A year ago, Hurricane Harvey swept through the Houston area and devastated communities. The NAFC and Direct Relief teamed up to provide relief grants to Charitable Clinics that were in affected communities to support continued recovery efforts, to recoup expenses and/or reinforce emergency preparedness efforts related to the hurricanes which allows for the continuity of crucial life-saving care […]
A massive shift is on the horizon for Virginia’s health care landscape as the state prepares to expand its Medicaid program in January, broadening the eligibility and welcoming an estimated 400,000 people into its ranks. But more than 300,000 uninsured Virginians will likely remain, many relying on the state’s free clinics. And as each of those clinics prepare for the big changes, it’s not entirely clear where they’ll be once the dust settles.
Dozens of Smith Medical Clinic patients will have a chance to lead a healthier lifestyle thanks to a $20,000 grant and a partnership with the Georgetown County Family YMCA and the Lowcountry Food Bank. The CVS Health Foundation and the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics announced on July 17 that Smith Medical Clinic is one of three clinics in South Carolina to receive a $20,000 grant to help patients manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Smith Medical Clinic in Pawleys Island offers free services for low-income people without health insurance.
The 56-year-old farm employee from Marshall works about 40 hours a week but doesn’t get insurance through his job. James Thornley and about 6,200 fellow Fauquier residents — or 9 percent of county population — go without health insurance coverage, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Mr. Thornley wonders what would happen to him without the Fauquier Free Clinic.
Ally Messier was just four years old when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Now, 21 years later, she is the new nutritionist at Oasis Free Clinics, focused on counseling patients with diabetes, one part of the clinic’s ongoing efforts to fight the disease among its patients. In January, Oasis was awarded a $20,000 […]
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — North Coast Health — which provides healthcare to the low-income uninsured and under-insured, as well as to people covered by Medicaid, Medicare and other insurance programs — was recently awarded $20,000 from the CVS Health Foundation and National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC). “This is very significant,” North Coast Health […]
In an effort to improve evidence-based care in Free and Charitable Clinics using point-of-care testing results, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) in conjunction with Heart to Heart International (HHI) and the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) today announced six grants to select clinics in the United States.
Neighborhood Health Clinic won’t be without power this hurricane season. They’ve come a long way from what they experienced with Hurricane Irma in September. The nonprofit clinic at 121 Goodlette-Frank Road in Naples was awarded an $83,000 grant from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics to purchase a generator. The grant was awarded […]
“Everyone has a right to quality health care.” The words of Centre Volunteers in Medicine Executive Director Cheryl White sum up the attitude of what CVIM is and what the volunteers do.
As part of the ongoing efforts to support communities affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Direct Relief and the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) announce over $1.8 million in grants to Free and Charitable Clinics in Texas and Florida. “Recovery from major disasters continues long after the headlines disappear,” said Damon Taugher, […]
