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We work hard to build and maintain strong partnerships to support and enhance the work of the Association and our member clinics. We're deeply grateful for the generosity of our donors, and we're fortunate to collaborate with so many other people, companies and organizations who share our vision of improved access to health care for Virginians in need. The VAFC and our member clinics receive major funding and support from the organizations listed below. To them all, we owe a heartfelt "Thank you."

 
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www.anthem.com
Since 1992, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has provided more than $8 million in financial support to Virginia’s Free Clinics.  Anthem has also recognized the importance of supporting the VAFC in its efforts to build a strong and vibrant network of Free Clinics across the Commonwealth.  In addition to its monetary contributions, the company has generously committed volunteer and in-kind resources that have boosted the work and visibility of Free Clinics and the VAFC.

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www.vhcf.org
With grants totaling more than $4.7 million since its founding in 1992, the Virginia Health Care Foundation has been instrumental in supporting the expansion of Free Clinic service capacity across Virginia.  Currently, the VAFC is the recipient of a Free Clinic Accreditation System grant to enable the Free Clinics to create new operating standards and continue to improve patient care delivery. This grant follows an Organizational Capacity Building grant that supported Free Clinics in long-term planning.

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www.vdh.virginia.gov
Thanks to state general funds appropriated by the Virginia General Assembly each year, the Virginia Department of Health contracts with the VAFC for the provision of prescription medications and pharmacy services to low-income, uninsured patients of the Free Clinics.  Currently, the appropriation stands at $1,321,400.  Through the years, this public/private partnership has become an outstanding success story in pharmaceutical access for Virginia’s uninsured. In addition, the General Assembly is providing $175,000 in operating support for the 2008 Fiscal year. These funds are divided equally among the member clinics.

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www.tap-in.org
Tapping in to the growing number of retirees who long for civic engagement, TAP-IN is a new program designed to link senior health care professionals with volunteer opportunities in Free Clinics. With the help of funding acquired by American Health Initiative for the TAP-IN program, the VAFC will be working with three Virginia Free Clinics starting in Spring 2006 to test the TAP-IN model before it is eventually rolled out nationally and extended to other professionals.

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www.vahp.org
The Virginia Association of Health Plans provides significant funding each year to sponsor the VAFC Annual Conference – the premier educational and networking event for Virginia’s Free Clinics.  In addition to its conference funding, the VAHP plays a pivotal role in advocating for public policies that support and strengthen Free Clinics in the Commonwealth. 

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www.msvfoundation.org
Recognizing the critical role that physicians play in Free Clinics, the MSV Foundation served as a catalyst in the creation of the Free Clinic Medical Directors Council, now a special interest section of the VAFC. Since its establishment, the council has provided a forum for Free Clinic volunteer physicians to share successes and challenges encountered in delivering quality health care to uninsured Virginians. The MSV Foundation’s funds support the annual continuing medical education program of the council.

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www.phrma.org
Due in large part to the generosity of many of PhRMA’s member drug companies, Virginia’s Free Clinics were able to provide $41 million of prescription medications to their patients in need in 2004.  Approximately $39 million (or 95%) of the drugs were acquired by Free Clinics through the free drug programs administered by these brand name drug manufacturers. 

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The VAFC has also received financial and in-kind support from the following organizations in the past year:

Astra-Zeneca
BB&T
Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
Caligor
Carilion
Centra Health Foundation
Charles Lunsford Sons & Associates
Dominion Foundation
Doral Dental
Eli Lilly and Company
GlaxoSmithKline
MediCorp Health System
Mutual of America
Novartis
Pfizer Inc.
QS/1 Data Systems
Riverside Health System Foundation
Rx Outreach
Sentara Health Foundation
Virginia Academy of Family Physicians
Virginia HCA Hospitals
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
Wachovia
E.C. Wareheim Foundation

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The VAFC collaborates with the following organizations:

American Heart Association
Lt. Governor's Asthma Initiative
National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias
Medical Society of Virginia
Rx Partnership
Virginia Advanced Directive Initiative
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Virginia Dental Association

Virginia Dental Hygienists Association
Virginia Interfaith Center of Public PolicyVirginia Pharmacists Association
Virginia Poverty Law Center
Virginia Primary Care Association
Virginia Rural Health Association
Women’s Health Virginia

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The VAFC and/or its staff are members of the following organizations:

American Society of Association Executives
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Mental Health Association of Virginia
National Association of Free Clinics
National Association of Social Workers
Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations
Virginia Rural Health Association
Virginia Society of Association Executives

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The VAFC participates in the following coalitions:

Medicare Part D Network of Virginia
Partners for Virginia’s Sake
Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Virginia
Virginia Coalition for Children’s Health
Virginians for a Healthy Future
Virginians for Increasing Access to Dental Care

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Anthem