Breast Cancer Screening

Project VALET

Updated December 2022

Project VALET (Providing Valuable Area Life-Saving Exams in Town) is a mammography education and screening program for asymptomatic women ages 40 to 74, who are uninsured, without county assistance and who are patients in participating clinics.

Project VALET (PV) addresses barriers of cost and transportation by bringing free mobile mammography to the communities where eligible women reside.

Project VALET also provides women with necessary follow-up diagnostic testing if needed, made possible through partnerships with participating facilities.

How to Get a Screening Mammogram

1) To participate in this program, schedule an appointment with one of the following participating clinics. Clinics are listed alphabetically by Texas county served, then by city and clinic name.

Fort Bend County Clinics

Spring Branch Community Health Center - West Houston Clinic 19333 Clay Rd Katy, TX 77449 713-462-6555 https://www.sbchc.net/our-locations/west-houston-clinic/ Map It	AccessHealth - Richmond 400 Austin St Richmond, TX 77469-4406 281-342-4530 http://www.myaccesshealth.org/ Map It
Shifa Clinic of Houston - Synott Clinic (Sugar Land) 10415 Synott Rd., Building D Sugar Land, TX 77498 281-561-5767 https://shifausahouston.org/clinic-list/ Map It

Galveston County Clinics

CHRISTUS Point of Light Clinic 2401 Termini Street Dickinson, TX 77539 713-803-1830 https://www.christusfoundation.org/programs/ christus-point-light-clinic/ Map It

Harris County Clinics

Spring Branch Community Health Center - Cy-Fair Clinic 7777 Westgreen Blvd. Cypress, TX 77433-0190 713-387-7180 https://www.sbchc.net/our-locations/cy-fair-clinic/ Map It	Casa El Buen Samaritano 14060 Dublin St. Houston, TX 77085 713-721-4101 https://www.casaelbuen.org/ Map It
CHRISTUS St. Mary's Clinic - Wayside Center 2002 S. Wayside Drive, Suite B Houston, TX 77023 713-803-1840 https://www.christusfoundation.org/programs/christus-st-marys-clinic/ Map It	El Centro de Corazon - Magnolia Health Center 7037 Capitol St Houston, TX 77011-4643 713-660-1880 https://www.elcentrodecorazon.org/locations/magnolia-health-center/ Map It
Houston Health Department - La Nueva Casa Health Center 1809 North Main St Houston, TX 77009 832-395-0570 http://www.houstontx.gov/health/HealthCenters/ Map It	Houston Health Department - Sunnyside Health Center 4605 Wilmington St Houston, TX 77051 832-393-5428 http://www.houstontx.gov/health/HealthCenters/ Map It
Ibn Sina Wilcrest Community Medical Clinic 11226 S Wilcrest Dr Houston, TX 77099 281-977-7462 https://www.ibnsinafoundation.org/locations/ Map It	Legacy Community Health Services - Fifth Ward/Lyons Clinic 3811 Lyons Ave Houston, TX 77020-8306 832-548-5400 https://www.legacycommunityhealth.org/region/fifthward/ Map It
Legacy Community Health Services - Mapleridge Clinic 6550 Mapleridge St, Ste 106 Houston, TX 77081-4629 713-779-7200 https://www.legacycommunityhealth.org/region/southwest/ Map It	Legacy Community Health Services - Santa Clara Clinic 5616 Lawndale, Ste. A108 Houston, TX 77023-3821 713-921-0075 https://www.legacycommunityhealth.org/region/east-end/ Map It
Legacy Community Health Services - Southwest Clinic 6441 High Star Houston, TX 77074-5005 832-548-5300 https://www.legacycommunityhealth.org/region/southwest/ Map It	San Jose Clinic 2615 Fannin Street Houston, TX 77002 713-228-9411 http://www.sanjoseclinic.org/ Map It
Spring Branch Community Health Center - Hillendahl Clinic 1615 Hillendahl, Ste 100 Houston, TX 77055-3402 713-462-6565 https://www.sbchc.net/our-locations/hillendahl-clinic/ Map It	Spring Branch Community Health Center - Pitner Clinic 8575 Pitner Rd Houston, TX 77080-2010 713-462-6545 https://www.sbchc.net/our-locations/pitner-clinic/ Map It
Spring Branch Community Health Center - Whole Life Clinic 1905 Jacquelyn Dr Houston, TX 77055-2502 713-231-5767 https://www.sbchc.net/our-locations/wholelife-clinic/ Map It	Christ Clinic of Katy 25722 Kingsland Blvd, Suite 111 Katy, TX 77494 281-391-0190 https://christclinickaty.org/ Map It
V-Care Clinic Pasadena Medical and Dental - Fairmont 1017 Fairmont Pkwy Pasadena, TX 77504 714-944-2275 https://www.vcareclinics.org/ Map It

Montgomery County Clinics

Lone Star Family Health Center - Conroe (Main) 605 S. Conroe Medical Drive Conroe, TX 77304-4722 936-539-4004 https://www.lonestarfamily.org/ Map It

2) Receive breast health education, at one of the participating clinics to learn what to expect at a mammogram and the importance of early detection for breast cancer.

3) Call and schedule the screening mammogram.

Should diagnostic test(s) be required, patients will be referred to a participating organization that provides services to low-income and uninsured women. Diagnostic exams are paid through Project VALET for women who received a screening mammogram through this program.

Project Contacts

• Lucy Balderas, Program Manager
  LBaldera@mdanderson.org, 713-792-5756
  
  
• Esmeralda Gonzalez, Community Health Worker
  EGonzalez9@mdanderson.org
  
  
• Katy M. Guerrero Ramos, Community Health Worker
  KMGuerrero@mdanderson.org
  
  
• Carina Mejia, Community Health Worker
  CMejia1@mdanderson.org
  
  
• Vanessa Quevedo, Community Health Worker
  VQuevedo@mdanderson.org

Educatonal Materials & Resources

• MD Anderson Print Materials - Cancer Prevention - Breast Cancer

  
  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center develops print materials on cancer prevention, screening and risk-reduction topics. To request materials for your organization, complete the online Community Services Request Form or call 713-792-3363. Note: Print material requests usually require two weeks notice. Quantities are limited to 50 per title. Downloadable PDFs are available on several topics at https://www.mdanderson.org/about-md-anderson/community-services/print-materials.html.
  
  Breast cancer prevention materials (PDF):
  
  
  • Warning signs of breast cancer / Ways to lower breast cancer risk
    English | Spanish | Vietnamese
    
    
  • Breast cancer: Know your family history
    English | Spanish