Only nonprofit pharmacy in North Texas expands eligibility for uninsured patients
If you re a resident of Texas, uninsured, fall below 300% of the federal poverty level and have a valid prescription, you could get your medications filled for free. Author: Tiffany Liou Updated: 6:24 PM CDT April 9, 2021
DALLAS Three years ago, St. Vincent De Paul Pharmacy opened its doors on Pineland Drive in Dallas. It was the first charitable pharmacy in Texas, filling prescription medications for free for individuals who qualify.
It continues to grow, and this year, it expanded eligibility. This means more people can now use the service. Up until last month, we could only serve the uninsured below 200% [of the federal poverty level], said CEO Michael Pazzaglni.
Community organizers scramble to help the vulnerable during power outages and freezing temperatures
‘Don’t ever ask what else can happen,’ said one Vickery Meadow leader.
Patricia Broadway (left) and Leon Morris put the cover back after shutting the water off in Broadway s home in East Dallas on Feb. 17, 2021. Broadway noticed a pipe busted under her kitchen even though she said she did everything right.(Juan Figueroa / Staff photographer)
Without electricity to work computers and phones, the city’s go-to multi-taskers were facing Herculean challenges.
In Vickery Meadow, nonprofit leader Martha Stowe has for years served a neighborhood of refugees and immigrants, where half the population is foreign-born and low-income. She thought she was battle-tested. But then the storm and outages came.