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词条 Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
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  1. History

  2. Programs

  3. Events

  4. References

  5. External links

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Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization or Y-ME (previously Breast Cancer Network of Strength),[1] was a Chicago-based national nonprofit organization with the mission to ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone. Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization did not fund research but did advocate for research. The organization closed in 2012.

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization's headquarters was in Chicago, but it had support groups[2] throughout the United States, which provided peer support, educational programs, and coordinated advocacy efforts.

Y-ME's main program was the Y-ME Hotline, the only multilingual 24-hour breast cancer hotline in the country,[3] staffed entirely by trained peer counselors who are breast cancer survivors.

History

Y-ME was founded in 1978 by breast cancer patients Ann Marcou (1932–2004)[4] and Mimi Kaplan (d. 1983),[5] and began as a hotline operated out of Marcou's Chicago-area home and a support group that met at a local YWCA.[5] The organization was originally named YWCA and Me after its association with the local YWCA and the name was later shortened to Y-ME.[6] Y-ME became a national organization that helped breast cancer patients receive support, access information and make informed decisions about their healthcare. Its hotline was notable for being the only multilingual, round-the-clock support service available in the US[8] and received approximately 40 000 calls per year.[9][10]

In 1992, Margaret Harte founded Y-ME's annual Mother's Day Race Against Breast Cancer[7] which supported breast cancer survivors and raised money each year to support the organization.[8]

Y-ME changed its name to Breast Cancer Network of Strength in 2008 to "better communicate [their] mission,"[9] which was "to ensure through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone."[9] It reverted to its former name in 2011[10] after CEO Cindy Geoghegan was hired.[11]

Y-ME closed its doors on July 12, 2012 and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 17, 2012.[12] One former employee said that the organization had mismanaged real estate leases[13] while a former board member said that the organization closed due to the economic downturn, low Mother's Day Race receipts, and other short-term debt.[13] Another former board member said that the organization had shut down because there had been "[a] serious cash flow problem stemming from an unexpected cash flow crisis and low revenues from our major fundraisers put the organization in financial instability."[8]

Programs

Y-ME offered a number of programs that provided support and education for both the people diagnosed with breast cancer and their loved ones. These programs included the multilingual 24-hour hotline, the organization's website, as well as newsletters, brochures, and other articles.[14] Y-ME also offered monthly support groups at affiliate locations and matched peer support for those diagnosed with breast cancer and their partners.[14] In its effort to focus on women who did not have many financial resources, the organization offered free mammograms, wigs, and prosthetics to women without financial resources them.[15]

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Advocacy program[16] worked to increase breast cancer research funding, support breast cancer related clinical studies and ensure quality health care for all.[17]

Events

In 1991, Margaret Harte, a two-time breast cancer survivor, launched the Y-ME Race in Chicago (formerly known as the Walk to Empower)[18] to serve as a symbol of hope, inspiration and support, and to provide an opportunity for individuals to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Since its inception, the Y-ME Race became a Mother's Day tradition and the largest cause-related event in Chicago.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} Eighty percent of each dollar raised benefited programs and services offered free of charge to those seeking information and support when facing breast cancer.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://y-me.org/media/Y-ME%20-%20Network%20of%20Strength%20News.pdf|title=Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization returns to former name|work=Press release|publisher=Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization|format=PDF|date=2011-01-11|accessdate=2011-02-15}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.y-me.org/programs/supportgroups.php |title=Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization support groups}}
3. ^{{cite journal |title=Y-ME Empowers Those Living With Breast Cancer | pmc=2793710 | page=40 | volume=3 | issue=1 | journal=J Oncol Pract}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Ann Marcou, 72 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-11-10/news/0411100256_1_breast-cancer-y-me-hot-line |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |last=Sherlock |first=Barbara |date=10 November 2004 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}
5. ^1 {{cite news |title=For The Love Of A Friend |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-10-13/features/9610130221_1_breast-cancer-breast-cancer-y-me |last=Dell'Angela |first=Tracy |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=13 October 1996 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}
6. ^{{cite book |title=Cancer Activism: Gender, Media, and Public Policy |last1=Kedrowski |first1=Karen M |last2=Sarow |first2=Marilyn S |date=2007 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=FLotMzgdvA8C&pg=PA22 |page=22 |isbn=9780252031984}}
7. ^1 {{cite news |title=Y-Me organization closes its doors |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-14/news/chi-yme-organization-closes-its-doors-20120714_1_y-me-organization-breast-cancer-doors |last=Byrne |first=John |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=14 July 2012 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}
8. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/19013027/y-me-breast-cancer-support-organization-closes-doors#ixzz20WXxqn3l |title=Y-ME breast cancer support organization closes doors |publisher=Fox Television Stations |last=Hill |first=Darlene |date=12 July 2012 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}
9. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/y-me-makes-historic-announcement-on-mothers-day-57228312.html |title=Y-ME Makes Historic Announcement on Mother's Day |date=11 May 2008 |accessdate=15 February 2015}}
10. ^{{cite news |url=http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/17/sudden_shutdown_of_breast_cancer_gr.php |title=Sudden Shutdown of Breast Cancer Group Spurs State's Attorney Review |last=Bentley |first=Chris |newspaper=Chicagoist |publisher=Gothamist |date=17 July 2012 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117223922/http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/17/sudden_shutdown_of_breast_cancer_gr.php |archivedate=17 January 2016 |df= }}
11. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/idUS181564+17-Feb-2011+BW20110217 |title=Y-ME Board Names Cindy Geoghegan as Chief Executive Officer |website=Reuters |date=17 February 2011 |accessdate=15 February 2015}}
12. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-BANKB-18205 |title=Breast Cancer Support Group to Liquidate |last=Palank |first=Jacqueline |date=24 July 2012 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company}}
13. ^1 {{cite news |title=Y-NOT |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822031524/http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/13820945-418/breast-cancer-charitys-abrupt-end-spurs-call-to-investigate.html |archivedate=22 August 2012 |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/13820945-418/breast-cancer-charitys-abrupt-end-spurs-call-to-investigate.html |deadurl=yes |date=17 July 2012 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |subscription=yes |accessdate=14 February 2015 |df= }}
14. ^1 {{cite journal |title=Y-ME Empowers Those Living With Breast Cancer |last=Kirk |first=Margaret C. |date=January 2007 |volume=3 |issue=1 |page=40 |journal=Journal of Oncology Practitioners |doi=10.1200/JOP.0715002 |pmc=2793710}}
15. ^{{cite news |title=Y-ME'S mission: To provide services and resources at no charge |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-10D925C7E7234598.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120423/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-10D925C7E7234598.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2 April 2015 |newspaper=The Beacon News |date=5 October 2005 |subscription=yes |accessdate=2 March 2015}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.networkofstrength.org/advocacy |title=Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization advocacy}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=25381&rnews_story_type=10&category=10 |title=Y-Me Breast Cancer Hotline |date=2005-03-16 |publisher=R News |accessdate=2008-06-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225654/http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=25381&rnews_story_type=10&category=10 |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}
18. ^{{cite web |url=http://race.y-me.org |title=Y-ME Race at Your Pace}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110213101244/http://www.y-me.org/|Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization official website}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828060224/http://race.y-me.org/ Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization Mother's Day Race website]
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