Our National Programs

Hosted during National Cancer Awareness Month, the National Black Breast Cancer Summit is the only national convening specifically focused on the Black breast cancer survivorship crisis and health disparities. The two-day summit attracts over 250 black women ages 35-75 (survivors and nondiagnosed). Leading medical experts, researchers, and national breast health advocates present the most current breast health information and resources.

Launched in April 2010, Sisters Network Inc. Stop the Silence National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run is the only national Black breast cancer walk in the United States. The event is held in Houston, Texas the national headquarters for Sisters Network Inc. Each year, nearly 4,000 participants attend the walk in honor, memory or in support of breast cancer survivors in their lives. The historic walk is hosted each April during Minority Health Awareness month. The goal is to also focus the spotlight on the black breast cancer crisis and increase awareness about the deadly impact the disease has in the black community. A portion of the funds raised benefit the Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program which provides financial assistance to any breast cancer survivors in active treatment and free 3D mammograms to uninsured women nationwide.

Established in 2006, Sisters Network® Inc. Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP) is a national financial assistance and mammogram program. Financial assistance up to $350 (Housing and Utilities support) is provided to ANY breast cancer survivor in ACTIVE treatment. BCAP also provides 3-D Mammogram support to women who are uninsured through our partnerships with leading mammography screening facilities in the United States.

Over the last 19 years, BCAP has provided nearly $2 million dollars in financial assistance and to an estimated 10,000 survivors and paid for over 4,000 mammogram for uninsured women nationwide.

In 2022, the Breast Cancer Assistance Program was renamed the Karen E. Jackson Breast Cancer Assistance Program in recognition and honor of the legacy of Karen E. Jackson, Founder/CEO, a 4-time, 31-year and pioneer in the Black breast cancer movement.

BCAP is open up to 3 times per year contingent on funding.

Launched in 2025, the goal of Sisters Network Inc. Center for Public Policy is to address health related state policy issues impacting breast cancer survivors equitable access to quality care, treatment, clinical trials and survivorship, specifically in the 25+ states that the organization has survivor-run affiliate chapters in the United States. As the only national black-led survivorship organization to have “boots on the ground,” with our unique, longstanding established network of affiliate chapters and members, SNI is well-positioned to make significant impact on state policy in Texas, Alabama, Detroit, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Color of Trials is a national clinical trial education and public awareness campaign to engage, educate and empower Black women to consider clinical trial participation and to ultimately take action. All Sisters Network® Inc. clinical trials programs fall under the Color of Trials.

SIS Sisters In Survivorship Podcast is a nationally-produced podcast targeting black women ages 30-70. Season 1 launches in October 2025 with 12 episodes (30 min. each). Podcast airs bi-weekly. Candid and informative conversations with breast cancer survivors, leading breast health medical experts, previvors, patient advocates and celebrities with a connection to breast cancer. As a trusted resource and leader in the Black breast cancer movement with a built-in audience and network, Sisters Network Inc. SIS Sisters In Survivorship Podcast provides a new outreach vehicle to amplify Sisters Network Inc., (SNI) voice, and educational outreach to black women about breast health and breast cancer survivorship.

Launched in 2023, The Pink Power Tour is a national breast health tour hosted in partnership with SNI affiliate chapter cities, as well as in other cities nationwide. The primary goal is to empower young Black survivors under 40 with the most current breast health information, support, and important psychosocial and reproductive health information so they can live their best lives.

Take Care of You Sis, Brunch & Learn Breast Health Series is an innovative and unique approach to educating non-diagnosed black women under 40 about early detection. SNI partners with brunch influencers to host breast health brunch & learn meet-ups for young black women in key cities nationwide. Local medical experts offer a personal breast health conversation with participants. In 2025, the program will be held in Dallas, TX., Chicago, IL, Charlotte, NC., Nashville, TN., and Richmond, VA. In 2024, Take Care of You Sis was hosted in Houston, TX., New York, NY., Los Angeles, CA., Washington, DC., and Atlanta, GA.

