THE TIGERLILY FOUNDATION

ANGEL ADVOCACY PROGRAM: THE ANGEL ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR WOMEN OF COLOR BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 50, WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER, EITHER BY BEING DIAGNOSED THEMSELVES OR WHO HAVE HAD A LOVED ONE TOUCHED BY THE DISEASE. IN THE U.S., BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN WOMEN IN THEIR 20S AND 30S, AND BLACK WOMEN ARE DIAGNOSED AT YOUNGER AGES AND WITH MORE AGGRESSIVE TYPES OF BREAST CANCER THAN ANY OTHER GROUP. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, ADVOCATES BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BREAST CANCER, AND THE DISPARITIES THAT AFFECT THIS POPULATION, THEY ALSO BECOME EMPOWERED TO CREATE CHANGE, LEARN HOW TO BECOME BETTER SELF-ADVOCATES, AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR GREATER COMMUNITY TO MAKE SYSTEM-WIDE IMPACT. OUR ANGEL ADVOCATES USE THEIR TIME AND VOICES TO MAKE AN IMPACT BY SPEAKING AT EVENTS, BEING SHOWCASED IN THE MEDIA, ADVOCATING WITH POLICYMAKERS, SPEAKING ON PANELS, SHARING INFORMATION ON BREAST HEALTH AND ADVOCACY THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND ENGAGING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. MANY ANGEL ADVOCATES ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH DEVELOPING OUR PROGRAMS AND PARTNERING WITH RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE CLINICAL TRIALS, STUDIES, PROGRAMS AND CONTENT ARE RELEVANT TO THEIR POPULATION. OUR ANGEL ADVOCATES ARE MAKING A POWERFUL IMPACT IN OUR BREAST CANCER COMMUNITIES, LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY.

HEAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: TIGERLILY FOUNDATION'S HEAL POLICY COE AIMS TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND LIFT PATIENT VOICES TO ENSURE THEY ARE AMPLIFIED, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY AND END DISPARITIES. THE HEAL POLICY COE FOCUSES ON SYSTEMIC CHANGES THROUGH POLICY AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO (1) END BARRIERS TO ACCESSING AND RECEIVING QUALITY, EQUITABLE CARE FOR ALL, (2) LEAD INNOVATION THROUGH PATIENT-LEADERSHIP, AND (3) ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY AND ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER.