Since our founding in 2001, we've provided thousands of mammograms and hundreds of screenings and physician visits to the underserved in Alabama. Through our efforts hundreds of cancers have been diagnosed and treated.  And that's what makes us truly joyful.  Thanks for your giving heart ♥.

Make Breast Health An Important Part of Your Life

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in American women, after skin cancer.
A woman's chance of surviving breast cancer is greatly improved with early detection and treatment.
You owe it to your family, your friends, and to yourself to do all you can to stay informed and have screenings on time.

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Each purchase helps to provide mammograms and breast health screenings to women and men in all 67 counties of Alabama.

Podcasts

Podcast with Nancy Wright: Let’s Talk About Cancer

Podcast with Nancy Wright: Let’s Talk About Cancer

Nancy Wright –Director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Division of the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)–has been working with the Joy to Life Foundation for over 20 years and she knows a lot about cancer! In this episode, we take a look back at how that relationship began […]

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Podcast with Dr. Lois Schulman: Eat Your Way to Better Health

Podcast with Dr. Lois Schulman: Eat Your Way to Better Health

We didn’t invite Dr. Lois Schulman on our podcast to talk about some new drug or some robotic surgical procedure. We’re talking about how plants can help us live healthier lives—specifically how eating a plant-based diet can make a huge difference in people’s health. During our conversation, Dr. Schulman explains […]

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Podcast with Kym Klass: My Journey Through Loss, Faith and Mental Health

Podcast with Kym Klass: My Journey Through Loss, Faith and Mental Health

Kym Klass is a 20-year veteran newspaper reporter and many of her life experiences–good and bad– find their way into her writing. In this episode, Kym talks about the circumstances that moved her to her explore the topic of mental health in many of her columns and her book “One […]

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Podcast with Javacia Harris Bowser: It’s All About The Story

Podcast with Javacia Harris Bowser: It’s All About The Story

How do you turn negatives (like getting hit by a car or being diagnosed with breast cancer) into positive stories that inspire others? If you’re Javacia Harris Bowser, that’s just what you do! According to her mother, Javacia has been writing “since she could sit up straight” and her work […]

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Stories that Inspire

C. Thomas
Discovering a lump in my breast was enough to worry about but health insurance was definitely a problem for me. It almost got to the point I thought maybe it will go away on its own and everything will be fine simply because I did not want to be 19 years old and in debt with medical bills. After being seen at Health Services, Inc. I was told my case would be seen by the Joy to Life Foundation. I prayed they would help fund some of my medical expenses and they did just that! I asked my doctor's office what I owed and they told me the Joy to Life Foundation would be covering it. So much weight was lifted off my shoulders, I wanted to cry but instead I smiled and nodded. I'm so very thankful for everything Joy to Life has done for me. I will never forget this foundation, ever!
J. Elam
I'm 31 and in February I found a lump in my right breast literally 2-3 nights before I had my appoint at the Health Dept for my yearly exam. I found out that mammograms and ultrasounds were not a part of my Medicaid for family planning. I was in shock and now looking for a way to come up with all this money that I just didn't have. Luckily a nurse mentioned Joy to Life. I was on the phone the next day with y'all and was immediately put at ease and told that I would be accepted and just had to get my paperwork. I went back for my 6 month check up today and they said it was fine. I know how lucky I am that that y'all helped bc if not I would still be trying to come up with that money and the worry and stress of not knowing would have been mind torturing. Thank you so much.
E. Lambert
I would like to give a big thank you to Joy to Life for being there for me and my family in my time of need. When I was diagnosed it was hard to accept but Joy to Life stepped in and helped me with my mammogram and biopsy making it easy for me. So I just would like to thank Joy to Life. Keep making a difference in someone's life because life is special.

OUR FOUNDATION IMPACT

25
Years Battling Breast Cancer in Alabama
67
Counties Served in Alabama
7000000
dollars spent since 2001 to fight breast cancer
100K
Mammograms Provided since 2008

JOY TO LIFE STORE

Have you purchased your PINK Joy to Life trash can yet? 

They are available in our online store along with hats, tees, totes and more! Every purchase supports funding for mammograms and other breast cancer screenings throughout Alabama.