The Light of the World Clinic has announced that it has been named a recipient of grants from The Health Foundation of South Florida, Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, and the Maureen Berk Non-Profit Grant from the Coral Springs Community Chest.
The grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida will provide operating support to increase access to health care and expand and improve clinic services. This will include increasing the number of new patients served, improving patient chronic disease management and reducing the number of avoidable ER visits. The Health Foundation of South Florida is a major philanthropic organization dedicated to improving health equity in South Florida, especially for low-income communities, by funding projects that increase healthcare access, integrate social needs (like housing/food) with clinical care, and foster thriving communities through economic/affordable housing initiatives.
The capacity building grant from the Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics will enable the clinic to upgrade outdated technology and equipment and improve clinic services and patient health screenings. The Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics is an independent nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s network for free and charitable clinics, helping them provide crucial healthcare to uninsured, low-income Floridians by offering support, advocating for their needs, and securing funding.
The Maureen Berk Non-Profit Grant from the Coral Springs Community Chest is an unrestrictive grant for the Clinic to use to continue its contributions toward the health and lasting benefit to the lives of Broward County’s uninsured residents. The Coral Springs Community raises funds to support local Coral Springs, Florida residents in need, reinvesting nearly all money back into the community through grants to local nonprofits and direct aid for things like food, shelter, youth programs, and senior support.
“We are so appreciative of the generous support we receive from these organizations and all of our community partners,” says Clinic President and CEO Sandra Lazano Barry. “Thanks to their generosity, we are able to carry on our mission to provide quality culturally sensitive healthcare to uninsured low-income residents of Broward County. I am happy to report that since we opened our doors in 1989, we have provided healthcare to more than 265,000 thousand patients who may have otherwise gone without it.”