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Friendship Centers Receive Grant For Local Health Clinics

Coconut Telegraph

SRQ DAILY

SATURDAY NOV 5, 2016 |

The Friendship Centers were recently awarded a grant of $290,580 to be used to upgrade equipment and enhance medical and dental services for uninsured or underinsured clients served by its health clinics in Sarasota, Lee and Collier Counties. The funds were sponsored by the State of Florida Department of Health and Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (FAFCC), who is the fiscal agent for awarding and allocating the Florida legislature’s statewide appropriation of $10 million to free and charitable clinics. The Friendship Centers is a national pioneer in the delivery of health care to adults, age 50 and older who have limited incomes or are uninsured.  

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