Sharsheret, Inc.

Sharsheret aims to:
1. Improve the quality of life for those at risk for or diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer, their caregivers and families by providing a continuum of psycho-social support services.
2. Save lives by educating the broader community, including students on campus, about the signs and symptoms of breast and ovarian cancer, the risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, and the proactive measures that can be taken to protect one’s health.

1. Cancer Support Hotline: Our clinical team addresses concerns 24-7 about: treatment options; talking to children; balancing career and cancer; insurance and finances; and religion and spirituality in the cancer experience.

2. Peer Support Network: Sharsheret tailors matches between women who have recently been diagnosed with or who are at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer with women who have been through similar diagnoses and experiences.

3. Medical Professional Trainings for doctors, nurses and social workers about the unique needs of (young) Jewish women and families facing breast and ovarian cancer and about Sharsheret’s programs and resources.

4. Educational Opportunities such as National Webinars with medical experts, Teal/Pink Shabbat® In-Synagogue Programs for congregations of all denominations, Website, Social Media, and Sharsheret educational resource booklets; and partnerships with over 150 fraternities, sororities, and campus and post-graduate organizations.

Sharsheret’s capabilities for meeting our goals draw on 18 years of experience in the field. We have launched and nurtured 12 national programs that are made available to women and men personally affected by breast and ovarian cancer, their families, caregivers and friends, as well as to local Jewish communities across the country. We have established partnerships with the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgetown Lombardi University Comprehensive Cancer Center,and with over 100 local and national social service agencies. More than 16,000 women have enrolled in our national Peer Support Network; and we have an active Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Board.

• Member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women.
• Recognized as the model for culturally relevant breast cancer support by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Received three multi-year grants from the CDC to develop support programs for young breast cancer survivors.
• Chosen to participate in psycho-social research studies and evaluations in partnership with federal agencies and major cancer centers.
• Awarded the New York State Innovation in Breast Cancer Early Detection and Research Award.
• Earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for 8 consecutive years, ranking Sharsheret in the top 8% of all charities.
• Accredited by the Better Business Bureau.
• Recognized as one of the nation's most innovative Jewish nonprofits in Slingshot, a guide for Jewish innovation.

Sharsheret will reach thousands more through our regional offices, providing lifesaving education and life enhancing psycho-social support.