The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) has just released a new list of Top Non-Toxic Black-Owned Beauty Brands which features entrepreneurs making safer beauty products for Black women, free of the toxic ingredients linked to breast cancer and health concerns that disproportionately impact Black women. This project brings health equity to the forefront by providing…
WISDOM is a landmark research study working to find a better way to detect and prevent breast cancer, in partnership with women of all communities. Despite advances in medicine, nearly 40,000 women die of breast cancer every year. WISDOM wants to change this by testing a personalized approach to screening, based on each woman’s individual…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but breast cancer doesn’t stop as the seasons change. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women around the world. It is estimated that more than 2.2 million new cases of breast cancer occurred among women worldwide in 2020. About 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will…
Healing and wellness are the foundational focus of what CMC offers. I am continually inspired by the dedication of everyone who has been a part of the CMC community over the past 30 years. But we are not done, and I am happy to report that CMC’s Board of Directors is currently engaged in strategically…
“Charlotte Maxwell has compassion that is felt – and the women-centered environment feels healing, and right.” CMC client, 8/2022 CLINICAL SERVICES We are excited to see so many wonderful volunteers and clients in the clinic regularly! Our in-person and telehealth services are continuing to expand! Lisa Hartfield, our volunteer and community engagement manager, has brought…
A new clinic manager and volunteer and community engagement manager joined our team in early 2022, filling positions that had become vacant during the pandemic. Since then, we’ve increased the number of new client intakes and orientations, implemented a texting service to support scheduling client appointments, revised clinic policies and procedures, and cross- trained staff…
CMC has held three full-day volunteer training workshops so far this year! Our last one was videotaped to create on-demand modules to on-board future volunteers more quickly. Dedicated volunteers make it possible for Charlotte Maxwell Clinic to provide complementary integrative care at no charge to our clients. The cohorts of new volunteers are bringing diverse…
This summer, Nancy Chang, one of CMC’s longtime volunteers who delivers an average of 20 of her delicious soups monthly for our clients at Charlotte Maxwell Clinic, was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. Nancy founded her company Purpose and Hope when she saw first-hand how important nutrient-rich foods are for people with cancer while…
Charlotte Maxwell Clinic is excited to partner with the seven time NBA champions, our Golden State Warriors, for their first ever Cancer Awareness Night on Thursday, October 27, 2022! The Warriors will host the Miami Heat at San Francisco’s Chase Arena, and we invite you to join us there, because this special evening is also…
CLINICAL SERVICES We are open and expanding our offerings as we grow! We hired new staff members and reconnected with many clients and volunteers to get back to what we love: Providing holistic and integrative care for underserved women with cancer. We currently offer in-person individual and group acupuncture appointments, individual telehealth, group Zoom wellness…