March 2, 2020
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Resources for General Information, Preparedness and Prevention

Free and Charitable Clinics throughout the U.S. are at the frontlines of community healthcare needs and concerns.  As concerns over the Coronavirus increase, the NAFC has compiled resources regarding the disease spread, preparedness and prevention. For information on Coronavirus Disease 2019, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) webpage providing educational resources and […]

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February 28, 2020
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Free & Charitable Clinics Awarded $125,000 to Advance Diabetes Care Among Vulnerable Populations

Direct Relief, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) today announced $125,000 in funding for five clinics through the Continuity in Care Grant Program, a three-year initiative, now in its final year, to help NAFC member organizations sustain and expand diabetes care in medically underserved areas. Free and Charitable […]

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December 31, 2019

A Year in Review at the NAFC – 2019

It has been another busy year for the NAFC! We want to take a moment to thank our members for the important work they do providing accessible health care to the medically underserved in our country.  We also want to thank all of our partners, funders, donors and supporters whose dedication to the NAFC, our members […]

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November 26, 2019
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December 3rd is Giving Tuesday – Give the Gift of Health!

There are the days focused on shopping and getting those deals – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – and then there is Giving Tuesday, a day to give back and help those in need! This Giving Tuesday – December 3rd – help the NAFC kick off our end of year giving campaign and give the […]

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November 21, 2019
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National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Recognizes CVS Health’s Eileen Howard Boone as the NAFC 2019 Safety Net Health Care Champion Awardee

Alexandria, VA, Nov. 21, 2019 — 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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November 19, 2019
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Record Breaking Symposium a Huge Success

The NAFC 2019 Charitable Health Care Symposium was held on October 27-29 in beautiful Atlanta, Georgia at the Loews Atlanta. The Symposium is an annual conference specifically designed to address the issues and topics that safety-net clinics, charitable pharmacies, organizations, staff and volunteers face on a daily basis to address the needs of the nation’s medically underserved. This year […]

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November 18, 2019

New WV Health Right program offers ongoing support for mothers with addiction

At West Virginia Health Right, new mothers with substance abuse problems have a new way to get themselves and their babies healthy. The HOPE program tries to connect mothers and babies directly with the health care and support they need in everything from dental care to addiction treatment and therapy, said Angie Settle, CEO of […]

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November 18, 2019

New WV Health Right program offers ongoing support for mothers with addiction

At West Virginia Health Right, new mothers with substance abuse problems have a new way to get themselves and their babies healthy. The HOPE program tries to connect mothers and babies directly with the health care and support they need in everything from dental care to addiction treatment and therapy, said Angie Settle, CEO of […]

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November 15, 2019
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Depression hits home hard, but resources remain few

The 18th century English writer Samuel Johnson called it the “black dog.” Abraham Lincoln called it “the hypos.” But whatever you call it, clinical depression is a burden, especially if help is hard to come by. That’s the situation in Orange County, where therapists in private practice are few in number and their hourly rates […]

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