Through its work and research efforts, Sharsheret provides healthcare resources, financial assistance, communal support, and educational programs to thousands of women and their families in the United States.
[6] Rochelle Lee Shoretz founded Sharsheret in November 2001, when she was 28 years old, after being diagnosed with breast cancer four months earlier.
[7] Shoretz had a successful career as a lawyer after attending Columbia Law School and completed a clerkship with US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
[13] Sharsheret, Hebrew for "chain", is an American not-for-profit intended to support young Jewish women with breast cancer, or have a genetic predisposition to it, and their families.
[17] Our mission is to offer a community of support to women diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources.
Since Sharsheret's founding in 2001, we have responded to more than 55,000 breast cancer inquiries, involved more than 5,300 peer supporters, and presented over 250 educational programs annually nationwide.
The kits include programming ideas, educational resources, physical items to display, and breast cancer awareness terminology to use in social media content.