Key information on cancer inequities and how ACS is addressing these disparities in the Black Community
Black Volunteer Caucus
About the Black Volunteer Caucus
The 12-member Black Volunteer Caucus guides ACS CAN’s work to enhance, strengthen, and diversify communications, messaging, partnerships, and volunteer recruitment, training, and engagement within the Black community.
The Black Volunteer Caucus shares ACS CAN’s national focus on building a vibrant and diverse grassroots advocacy structure and community to achieve our collective goal of decreasing death and suffering from all cancer in all communities.
Meet the BVC
Carol Coram |
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Shontrice Patillo |
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BVC In Action
The Black Volunteer Caucus is engaged in meaningful advocacy and policy work nationally and locally.
Check out a few of their successes so far
Black Volunteer Caucus Fireside Chat
Thank you to everyone that participated in the BVC’s first Fireside Chat “The Black Community is Being Left Behind – Why Aren’t They Included in Clinical Trials?” to discuss the Black community’s unique challenges to cancer care.
Watch the recording
Download the Fireside Chat Program
Support the BVC
Tell your loved one’s story by donating to the 2022 Lights of Hope fundraiser.
Contact the BVC
Do you have have a question, request, opportunity, or message for the BVC?
Take Action
The most recent data on cancer data for African American/Black People, published in a peer-review journal of the American Cancer Society
A consumer-friendly companion for the Cancer Statistics for African American/Black People, 2022
Read and download the key report findings, Executive Summary, and full report