Mission

THE YVONNE MCCALLA FOUNDATION INC.(YMF INC.) WAS LAUNCHED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2007. YMF INC. IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION ASPIRES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS, ENCOURAGE AND EDUCATE MINORITY WOMEN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH STUDIES AND TO ADDRESS THE SOCIOECNONOMIC AND BIOLGICAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGHER BREAST CANCER MORTALITY RATES FOR MONORITY WOMEN. THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS ARE TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH CANCER HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITIES THAT SPECIALIZE IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, TO ASSIST IN THEIR EFFORTS TO EXPLORE CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS THAT ARE MORE BENEFICIAL FOR THE BIOLOGY OF MINORITY WOMEN.