Beach CA $ 100,000

Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation's El Proyecto Bienestar de la

Familia will be located in John Adams Middle School, Los Angeles

and will provide counseling and support to Latino families

impacted by violence, prevention education, and community

outreach.


La Clinica Del Pueblo Inc The Entre Amigas Integrated Prevention project will reduce

barriers to support services for Latina survivors of domestic

violence through culturally accessible community outreach and

education, peer‐led system navigation, and support groups.


Latino Center For Prevention &

Action in Health & Welfare

Latino Health Access' (LHA) "Es Mi Tiempo (It's My Time)" project

and campaign to assists low‐income Latinas living in Santa Ana

and Anaheim, California, to act now to begin a journey of freedom

from domestic violence.

Santa Ana CA $ 100,000

Mujeres Unidas En Justicia

Educacion Y Refforma Inc

This multi‐agency collaborative project will use three strategies to

reach Latinas in Miami‐Dade County (1) participatory theatre (2)

community dialogue using fotonovelas and (3) social media.

Homestead FL $ 100,000

The RWJ University Hospital

Foundation Inc

RWJ's Community Health Promotions Program will develop a 3‐

tier outreach initiative that will be an empowering educational

and awareness campaign to address Latina women's fears about

the consequences of reporting domestic violence and sexual

assault.

New Brunswick NJ $ 100,000

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Sanctuary For Families Inc Sanctuary for Families proposes our Latina Community Advocates

Institute (LCAI), an integrated program of culturally and

linguistically sensitive community education, professional training,

and legal services.


SPIRITT Family Services The proposed AVON !Si Se Puede Mujer Program is an easily

replicable and sustainable model that will address the fear of

deportation, fear of more violence and fear of losing their children

that often prevent Latinas from escaping domestic violence.

Whittier CA $ 100,000

Voces Latinas Corporation The proposed project, "Mi Voz" will train Promotoras, survivors of

violence, to reach out to other immigrant Latinas experiencing

violence, gain their trust, raise their awareness, and ensure they

connect to culturally competent services.

Jackson Heights NY $ 100,000

Total ‐ NO MÁS $ 1,500,000

TOTAL ‐ SPEAK OUT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUNDING $ 2,800,000

2015 GRANT APPROVALS 21,209,834$

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