HELP FOR LOW INCOME AMERICANS

Assistance Links 4 u or someone u know that needs a little help......

SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICES LISTED BELOW, NOT JUST PRESCRIPTION HELP.

Can't Afford Your Prescription Medication?
Free Prescription Medicine is Available to those who qualify.

New source I just found Feb. 12/2012

This is a prescription card from the gov’t. Uninsured people and some insured
can get it. Read the website to see who can get it.

Healthcare Alliance RX Relief

5505 Connecticut Ave NW #312

Washington, DC 20015-2601

1-800-776-0760

www.RxReliefCard.com/card

The card is free. A free pharmacy savings card. Get up to 75% off on more than 50,000 prescription drugs at participating drug stores.

Supposedly no one can be rejected because of medical history.

FIND THE MANUFACTURERS OF YOUR MEDICINES AND THEIR HELP SITE SHOULD BE BELOW. FOR MANY MEDICINES, THERE ARE VARIOUS WEBSITES BELOW THE PRESCRIPTION SITES FOR OTHER SERVICES.

www.pparx.org

http://www.needymeds.com/
http://www.rxassist.org/default.cfm

http://www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com - 1-866-776-3700
http://www.mhsanctuary.com/add/rx.htm
http://www.themedicineprogram.com/
http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/home.htm
http://covering kidsandfamilies.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.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/

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 children

http://www.insurekidsnow.gov

Patient assistance programs
http://helpingpatients.org/

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/

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Permalink Reply by DOTTY on May 22, 2011 at 9:42am

thhanks Sheila this is great i knew about sone of then but not hot=w to got ib=n touch with then.

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Permalink Reply by regs76 on October 23, 2011 at 2:16pm

Hello everyone...I also am vast in resources, at least in Missouri. I am an Income Maintenance Caseworker for Family Support Division. If anyone has questions regarding Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc., feel free to ask. I am not sure how much help I can be for those outside of Missouri, but can at least offer advice or point you in the right direction. I do know that there is far more help out there than people realize, most of which does come from non-profit organizations as opposed to our federal and state governments!

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Permalink Reply by stephanie on January 22, 2012 at 10:25am

thank you for this!

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Permalink Reply by Sheila Wall on January 22, 2012 at 4:39pm

Happy to help!

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Renie on February 13, 2012 at 7:19pm

Thanks Sheila, this is awesome to have ! Thanks for doing all the work, especially since you're in Canada.... us Americans appreciate it !

Hugs,

Renie

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Permalink Reply by Sheila Wall on February 13, 2012 at 8:25pm

you're welcome Renie...I just found another great source, I'll edit the post and put it in green.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa27 on February 13, 2012 at 8:42pm

Great post! Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by dozer on February 14, 2012 at 9:46pm

Thanks for the post

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Permalink Reply by McBeth607 on March 23, 2012 at 5:19pm

Thank you so much for all this info. :)

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Permalink Reply by Sheila Wall on March 23, 2012 at 6:40pm

You're so welcome McBeth. I hope you can get free meds and other help from it.

Sheila

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Permalink Reply by McBeth607 on March 23, 2012 at 7:39pm

Me too !! :) Beth of NC

Sheila Wall said:

You're so welcome McBeth. I hope you can get free meds and other help from it.

Sheila

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Permalink Reply by McBeth607 on March 23, 2012 at 7:45pm

God bless you Katherine. I,too, am frustrated by the lack of care that Disabled Americans are UNABLE to obtain. I am, again, at the place where I am considering suicide. I feel my 2 kids will be sad for awhile but it would make their lives easier. They are 36 & 41 yrs.old with families of their own.