MCC Medical Clinic Receives Two Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2010. At a simple but dignified award ceremony at the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, the MCC Medical Clinic along with other nine nonprofit organizations received an award of $10,000 to serve the critical health care and social services needs of women and girls in the Washington Metropolitan area.

The community, through the online voting, favored the MCC Medical Clinic’s outstanding services for women and girls to receive an additional funding of $5,000.

The MCC Medical Clinic, with the financial help from the Montgomery County, Maryland State, Kaiser Permanente, Healthcare Initiative Foundation, and Komen Foundation, has established a women health care and social services center to provide culturally competent and sensitive obstetric and gynecological services to women from many religious, cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds without barriers. The Clinic also educates female patients of the advantages of early breast cancer detection, diabetes prevention and cure, and provides the needed support to fight against domestic violence.

According to the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, “This year, the Leadership Awards will be given to nonprofits working to positively impact the lives of women and girls from under‐resourced, oppressed or marginalized communities, or through innovative work at the intersection of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and disability in their communities. “

“Nine of the 10 organizations have never received funding from The Women’s Foundation before,” said Jennifer Lockwood‐Shabat, interim co‐president of The Women’s Foundation. “That fact highlights the Leadership Award’s commitment to shining a light on organizations that may have gone unnoticed by the majority of the community. This program allows us to draw attention to issues and populations that are being ignored or underfunded.”

Making A difference…

The Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure raises money for breast cancer and 75% of the grand total stays right in the DC area. One program that has seen the benefit from the race is a navigator program at the Muslim Community Center Medical Clinic. The clinic helps remove cultural, language and physical barriers that women face obtaining breast care examination. Every woman over 40, who comes to the clinic, is seen by an OBGYN for breast and gynecological exams. If a problem is noticed during the breast cancer screening, the clinic has a patient navigator who follows up with step-by step support in the woman's native language and culturally sensitive environment. This position is funded by a grant from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. MCC Cliniic's 43 doctors, nurses and other volunteer medical professionals provide care to this most vulnerable section of our population.

A story on MCC Medical Clinic’s effort to educate female population on the advantages of breast cancer screening and its efforts to promote Komen cause was recently aired on CBS. You can see the entire video here: Komen Race for Breast Cancer Cure

Donations

All visits to MCC Medical Clinic require a small copay based on patients financial condition. We will, however, not refuse care at this clinic even if they are unable to pay. Your donations will help us to sustain, improve, and enhance our health care and social services. Anyone who wishes to donate may do so by sending a check or money order to MCC Medical Clinic, 15200 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20905. Please note that all donations to MCC Medical Clinic are tax exempt. We thank you for your support.

Eligibility

MCC Medical Clinic provides compassionate and high quality medical care to patients with no or little income without medical coverage over the age of 18, regardless of race, religion, ethinicity, or national origin.