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Increasing medication access: Charitable clinics and pharmacies to receive share in $1.6 million in Equity Rx grants from Cardinal Health Foundation
Grants are a part of $5 million commitment from Cardinal Health Foundation and awarded by the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
Amidst Medicaid Unwinding, 80% of Free Clinics are Experiencing an Increase in Demand
Alexandria, VA, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) released the 2024 Data Report, including insights from over 1,000 free and charitable clinics and pharmacies sites across the United States, to determine the status and needs of healthcare in underserved communities across the country.
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Acquires the Charitable Pharmacies of America
Organizations join forces as the Charitable Pharmacies of America officially becomes a subsidiary of the NAFC, marking the NAFC’s second acquisition in 3 years.
NAFC Receives $1.28M 2-Year Grant for Free & Charitable Clinics from McKesson Foundation
Funds will be allocated for clinics and pharmacies to increase cancer screenings and prevention, address food insecurity, and increase Medication Therapy Management.
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
Free and Charitable Clinics Served 5.8 million People in 2022
Alexandria, VA, April 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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. 
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 dedicated her life to service, and her legacy lives on through the work of the clinic she founded and their continued efforts to realize their mission: to deliver quality medical and dental care to low-income, working but uninsured Collier County adults, using a volunteer professional staff and funded by private philanthropy. 
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.