Komen Austin

Looking for 2018 Race for the Cure information? Click below. Susan G. Komen® Austin is an Austin-based nonprofit committed to saving lives locally and fighting breast cancer globally. Komen Austin is the only local breast cancer organization attacking the disease on all fronts education, screening, treatment, follow-up care, survivorship support, a... dvocacy and research. The organization serves the women and men in the citys five-county area battling breast cancer by removing barriers to care for the uninsured and underinsured. Of the funds raised annually, Komen Austin invests 75 percent into local community health care grants and educational initiatives; the remaining 25 percent is invested into global research studies to find the cures for breast cancer. Since 1999 Komen Austin has invested more than $11 million into breast health services and educational efforts in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Additionally, over $5 million has been raised to fund global research studies to find the cures for breast cancer. Komen Austin encourages the local community to help save lives and end breast cancer forever by participating in year-round fundraising efforts and our signature events the Susan G. Komen® Austin Race for the Cure and The Big PINK Give. We are honored to have been recognized as the 2014 nonprofit of the year at AW Medias Womans Way Business Awards. Read the full article by clicking on the logo below.Read More