Thank You!
Thank you for supporting the Free Medical Programs in Worcester!
Our member programs offer compassionate and culturally sensitive healthcare to individuals who are uninsured, under-insured, or facing resource limitations. Our fundamental goal is to address gaps in healthcare access while promoting longitudinal care through access to health insurance, primary care, specialized services, and various social support systems.
The WFCC medical programs are:
100% Volunteer-Driven: All WFCC programs operate solely with dedicated volunteer staff.
100% Free: Our programs rely entirely on grants and private donations.
Annually, the medical programs:
Care for over 5,000 patients annually.
70% of our patients come from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
60% of our patients lack insurance coverage.
Support the local economy by clearing thousands of people for employment or school each year.
Provide a unique learning opportunity for medical and nursing students of UMass Chan Medical School.
The ongoing crisis in access to primary care and recent migration patterns have added to the strain on the WFCC free medical programs, resulting in higher patient acuity and increased demand for costly laboratory and radiologic testing to meet immigration requirements.
On behalf of the 200+ volunteers who form the heart of the WFCC and the patients who are positively impacted by your kindness, we thank you for your support! Together, we can continue making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve!
How to Donate
Preferred: Donations of unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds allow us to apply your donation to the areas where they are needed most. Our largest recurring expenses are related to lab services. Although our volunteers collect and package all specimens, we have to pay a laboratory for testing and analysis. Poor access to primary care and the influx of new arrivals have caused our lab expenses to increase by more than 300% since 2022. Your donation will help us continue to provide this vital healthcare service for our patients!
Donations of medical supplies
Unfortunately, we cannot accept medical supplies, unused medications, or goods directly from the general public. If you are a healthcare provider or medical equipment supplier, please contact us at donate@WFCCInc.org.
If you would like to support us and see your donation in action, please click the button below to purchase items from our wish list!
Donations from pharmaceutical, laboratory, and medical services providers
If you are a pharmaceutical, laboratory, or medical services provider, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss providing free or discounted in-kind donations of equipment or services, lab or other diagnostic testing, or prescription medication coverage for patients of our free medical programs. You can reach out to us at donate@WFCCInc.org.
Questions ?
Just ask! You can reach out to us at donate@WFCCInc.org.