Teens4Pink® is an award-winning national breast health program designed to educate young girls ages 12-16 about the importance of breast health and knowing their family history. Originally launched in 2011, the interactive and innovative program created by Sisters Network® Inc. is designed for young girls to earn community service hours as Teens4Pink Ambassadors and the opportunity to serve as leaders in their families and communities. As part of the program, teens learn about breast self-exams, the importance of mammograms, and why women must take responsibility for their health. Upon completing the sessions, teens are provided breast health questionnaires to survey important women in their lives and community about breast health and encourage them to get annual mammogram screenings. In 2025, Teens4Pink was re-launched as a mobile app, which enables the program to expand its national footprint to educate, engage, and empower more young girls nationwide about the importance of breast health and knowing your family history.

The purpose of this program is to address the disproportionate impact of breast cancer in the black communities served by Sisters Network® Inc., affiliate chapters through transformational outreach programs. Launched in 2022, Sisters Network Inc. National office provides Sisters Helping Sisters grant funding to select SNI affiliate chapters annually through a competitive grant application process to conduct breast health outreach programming and education in their respective communities. Sisters Helping Sisters program builds on new and/or existing successful models of community engagement at the affiliate chapter level to deliver effective and sustainable breast health programs through a variety of platforms.

Patient Education & Empowerment Webinar Series is hosted quarterly via Zoom with leading breast health medical experts, researchers, and survivors. The webinars are designed to be interactive, allowing the audience to ask questions and engage with the medical experts and speakers. Webinars average 200-250 attendees.

Launched in 1995, the Gift for Life Block Walk® is a unique door-to-door outreach program that takes breast cancer education directly into the Black community. Through the affiliate chapters of Sisters Network® Inc., (SNI), the community-focused program allows SNI members and volunteers to canvas door-to-door in Black communities to distribute breast health education brochures, resource information, and pink ribbons. Following the Gift for Life Block Walk, the community is invited to a local event site to meet survivors, hear their stories, and learn about this breast cancer triumph. Free 3D mammograms are also offered by a medical facility mobile unit in partnership with Sisters Network® Inc. affiliate chapters.

Churches are the core of the Black community. Sisters Network Inc. First Ladies Brunch is designed to educate and engage the First Lady of key megachurches in SNI affiliate chapter communities. The event serves as a platform to introduce Sisters Network Inc., discuss the critical role our churches play in breast health education and outreach and how they can make an impact in partnership with Sisters Network Inc.

The Pink Ribbon Awareness Initiative is a national faith-based breast health educational outreach program that reaches black women in churches across the United States in Sisters Network® Inc. affiliate chapter cities. The program provides black women current breast health information and information on how to access breast care services and resources in their local community. The primary goal is to increase mammography screenings in the Black community. Sisters Network Inc. affiliate chapter members and community volunteers disseminate information on breast cancer to Black churches. Additionally, SNI members share their breast cancer journey and survivor testimonies to serve as role models to encourage and inspire.

SNI commitment to support women living with Metastatic Breast Cancer is managed under the #IAMMBC- “We Are Our Sisters Keeper.” Standardized educational programming includes the MBC Webinar Series, We Are Our Sisters Keeper- MBC Roundtable, and other programs designed to support, educate and empower our MBC Sisters’.

Launched in 2016, Brothers Helping Sisters was founded to engage our Black men to support their wives, mothers, grandmothers, sisters and other Black women in their lives who are battling breast cancer. The program serves as a national fundraising platform to encourage black men to raise funds to support Sisters Network® Inc., breast health programs.

SNI recognizes and understands the importance of caregivers for women battling breast cancer. The SNI National Caregiver Award is a special opportunity for SNI to honor, celebrate, and say “thank you” for the selflessness that caregivers provide to the survivor in their life. The awards ceremony is hosted virtually in November during National Family Caregiver Month.