As a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting homeless or precariously housed students, we at the HIGH program feel it is a necessity to promote other non-profits with the aim of assisting the under privileged. Weekly, we will put a spotlight on organizations that are providing resources to those in need across the state.
Across the nation there are a good deal of crises that plague the lower class, and a multitude of organizations are scrambling to remedy these issues.
For instance, healthcare in the United States can be astronomically expensive for the uninsured. It can be difficult to even get a doctor to see you if you aren’t insured or if you don’t have good insurance. This is a problem that clinic directors from Michigan and Illinois recognized in 1996 when they came together to form the Free Clinics of the Great Lake Region (FCGLR).
The FCGLR was a seven state network of about 250 free clinics. Four years later in 2000, Michigan clinic directors created a subset of the initial organization, Free Clinics of Michigan (FCOM). By 2008, FCOM was fully established and became a separate entity from FCGLR.
FCOM offers primary care services, prescription assistance, lab services, and mental health services. This organization relies on almost 4,000 volunteers, more than half of which are medical volunteers. Together they serve over 25,000 patients annually.
Often the services offered by this FCOM are lifesaving, and can make all of the difference when offered for free. If you are in need of medical care and are uninsured, there are clinics across the state that are there to help.
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