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Richmond Good Life :: Volunteering :: Free Clinics

Richmond Virginia (VA) Free Clinics

Here is a complete list of free clinics volunteer opportunities.

Name Description
Commonwealth Clinic Begun as an outreach of First Commonwealth Church, Commonwealth Clinic, located in Chesterfield County, provides free medical care to the low-income, uninsured people in our area. About 85% of our patients earn less than 150% of federal poverty level (FPL) and all earn less than 200% of FPL. We provide our care through the use of clinics staffed by volunteer physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, aided by non-medically trained individuals.
Cross Over Ministry Cross Over Ministry is a 22-year-old Virginia free clinic in Richmond, providing compassionate health care to people in need. Cross Over serves a vulnerable population that includes children, the elderly, low-income families, the uninsured working poor and the working and unemployed homeless. In 2002 and 2003, Cross Over Ministry provided more than 33,000 patient visits to people in need. Our patients have neither public nor private health insurance and have incomes of 200% of the federal poverty level or less. Over 50% of our patients have annual incomes of less than $10,000. We serve slightly more females than males, and are serving a growing number and percentage of Hispanics. Only 7% of our patient population is currently homeless - most have homes and jobs, and most live in families of three or more. 
Daily Planet Provides food, shelter, employment education, social, mental health and substance abuse services to chemically dependent adults, mentally ill adults, homeless adults and low-income urban adults. 
Fan Free Clinic Provides health services, including medical care, counseling and education to those who would otherwise not have access to care. Focuses on Richmond Metropolitan area. Most services provided by a volunteer staff of qualified professionals and community members. Special programs for those affected by AIDS. 
Free Clinic of Goochland The Free Clinic of Goochland provides medical and dental care to adult residents of Goochland County who are uninsured and cannot afford this care. The majority of our patients are employed and live under 125% of the federal poverty level. The "Medicines for Medicare" program assists low-income Medicare recipients to obtain free prescription medicines from the pharmaceutical companies' indigent drug programs.
Richmond Area High Blood Pressure Center All patients served by the Center are at or under 150% of the federal poverty level. We treat approximately 1,930 patients. Eighty percent of the patients are African American and 65% are women. Seventy-two percent of them live in single-family-income homes. Center patients average 2.5 medications per patient. Most of the center's patients work two and sometime three part-time jobs. Many of our patients are people who have lost jobs and cannot afford to purchase COBRA health insurance from their previous employers.

 
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