Mission
THE YVONNE MCCALLA FOUNDATION INC.(YMF INC.) WAS LAUNCHED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2007. YMF INC. IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION ASPIRES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT BREAST CANCER,AND TO ENCOURAGE AND EDUCATE MARGINALIZED WOMEN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH STUDIES AND TO ADDRESS THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND BIOLGICAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGHER BREAST CANCER MORTALITY RATES OBSERVED IN THESE GROUPS. YMF INC.S GOALS ARE TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS THAT SPECIALIZE IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, TO ASSIST IN EFFORTS TO EXPLORE MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR BREAST CANCER DISEASES WITH POOR PROGNOSIS, PARTICULARLY THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING MARGINALIZED WOMEN. YMF INC. ALSO ENDEAVORS TO PROMOTE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND EDUCATION FOR ADOLESCENT WOMEN AS WELL AS THE GERIATRIC POPULATION. SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE THROUGH ITS SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVES, YMF INC. AIMS TO PROVIDE FINA