Grantee Name
Project Renewal
Funding Area
Special Projects Fund
Publication Date
August 2012
Grant Amount
$230,000
Grant Date:
February 1, 2008 – April 23, 2010
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORTLow-income, minority, and homeless people in New York City suffer from health problems at far greater rates than the population as a whole.
A high incidence of breast cancer and tuberculosis exists among this population, yet many individuals lack access to standard of care procedures for these illnesses, including mammography screenings, breast health education services and chest x-rays. In 2007, Project Renewal and the City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Homeless Services responded to this gap in care by launching The Scan Van, a mobile mammography and tuberculosis screening clinic serving people living in New York City’s homeless shelters and other very low-income individuals.
NYHealth awarded Project Renewal a grant to partially support ongoing operations of The ScanVan for its first two years.