I WILL SURVIVE INC

Supporting the Fighters

aka IWS   |   Atlanta, GA   |  www.iwillsurviveinc.org

Mission

We provide economic support, prevention education, and health & wellness services to those with higher risk and affected with breast cancer. Serving the greater Atlanta area consisting of 13 counties through direct support and virtual assistance nationally and internationally. Affiliated in the United Way of Greater Atlanta 211 affiliate program and American Cancer Society.

Ruling year info

2011

Executive Director

Capri Bell

Main address

384 Northyards Blvd., Suite 190

Atlanta, GA 30313 USA

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EIN

27-5430698

NTEE code info

Community Health Systems (E21)

Personal Social Services (P50)

Health Support Services (E60)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Clients in our program are fighting war on poverty and war on health. We are aiding them in this fight against both in order to not only survive breast cancer, but to thrive beyond the terrible disease and to live enriched lives thereafter with their families. DeKalb and Fulton County have some of the highest mortality rates of breast cancer across Georgia.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Economic Support

Provides breast screenings to individuals without health insurance/proper coverage, assistance for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer (medical bills, rent/mortgage, utility bills, travel costs to and from health care facilities).

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Families

Provides educational materials and resources to assist in the survival process of breast cancer and reduce recurrence and mortality rates of breast cancer as well as the prevention of breast cancer and other health disparities through health education workshops.

Population(s) Served
Families
People with diseases and illnesses

Provides gifts for healing for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer and breast cancer survivors for increase of health equity, quality of life, and self sustainability to reduce generational and situational poverty.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Families

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of death caused by cancer

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

People with diseases and illnesses, People of African descent

Related Program

Health and Wellness Services Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Decreasing

Context Notes

All cancers moved from stage 3 to stage 4 for these 3 clients out of thousands of women served. 1 client did nothing for one year after she had cancer in 2013, then came to us for help.

Total dollars distributed for utilities assistance

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people, People with diseases and illnesses

Related Program

Economic Support

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Decreasing

Context Notes

This number is total from 2010 to 2019 to include utilities and housing direct support.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We do not just want to focus on surviving breast cancer and helping community members with the awareness and preventative measures, we want to ensure survivors and their families are sustainable by reducing mortality rates, generational poverty, and health disparities.

We would like to work on moving into financial longevity as well to ensure the cycle of generational poverty is broken. We start by getting survivors and their families to become home owners with employment opportunities that allow more financial freedom.

We would also like to launch our new program on Youth Mentorship for breast cancer survivors teenagers.

Through strategic partnerships and community targeted funding campaigns to ensure success is met.
Through active and engaged board of directors, staff, and volunteers to grow the mission effectively and efficiently.

We have accomplished 100% of no homelessness and hunger while families are battling breast cancer.
We have accomplished 95% living cancer free post 3 years of enrollment of program while diagnosed with cancer.
We have accomplished 20% increase of adults in households enrolled in higher education.
We have accomplished 75% increase of healthy behaviors and grades of youth of survivors through mentorship.

Next we hope to have 100% high school graduation rates of students of survivors.
100% of survivors five year post program with quality of life (better employment pre cancer, higher income pre cancer, etc.)

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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I WILL SURVIVE INC

Board of directors
as of 6/10/2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Molly Hopkins

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Charles Atkinson

Doraville Police Department

Catiffaney Banks

Emory

Patrice Watley- Williams

Kroger

Amy Payne

Cardinal Health

Molly Hopkins

Livi Rae Lingerie

Henry Oelsner

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Charles Atkinson

City of Doraville

Feiji McKay

Analytics

Sharon Willingham

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 06/10/2021

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American/African
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

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Sexual orientation

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Disability

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