Ongoing

Cis B. Golder Quality of Life Grant

This program provides small grants for treatment-related costs and to improve the quality of life for women affected by breast cancer living in the Philadelphia area

Download an overview of the Cis B. Golder Grant.

Download an application.

LBBC seeks applicants for the Cis B. Golder Quality of Life Grant, a program that will provide small grants to women affected by breast cancer in the Philadelphia area.

Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to help with immediate financial needs and to support a good quality of life. To ensure we reach as many women as possible, we will award these grants one time only to individuals in need. Priority will be given to women who are in active treatment or completed treatment in the last year.

Who Is Cis B. Golder?

Cis Golder served as a dedicated volunteer for LBBC for more than a decade. She was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer three times. Despite the toll breast cancer took on her life, Cis remained positive and passionate about helping others. She especially cared about women and families without the means to obtain the help they need during and after breast cancer treatment.

When Cis passed away in May 2006, her family and friends created the grants to carry on Cis’s legacy and bring renewed hope to the many women who are struggling.

How Can I Use the Cis B. Golder Grant?

Breast cancer treatment can be very expensive, especially if you have little or no insurance. In addition to visible medical expenses are many "invisible" ones, including increased travel costs, loss of income, multiple co-payments for medicine and other new costs that can put stress on you and your household.

The grant will provide financial assistance and support services to women throughout the Delaware Valley diagnosed with breast cancer. Grant funds, if awarded, are paid directly to the services or vendors requested. No grant money will be given directly to the applicant.

This grant may be distributed via:

• Rent, mortgage, utilities, transportation, groceries, childcare, personal care/needs and respite care
• Payment for wellness promotion services, including nutrition management and physical fitness and therapy
• Massage, yoga, acupuncture and other complementary treatments
• Assistance with wigs, breast prosthesis, and compression garments to treat lymphedema

How Can I Apply for a Cis B. Golder Grant?

Print out the document at the top of this page, fill it out and return it to our offices by mail or fax.

You may apply for the grant on your own behalf, or you may ask a relative, friend, healthcare professional or co-worker to nominate you. To apply, you must have breast cancer and:

• Live in the Delaware Valley (in Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware or Montgomery counties; or in New Jersey’s Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties)
• Complete our entire application, including your sources of income and types of insurance (if applicable)
• Ask a healthcare professional, such as your doctor, nurse, social worker or case manager, to fill out page 5 and 6 of your application

LBBC will review grant applications on a monthly basis, with the goal of assisting you as quickly as possible in your time of need.

How Healthcare Professionals Can Help

If you know a woman in the Delaware Valley who could benefit from the Cis B. Golder Quality of Life Grant, we encourage you to nominate her by downloading a copy of the application form. Included on page 4 of the form is a HIPAA authorization to protect the privacy of the woman’s healthcare information.

Where Can I Get More Information?

If you have questions about eligibility or coverage, of if you would like a copy of the application in Spanish, please call (610) 645-4567 or e-mail .