November 21, 2019

National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Recognizes CVS Health’s Eileen Howard Boone as the NAFC 2019 Safety Net Health Care Champion Awardee

The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is proud to announce that Eileen Howard Boone, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy for CVS Health and President of the CVS Health Foundation, has been presented with the NAFC 2019 Safety Net Health Care Champion Award.

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September 19, 2019

Free Clinic of Meridian receives grant for laboratory

Erin Kelly / The Meridian Star – New lab equipment is being installed in the Free Clinic of Meridian this week because of a grant the clinic received, leaders said Thursday.   Patients of the Free Clinic of Meridian will soon be able to get laboratory test results on site because of a grant the clinic received, […]

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September 18, 2019

Community Clinics Receive Grant for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

BD, Heart to Heart International and the NAFC Announce 2019 Grantees for Multi-Year Diagnostic Testing Initiative to Improve Patient Outcomes Lab at 2018 PoCECE Grant Recipient Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services in Goochland, VA.   Alexandria, VA, Sept. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As part of a continued effort to support and improve evidence-based […]

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July 18, 2019

CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation Building Healthier Communities across the Country with Nearly $3 Million in New Grants to Free Clinics

New funding from CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation to approximately 130 clinics will increase access to care as part of longstanding partnership with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics WOONSOCKET, R.I., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As part of an ongoing commitment to building healthier communities, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and its Foundation […]

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May 31, 2019

NAFC Distributes Donation of BOMBAS Socks to Free Clinics

The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) has distributed a donation of 3,000 BOMBAS socks. NAFC distributed the socks to 11 clinics in 10 states who demonstrated the greatest need. Among those clinics receiving socks is the Hawaii HOME Project. “Our clinic services the homeless population in Hawaii, and socks are a very […]

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May 30, 2019

NAFC Announces Board of Directors Call for Nominations

The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) is now accepting applications for its 2020 Board of Directors Nominations. The NAFC’s 13-member Board seeks candidates committed to its mission of caring for America’s medically underserved and the organizations who serve them. “Our nation’s free and charitable clinics are a vital component of our healthcare […]

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February 28, 2019

Uninsured Americans were ignored when Congress grilled pharma execs

Seven top pharma executives testified before Congress on Tuesday about the rising cost of medications in what some had predicted to be a watershed moment for the pharmaceutical industry. They were grilled about their pricing process, profit margins, and even their own salaries as lawmakers expressed outrage about high drug prices, including those for the lifesaving, necessary […]

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January 15, 2019

Direct Relief, BD and the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics Announce Winners of the Continuity in Care Grant Program

Direct Relief, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) selected 25 clinics from applicants across the country to take part in the Continuity in Care Grant Program. The program provides funding for programs which will allow NAFC member organizations to continue or expand their ability to provide […]

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