July 26, 2023

NAFC Responds to Devastating Cuts in the House FY2024 Appropriations Bill

NAFC Urges Senate & House Members to Prioritize Needs of Millions of Americans Over Politics in House FY2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, & Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Alexandria, VA, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) expresses their profound disappointment with the cuts and program […]

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May 3, 2023

U.S. Mental Health Access Program Expands Medicine Donation to Seven New States

“Community Routes: Access to Mental Health Care” helps uninsured patients access healthcare for anxiety and depression, and is a partnership between Direct Relief, the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and Teva Pharmaceuticals The expansion of medicine donations for anxiety and depression into​ seven new states across the United States has the potential […]

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April 26, 2023

Free and Charitable Clinics Served 5.8 million People in 2022

Today, the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) released the 2023 Data Report. The Data Report includes insights from 775 free and charitable clinics across the United States to determine the status, demand, and needs of healthcare in communities across the country. In total, there were 5.8 million patient visits at free and […]

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March 29, 2023

NAFC Presents Seventh and Final RWJF Award for Health Equity to the late Nancy Lascheid

Alexandria, VA, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) presented the Seventh and Final Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Award for Health Equity to Nancy Lascheid, Co-Founder of Neighborhood Health Clinic in Naples, Florida. A true loss to her community, Nancy Lascheid passed away on August 22, 2022. She […]

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February 22, 2023

National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics Announces New Officers and Members to the Board of Directors

Alexandria, VA, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) welcomes new officers and three new members to their 2023 Board of Directors. Maureen Tomoschuk, President & CEO of Community Volunteers in Medicine in Pennsylvania, has been elected to serve as Chair of the NAFC board. Tomoschuk previously […]

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October 26, 2022

Clinics Across Florida, New Jersey & California Advancing Mental Health in Underserved Communities – Awarded Funding from Teva Pharmaceuticals, Direct Relief and NAFC

Community Routes: Access to Mental Healthcare, a partnership between Direct Relief, the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, and Teva Pharmaceuticals, provides awards to support clinics expanding access to mental health services across three states Teva Pharmaceuticals, the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and Direct Relief announced today – as part […]

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October 25, 2022

The Owens & Minor Foundation Announces Donation to National Association for Free and Charitable Clinics

$100,000 donation will support National Association for Free and Charitable Clinics programming and health equity scholarship opportunities. Donation advances the Owens & Minor Foundation’s goal of helping to create healthier communities. RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 25, 2022– The Owens & Minor Foundation today announced a donation of $100,000 to the National Association of Free and Charitable […]

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October 6, 2022

Hurricane Ian: Receiving Assistance from the NAFC

For many residents in the south, and especially in Florida, Hurricane Ian has left a trail of devastation in its path. According to a late September report from The Washington Post, more than 700 rescues were being conducted after Ian ravaged the state. The death toll is still being counted as of this writing. As […]

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September 29, 2022

BD, Heart to Heart International, NAFC and Henry Schein Cares Award Critical Lab Equipment to Six U.S. Free and Charitable Clinics

Public-Private Partnership Supporting Diagnostic Testing in Vulnerable Communities has Provided $2.6 Million to U.S. Clinics Since 2017 to Help Improve Patient Outcomes and Health Equity FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, in conjunction with Heart to Heart International (HHI), the […]

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