Sisters Network, Inc
Sisters Network strives to reduce the mortality rate of breast cancer among African American women by generating awareness, garnering attention, providing access to information and resources, and supporting research efforts in the ecosystem.
Sisters Network Inc. is committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African American community.
Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI), founded in 1994, is a leading voice and only national African American breast cancer survivorship organization in the United States. The organization’s purpose is to save lives and provide a broader scope of knowledge that addresses the breast cancer survivorship crisis affecting African American women around the country.
As a nationally recognized organization among leading medical establishments and breast cancer physicians, Sisters Network is also recognized as a critical information resource for African American women.
Charting new territory is not uncommon for the innovative organization. In 1999, Sisters’ broke new ground by hosting the nation’s first national Breast Cancer Conference to specifically address the impact of breast cancer among African American women. Now in its 12th year, the conference, which attracts more than 600 participants, including nationally recognized medical experts, has been held in metropolitan cities such as Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, Richmond Virginia and Chicago.
Among the organizations trademark and successful national community outreach programs are “The Gift for Life Block Walk®,” “The Pink Ribbon Awareness Project,” STOP THE SILENCE® These initiatives are implemented through Sisters’ affiliate chapters and are generously underwritten through federal funding, corporate partnerships and private contributions. In April, 2010 Sisters Network Inc Nationial Headquarters made history by holding the 1st National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk /Run in Houston Texas. The historic event will be an annual walk to Stop the Silence®, bring about breast cancer awareness and replace fear with HOPE as participants from across the country walked together to find a cure.
