FFC and the Virginia Department of Health are hoping to gain insight into the lives of young, African-American men who have sex with men (MSM). If you are ages 16-24 and African American and gay, bisexual, or DL, we’d like to hear from you. Please take a moment and respond to a survey which can [...]
FFC appreciates your patience as we’ve been redesigning and launching our website in recent weeks. Over the holiday weekend we added our new Volunteer Application powered by Wufoo. So, if you’ve got some free time on your hands . . . we could certainly use your hands and that time!
Now that we’ve completed our website redesign, we’re ready to proceed to the next step: customizing our Donate page. The folks at Network for Good are now building that page for us; look for our new, branded Donate page soon!
FFC will close at noon on Friday, September 4, 2009, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, September 8th. Have a safe and happy holiday!
On Friday, August 21st, FFC―in conjunction with the Richmond Free Clinic Consortium’s “Community Immunity” effort―will provide vaccinations/boosters, physicals and school supplies (while supplies last!) for children in need entering grades K-12. FFC will be open 8:00AM-7:30PM; walk-ins will be welcomed until 5:00PM. Please be sure to bring record of child’s immunizations. Call (804) 358-8538 to [...]
Fan Free Clinic has nearly completed the accreditation process as part of the Virginia Association of Free Clinics’ efforts to continue a tradition of self-regulation. Designed by free clinics for free clinics, the accreditation project will serve as a model for all clinics. The last requirement for FFC’s accreditation is a site visit, scheduled for [...]
The challenge: Raise $25,000 from new or “lost” donors. The outcome: We did it! FFC would like to once again thank the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation for their generous matching grant opportunity which helped us to both add new donors and reconnect with former ones. 108 individuals in 2009 who had never [...]
Fan Free Clinic is pleased to announce a $20,000 award from the M•A•C AIDS Fund to support our Food Pantry Project and related nutritional services for FFC’s HIV+ clients. Specifically, these funds will be used for food purchases as well as for nutritional counseling. “Good nutrition can be a problem for many people with HIV. [...]
Fan Free Clinic (FFC) wishes to thank the employees of Altria for once again choosing us as the recipient of funds disseminated through the Altria Companies Employee Community Fund. Our 2009-2010 award in the amount of $15,000 will be used to support our Food Pantry Project—specifically for food purchases. FFC’s Food Pantry Project helps more [...]
