SUPPORTING OUR SISTERS INTERNATIONAL INC

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Community
  • Crisis Support
  • Education & Literacy

Location

2604 PINEBROOK AVE APT C2HYATTSVILLE, MD 20785 United States
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Mission Statement

Through our exceptional attention to service, we are dedicated to saving lives by advancing innovation and providing access to early detection of breast cancer for ALL women. We are committed to improving continuum care and services for communities of color and at-risk populations. We are moving beyond Awareness to Action by creating effective programming to reach those most effected by breast cancer and providing survivors with resources to help them thrive after diagnosis. Develop partnerships with companies and organizations that are working to reduce breast cancer mortality rates and improve health outcomes for women.

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Supporting Our Sisters International (SOSI), a breast health organization created to improve continuum care for women world-wide. We aim to help reduce breast cancer mortality by focusing on Access, Research and Survivorship. To accomplish our goal we create relationships with innovators in the healthcare space.

SOSI was created by Madeline Long, a survivor, advocate and business owner. Madeline’s commitment and dedication to advocacy, community health and outreach began in 1995 after the passing of a family member from complications from breast cancer. She spent 16 years as a volunteer for Komen before becoming an Advocate in Science (AIS) in 2013, a community of dedicated advocates who work to reduce the burden of breast cancer in communities of color and underserved communities. Madeline is a Fellow with the National Leadership Academy For The Public’s Heath (NLAPH), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NLAPH is a national program focused on improving population health by working with multi-sector leadership teams and training the teams through an applied, team-based collaborative leadership development model.

SOSI has reached over 20,000 women since opening the doors in 2014 through community health programs, workshops and medical screenings.

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