News & Events
Meet Board Co-Chair Alice Gandelman
When New Board of Directors Co-Chair Alice Gandelman was invited to join the board, she was very moved by the client testimonials, and the dedication of the staff and volunteers. A cancer survivor, Alice credits early detection and the care that she received with playing
Meet Board Co-Chair Annette Walton
New Board of Directors Co-Chair Annette Walton is excited about her new role and looking forward to implementing Charlotte Maxwell Clinic’s (CMC) three-year strategic plan. Annette first heard about CMC from outgoing Board President, Lynne Srinivasan, and was deeply moved by the mission. Annette’s beloved
CMC President Passes the Baton!
A native of Rochester, New York who has lived in the Bay Area for nearly 30 years, Lynne Srinivasan is a dynamic leader whose warmth shines through when she speaks about matters close to her heart, like the clients, volunteers and staff at CMC. “I
Clinic Update – March 2023
CLINIC UPDATE: VACCINE VERIFICATION CHANGES AT CMC Effective Friday, April 14, 2023, we will no longer require vaccination or check the vaccination status of those entering the Charlotte Maxwell Clinic (CMC). We want to emphasize this is not a relaxing of our standards. It is
Clinic Update – February 2023
Happy New Year! Sun Nin Fai Lok! 新年快樂 ~~~ As we begin 2023 and the new lunar year, we look forward to the year of the Water Rabbit and we wish you all a year full of hope, peace and prosperity! CLINICAL SERVICES We
CMC Featured in the Oakland Post!
For 31 years, Charlotte Maxwell Clinic has been providing free integrative care for low-income women with cancer. Last month, CMC hosted a table when the Golden State Warriors held their first ever Cancer Awareness Night. The Warriors won against the Miami Heat and many fans
CMC Highlighted on KTVU News!
In case you missed it, CMC Executive Director Melbra Watts was featured on KTVU2! Melbra spoke about all of our volunteers’ outstanding work to support lower-income cancer patients with integrative care that increases the quality of life and health outcomes of CMC clients. You can
Beauty and Safe Cosmetics
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.
Women Informed to Screen Depending On Measures of risk (WISDOM)
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
Be Informed, Be Empowered!
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
Melbra’s Message
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
Clinic Update – September 2022
“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!
StoryCorps Series
During the summer of 2020, CMC had the unique opportunity to partner with StoryCorps, whose mission is “to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.” Via their platform, we were able to record six different stories from our community. What a wonderful honor to have our voices heard, recorded, and housed at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress!
EPISODE 6: Clients in Conversation
"Charlotte Maxwell is just like the respite from the harm."
EPISODE 5: A client-volunteer conversation
“You gave me that opportunity. You know, to balance myself.”
EPISODE 4: CMC staff share their perspectives
“This is a type of medicine that a lot of people can’t access because it’s not affordable and we haven’t figured out, as a society, how to make this broadly accessible. But Charlotte Maxwell has figured that out.”
EPISODE 3: A client-staff conversation
“The volunteers…are wonderful. I appreciate the time that they give us. They treat us with respect…with such gentleness, with such compassion; I just look forward to it.”
EPISODE 2: A client-staff conversation
“When you walk in the door… whatever’s going on in your life, good or bad, it’s just like the weight has been lifted off of you because you know that you’re in good hands.”
EPISODE 1: Founders in conversation
“I mean, not tooting our own horn, but we were so ahead of our time.”
