Click here to make your donation: Sponsor A Flag October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer impacts all of us – our families, our friends, our coworkers, and ourselves. One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In our state, an estimated 580 Alaskan women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2026 alone. And here…
Run, walk, skate, and roll with us! Join Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic on Saturday, May 30 for an untimed Fun Run event supporting breast cancer screening, treatment, and research in Alaska. KBFPC is proud to sponsor a virtual team in Homer for the annual Alaska Run For Women, which raises funds for and awareness…
Click here to make your donation: Sponsor A Flag October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer impacts all of us – our families, our friends, our coworkers, and ourselves. One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Here in Alaska, an estimated 550 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025 alone (according to the American…
August is HPV Vaccination Month in Alaska, and KBFPC is doing our part by sharing information about how to get the vaccine! Protect Kids Against Cancer: recommended for all young people, starting at age 9, this safe and effective vaccine helps prevent six types of cancer. Know the facts about the benefits of early vaccination…
Are you due for your annual screening mammogram? The Providence Mobile Mammogram truck is coming to Homer in September! Appointments available at the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic on Thursday and Friday September 4th and 5th. To plan your appointment: Identify your provider/where you’d like your results sent. Call Providence at 907-212-3151 to schedule (and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2025 Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic Releases Report on Community Understanding of Syphilis and STI Trends on the Kenai Peninsula HOMER, Alaska — Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic (KBFPC) releases comprehensive new report titled Syphilis & Sexually Transmitted Infections: Baseline Data Compilation and Community Knowledge Assessment, highlighting community insights surrounding…
Coming on July 16: RESIST A Benefit Concert Event for KBFPC at The Porcupine, 7pm Live in Concert: Jenny Baker, The Forest That Never Sleeps, and Leah Moraes! Get Tickets & More Information $40 (pay what you can donation option available at the door) *Those under 21 who wish to attend may do so if…
Run, walk, skate, and roll with us! Join Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic on Saturday, May 31 at 10:30am for an untimed Fun Run event supporting breast cancer screening, treatment, and research in Alaska. KBFPC is proud to sponsor a virtual team in Homer for the annual Alaska Run For Women, which raises funds for…
Impact Stories: We need your help! Has low- or no-cost reproductive healthcare and education helped you or your family? Share your story with KBFPC—it matters! Anonymous Form Policymakers and funders want to hear real-life stories about how agencies like KBFPC support your health goals. Your anonymous story—from last week or anytime since KBFPC started—whether you share one…
Meeting Your Healthcare Goals Menopause, officially defined as 12 months without a menstrual cycle or period bleeding–without any other obvious cause (like certain kinds of contraception), may happen at different ages for everyone with a uterus. Sometimes it can be caused by illness or surgery, including some cancer treatments or oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries),…