Our Community Need

The Community Profile Report serves as a periodic re-examination of our service area in order to assure that we maintain an in-depth understanding of the needs and gaps existing in our region. This, in turn, helps direct the allocation of grant, operating, and volunteer resources. The information gleaned from the research invested into each Community Profile Report is presented to the Komen Tri-Cities Board of Directors who, upon extensive examination and deliberation, develops the affiliate’s strategic plan based on those results. The issue of breast cancer has many, many intertwining variables needing to be addressed in the quest to eliminate it altogether and the Komen Tri-Cities service area is geographically very large and rural. These factors, combined with the finite funding available each year, illustrate the need to carefully evaluate our funding priorities in order to ensure the greatest impact for our region. The process of researching, evaluating, examining, and producing the Community Profile Report is the most important strategic initiative made by the affiliate. Therefore, by utilizing the results of this report to direct how our resources are allocated in the upcoming years we will be able to maximize both our efforts and the financial contributions in which we have been entrusted.

  Click here to view the 2011 Community Profile Report.