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The grant, made possible by an anonymous donor, will be used toward general operating support of The Hope Dispensary of Greater Bridgeport, a charitable pharmacy dedicated to serving low-income and uninsured people in the Bridgeport community who would not otherwise be able to afford access to prescription medicine.
The local Hope Dispensary grew out of a partnership between the Primary Care Action Group, a collaboration of both medical providers and advocacy groups in the Greater Bridgeport area, and the Dispensary of Hope, a growing national network of clinics and pharmacies, which serves uninsured and low-income patients.
It is the first and only Dispensary of Hope site in Connecticut, and provides short- and long-term medication assistance to eligible patients.
"St. Vincent's and PCAG are grateful to the Fairfield County Community Foundation for this grant, which will help those who may be going without critical medications due to economic hardship," said Dianne Auger, St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation president. "We are so grateful for this vital assistance that allows us to operate the Hope Dispensary, which has become an important community resource for many residents without insurance or means to purchase the medications they need."
"We are pleased that our donor-advised fundholder chose to recommend a generous general operating support grant to this important initiative spearheaded by the Primary Care Action Group in Greater Bridgeport," said Karen R. Brown, vice president of Innovation and strategic learning at Fairfield County's Community Foundation.
"We are also grateful to St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation for continuing to serve as the fiduciary agent for this important initiative. Many greater Bridgeport residents benefit every single day from this innovative nonprofit community health care initiative."
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