NWLB was initiated as a response to the escalating healthcare insurance crisis and its effect on women who have breast cancer. Unaffordable insurance premiums, high deductibles, and limited coverage leave many women without the means to purchase badly needed breast cancer products. Other factors, including rising costs associated with taxes, gas, and the general cost of living, also preclude these
women from obtaining these necessary items. Our target will be to assist women in the St. Charles, Southern Illinois and surrounding areas. For all intent and purposes, it will be extremely difficult to pinpoint an exact number of women who might qualify, as their financial needs are constantly changing. It is our desire to reach out to all who have this dire need.