IN THE PRESS

FLHCF presented $2.25M in federal funding

Renova, Bolivar County, Mississippi—In Aug. 2020, Vera Parker of Renova, Miss. received a life-altering diagnosis—breast cancer.

Fighting prostate cancer in the Mississippi Delta, one man at a time 

In the impoverished communities of the Mississippi Delta, where prostate cancer death rates are more than 28 men per 100,000, residents were leery about the concept of research.

NFL player donates to the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation 

According to author John Holmes, “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” In the spirit of those words, Marcus Johnson (former NFL player, Minnesota Viking #72) reached out in support of the work of the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation (FLHCF).

More than 100 Delta families enjoy Christmas dinners.

A heartfelt thank you to our donors and the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation’s Board of Directors.

An annual holiday dinner giveaway for Mississippi Delta cancer patients tripled its impact this year thanks to the generosity of sponsors and donors.

FLHCF providing free Christmas dinners to cancer patients

The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation and the Mississippi Network for Cancer Control/The University of Southern Mississippi will be assisting 25 recently diagnosed cancer patients and their families with a Christmas dinner this holiday season. 

Improving Health in the Mississippi Delta through Powerful Engagement

Many underserved men and women in the rural Mississippi Delta are dying from untreated cancer due to lack of access to health care, lack of transportation, no health insurance, some physicians fell to tell their clients that they need a cancer screening, etc.

Building Awareness of Health Research in the Mississippi Delta

Members of Les Belle Amies, a civic organization that raises money to help families in need, present a donation to Freddie White-Johnson for the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.

Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation to open headquarters in Mississippi Delta

RULEVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – The legacy of the late civil rights icon, Fannie Lou Hamer will continue to live through a new foundation headquarters building in the Mississippi Delta.

Foundation offering Christmas dinner to cancer patients

INDIANOLA, Miss. (E-T) – The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation will be assisting 20 recently diagnosed cancer patients and their families with a Christmas dinner this holiday season.

Cancer Center To Open In Mississippi Delta

RULEVILLE, Miss. (MPB) – In the Mississippi Delta, only 32 percent of women between ages 65 and 74 get mammograms, and the mortality rate for all cancers in the region is high. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on a new center offering support, education and prevention.