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BPSOS-Camden Receives $324,000 Grant For Cancer Prevention

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:25:22 +0000

Camden, NJ -- September 2, 2004 -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, under New Jersey Health Initiatives, has awarded BPSOS-Camden a three year, $324,000 grant for Health Awareness Program for Immigrants (HAPI). This new grant will dramatically expand the successful pilot project throughout the Camden community.

BPSOS Receives $50,000 Grant To Launch Cancer Education Program

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2003 13:41:16 +0000

PENNSAUKEN, NJ – Boat People S.O.S. (BPSOS) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its New Jersey Health Initiatives Program. BPSOS will use the funding to launch Health Awareness Program for Immigrants – Camden (HAPI-Camden).

HAPI-Camden is an outreach effort to educate Vietnamese-American women about the risks of cervical and breast cancer, the benefits of preventative screenings and where to go for free or low-cost screening and treatment. BPSOS is collaborating with Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey and Cooper Health System’s Camden County Cancer Screening Project to provide these educational and referral services.