Kentucky
Our mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs of our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
Kentucky
Our mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs of our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
Get Involved
Help us reach our vision of a world without breast cancer by getting involved in our local community.
Walk Where You Are
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Breast Cancer Moments
Sharing our stories helps us draw strength from one another.
Are you or someone you know willing to engage your social and professional networks in support of your fundraising, all while sharing educational information about Komen and breast cancer? Then YOU could be a VIPink BigWig!
Join Our July Fundraising Challenge!
Register and raise at least $31 between July 6-31, and we’ll send you an exclusive pink Komen keychain for your efforts.
No matter where you are on your fundraising journey, every dollar you raise fuels the fight to end breast cancer forever.
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Go Pink for Komen
Saturday, January 30, 2027
Harness the passion and power of sports and community to take breast cancer out of play!
Organizing a Go Pink for the Cure event can help your school or sports organization learn more about breast health while helping raise vital funds for Komen’s vision to end breast cancer.
Engage your employees in our mission to end breast cancer forever.
When your organization partners with Komen, you’ll have access to trusted, accurate, timely breast cancer information to share with staff, and exciting team-building programs that are simple to implement. Plus, the Komen team will be ready to support, step-by-step, as you launch a corporate health and wellness campaign or employee engagement program.
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Volunteer & Make An Impact
Ending breast cancer needs all of us.
From serving as a local brand ambassador and raising critical funds for our mission programs to helping breathe life into our signature fundraising events like the MORE THAN PINK Walk, Race for the Cure, and BigWig celebrations, as well as educational events like the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) conference and Advocacy Summit, we have unique volunteer opportunities for everyone who wants to help us create lasting change in the lives of those facing a breast cancer diagnosis.
Find a volunteer opportunity that suits your skills and interests, and join our passionate fight against breast cancer.
General Volunteer Interest Form
Local Events
Join the fight to end breast cancer by attending an event in Kentucky!
Questions? Contact Us
Our Impact in Kentucky
Susan G. Komen is funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease.
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Community
120
Counties in Kentucky are served by Susan G. Komen breast cancer services.
Need Help?
Call our breast care helpline to assist with finding local screening and diagnostic facilities or clinical research trials, requesting financial assistance, or other questions or care needs.
ShareForCures
Your breast cancer information is as unique as you are. When combined with thousands of other ShareForCures members, you provide scientists with a more diverse set of data to make new discoveries, faster.
Latest News & Information
Five Ways to Make Sense of Conflicting Screening Mammogram Guidelines
Jennifer Flores
Mammograms remain the most effective screening tool today to find breast cancer in most women. They are the best way to find cancer early, when it is most treatable, and chances for survival are highest. And while the medical community agrees on the importance of screening mammograms, there are at least six different sets of guidelines today about when and how often women should be screened. […]
Susan G. Komen® Awards $15.4 Million In Research Grants to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Care
Funding Supports Innovative Research Leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Technologies and Novel Therapies to Improve Patient Outcomes DALLAS – Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today awarded $15.4 million in grants to cutting-edge breast cancer researchers who are bringing us closer to the cures for all breast cancers. The funded projects span some […]Kentucky
Contact Us
Susan G. Komen Kentucky
VP, CD Strategy & Midwest Region:
Liz Filipowicz
Email:
LFilipowicz@komen.org
Phone:
972-701-2057