Our mission: to promote Early Detection
and Breast Cancer Awareness
Who we are
The Joy to Life Foundation is a non-profit organization providing free mammograms for medically underserved women currently 40 - 49 years of age in 29 counties in South Central Alabama. These counties include Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Washington and Wilcox. Visit Alabama Department of Public Health for details.
The organization was founded in 2001 by Joy and Richard Blondheim of Montgomery, Alabama. Joy Blondheim, a breast cancer survivor, along with her husband, Richard, are dedicating their time and efforts to women who are fighting to win the battle against breast cancer. After extensive research to uncover the greatest needs, a partnership was formed between the Blondheims and the Alabama Department of Public Health's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
There are probably thousands of women in the medically underserved community who need mammograms. Many of these women lose their lives each year because they do not have the resources for early detection. These women do not have private insurance and cannot afford mammograms. Tragically, women die each year. This is why the Blondheims created the Joy to Life Foundation. "If we can reach these women early enough, we believe lives can be saved," states Mrs. Blondheim. The Joy to Life Foundation has been able to provide over 5,445 mammograms to date, and 25 women have been diagnosed and successfully treated.
Joy to Life Foundation
P. O. Box 241172
Montgomery, Alabama 36124-1172
334.284.LIFE (5433)
info@joytolife.org