Yesterday I wrote about health care in Georgia, and – as Melanie points out – we are trying to keep things mixed up a bit on these charities. However, as Melanie also says… once Soren “gets his mind set on something…”
Today’s charity spotlight is the Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic. Serving the people of the barrier islands (Johns, Madmalaw, and James) who are too far below the poverty line to reasonably afford medical care, the clinic provides “a medical home and continuing primary health care.”
The clinic serves an average of 350 patient visits a month and has given over $1.3 million in in-kind services since it’s inception in 2008. Staffed by 122 doctors, nurses and support people, the clinic is certainly living up to the vision of it’s founders Drs. Arthur Booth and Charlie Davis.
One of the things I really liked about them was the “to understand…” part of their mission statement: “to understand and serve the health and wellness needs of the uninsured, low-income adults who live or work on Johns, Wadmalaw and James Islands. This feels unique to me, as most I have looked at simply talk about providing services.
As with many of the charities we are featuring, there are numerous ways to help, including volunteering (in fact this writing this on the drive this morning has inspired me to potentially take another 50 day trip to visit and spend part of a day with each charity I’m highlighting on this journey… it could be an amazing experience!).
You can contribute, or simply find out more about this on their website.