Breast Cancer
Gateway to Hope offers no-charge medical and reconstructive treatment for uninsured breast cancer patients in Missouri. Contact 314-569-1113.
Caregivers
Memory Care Home Solutions offers seeks to reduce caregiver stress and delay institutionalization by connecting resources to families while offering in-home training and support to caregivers of persons with dementia or Alzheimer’s for $150. Call 314-645-6247.
Heart Health
American Heart Association, www.heart.org
HIV/AIDS
Girls Holla Back! II HIV/AIDS Prevention no-cost empowerment program seeks 130 African American girls ages 12-17 years to take responsibility for their own health. Five locations: My Redeemer Lives, Project Uplift of St. Peter AME Church, Tabernacle of Life Christian Church, Trinity Christian Fellowship Church and West End Mount Carmel Community Outreach Service. For more information, call Committed Caring Faith Communities at 314-951-1033 or email ccfc.ccfc@att.net.
Information
Missouri 2-1-1 offers referral and information on a wide range of social service and helpful resources. Call 2-1-1.
Legal
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Special Projects Unit specializes in the legal needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Current concentration areas includes Social Security, Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, Medicare, simple estate planning, continuation of private health insurance and other health-related maters such as COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA and consumer and employment matters that affect access to health care. For more information, call 314) 534-4200 or (800) 444-0514.
Medical
Salam Free Saturday Clinic, 10 a.m. n 2 p.m. at the Isom Community Center at Lane Tabernacle Church, 916 N. Newstead, St. Louis, Mo. for those who are uninsured. For more information, call 314-524-0534.
St. Louis ConnectCare offers urgent care services to City of St. Louis employees without an appointment, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and most holidays. For more information, call
314-879-6300.
Nutrition
Food Outreach provides food, meals and nutritional education/ counseling to eligible persons living with HIV/AIDS or cancer in St. Louis. Call 314-652-3663 or visit www.foodoutreach.org.
Angel Food Ministries operates in hundreds of churches nationwide and offers heat and serve meals, canned and fresh food boxes at a reduced cost. Find the nearest locations by zip code at www.angelfoodministries.com.
Prescription Cost Help
Medicare Part D Drug supplemental Senior Savings Challenge helps seniors save 75 percent or more on prescription drug costs. Go to www.ssa.gov/prescriptionhelp or call
1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778)
Schnucks Markets n selected locations offer no-cost generic prescription antibiotics.
Sexual Health
St. Louis County Health Department offers free, confidential testing,
counseling and treatment at the North Central Community Health Center, 4000 Jennings Station Road, St. Louis, MO 63121, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closed on the first Thursday morning of each month. For more information, call 314-679-7800.
St. Louis Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Program offers confidential or
anonymous testing for HIV/AIDS . The office is located within ConnectCare’s main building in Suite 203. The address is 5535 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63112. To make an appointment or for more information, please call the Counseling and Testing Office at (314) 879-6468.
Planned Parenthood n reproductive education and health services,
314-531-7526 or www.plannedparenthood.org.
Sickle Cell
The National Sickle Cell Disease Association of America-
Weight Management
Living Lean “Four Steps to a Healthier You” n a no-cost prevention and treatment program for uninsured men, women and teens offered by CHIPS, the Community Health-In-Partnership Services, 2431 N. Grand Blvd. For more information, call 314-652-9231, ext. 19 or email jbentley@chipsstl.org.