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Wednesday 22 April 2009

USA Assistance Links for Low Income

Can't Afford Your Prescription Medication?
Free Prescription Medicine is Available to those who qualify.
http://www.mhsanctuary.com/add/rx.htm
http://www.needymeds.com/ -this one is the most comprehensive site I found and I think it might be the only that pays for the strong pain medicines that are needed for serious pain.
http://www.themedicineprogram.com/
http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/home.htm
http://covering kids and families.org/communications/bts/
http://www.freemedicineprogram.com/drug/ELDER+TONIC/
http://www.mycancernews.com/viatical.html
http://www.cancercare.org/HelpingHandsGuide/HelpingHandsGuideList.cfm?c=49
http://www.helpingpatients.org/
http://www.rxassist.org/default.cfm
http://www.mhsanctuary.com/add/rx.htm
http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/content/drugAssistance/
https://www.merck.com/pap/pap/consumer/request_application.jsp
http://www.sch-plough.com/schering_plough/corp/patient_programs.jsp
http://www.phrma.org/
http://www.hrsa.gov/osp/dfcr/obtain/obtain.htm
http://www.lillyanswers.com/
http://www.benefitscheckup.com/

Every one of America's uninsured, regardless of age or income, can call toll
free to 1-866-776-3700
or log onto the Internet at http://www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com
to find out how to get Pfizer medicines for free or at significant savings.

Direct links to the food stamp site -- officially the USDA Food & Nutrition
Service
Frequently asked questions --
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/faqs.htm
Applicants and recipients
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/applicant_recipients/default.htm

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal
program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child
care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches
to children each school day.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/Default.htm

Modest Needs is a non-profit, tax-exempt philanthropic organization that
began as one man's personal project in March of 2002. Since that time, Modest
Needs has become a community of unlikely philanthropists dedicated to helping
others as best we can with what we have.
http://www.modestneeds.org/

Find a National Depression Screening Day site near you
(for members of the public wanting to take a free anonymous screening)
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/locator/NDSDmap.htm

A national free eye care program for low-income working Americans that is
now open year round. See web site or call 1-800-766-4466.
http://www.aoa.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?site=AOAstage&WebCode=VISIONUSA

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Programs for which CMS is
responsible include Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance
Program(SCHIP), HIPAA, and CLIA.
http://cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?fromhcfadotgov=true

Links to help with Disabilities.
http://www.disabilitypolicycenter.org/relatedlinks.htm

Sources of Free or Low-Cost Food and Nutrition Materials
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/freelow.html

A list of directories of grantmakers by state/region/city
http://fdncenter.org/learn/topical/sl_dir.html

Volunteers in Health Care staff have prepared the following list of links
useful to those serving the uninsured.
http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/links.htm

Insurance for kids
Insure Kids Now.gov
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov

Patient assistance programs
http://helpingpatients.org/

Prescription medications are an important part of total patient care
http://www.rxassist.org/default.cfm

Free Medicine For Low Income People http://www.mhsanctuary.com/add/rx.htm

Merck Patient Assistance Program
https://www.merck.com/pap/pap/consumer/request_application.jsp

Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitatforhumanity.com

WIC
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Food Banks in the United States
http://www.wadv.org/foodbank.htm

Administration for Children and Families and Domestic Violence
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/opa/facts/domsvio.htm

Energy Assistance: Home Heating and Cooling
http://www.ncat.org/liheap/referral.htm

Free or Low-cost Medical/Dental Care
http://ask.hrsa.gov/pc/

Financial Help to Pay for Home Heating and Cooling
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap/faq.htm

Head Start (Administration for Children & Families
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/infocenter.htm

Job Opportunities for Low-income People
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/dcdp/joli/welcome.htm

Medicaid - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/mover.asp

Resources to Help Children and Families
http://www.ncfy.com/Resources.htm

State TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Links
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/welfare/stlinks.htmSingle

Touched Twice
http://www.touchedtwice.org/index.html
Touched Twice provides free clinics and more to the less fortunate.
many of the clinics provide free food, clothing, dental and medical
care, free haircuts, free legal, financial and spiritual advice. free
clinics located in the US.

a leading resource for senior related information
http://www.friendly4seniors.com/_search.asp

Get Connected: Afford-A-Phone
The Lifeline telephone discount program, also known as "Lifeline
Assistance", gives people with low incomes a discount on the basic monthly service for
either their wireline or wireless phone. The Link-Up America program pays for
a portion of your wireline or wireless installation or activation fee
excluding the handset.
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/getconnected/faqs.html#signup

Listing Of Free Clinics
http://www.medkind.com/FCF/

1 comments:

Hi Shiela :)

Very useful post. You have taken a lot of trouble to make it. I am sure many will benefit.

I enjoyed listening to your songs - all of them. Many thanks.

Have a nice day Sheila :)
Joseph

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