This program has awarded more than $200,000 over the last 19 years thanks to annual funding from the Yardley, England, Trimmer, and Orlich Charities Fund at the Central Florida Foundation. This year, the program also received a matching grant of $11,405 from the Bell-Barnett Family Fund and $2,000 from the Frank and Winn Merritt Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation.
Angels Care Center of Eloise is a faith-based primary care clinic that provides free health care to residents without medical health insurance. Volunteer physicians provide general health care at the facility, and the clinic negotiates with local medical centers to provide specialized services at reduced rates. The $10,000 grant that Angels Care Center of Eloise received will help cover costs of dental care, eye surgery, and orthopedic injuries for indigent, migrant, and homeless residents.
The Haley Center is a primary medical facility serving the 200% and below population who do not otherwise have a means to affordable healthcare. Currently, The Haley Center provides pharmacy, radiology, gynecology, endocrinology, infectious disease, dermatology, physical therapy, ophthalmology/optometry, pathology, gastroenterology, orthopedics (to include joint injections) electrocardiograms, pulmonary functions, laboratory testing, and age-appropriate health screenings. The $10,000 grant that The Haley Center received will provide screening and early diagnosis of insulin resistance potential.
Central Florida Health Care serves patients that are either uninsured or underinsured with many who qualify for needs-based public insurance and nearly 90% for whom income information is known are 200% below the federal poverty level. CFHC offers an array of services under one umbrella to improve access to care, including adult/pediatric primary care, behavioral health care, adult/pediatric dental care, endocrinology, obstetrics, and gynecology, podiatry, optometry services, nutritional counseling, on-site labs and imaging services, and infectious disease testing and treatment. The $4,979.44 grant received will provide financial assistance to help low-income, uninsured, and underinsured Winter Haven patients diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions purchase the medications they need to prevent their chronic condition from worsening.
GiveWell Community Foundation is grateful to the Yardley, England, Trimmer, and Orlich Charities Fund at the Central Florida Foundation, and the Bell-Barnett Family Fund and the Frank and Winn Merritt Fund within GiveWell Community Foundation for continued support of our community.
