Affinia Healthcare Foundation

The communities served by the Affinia Healthcare Foundation face some of the highest rates of maternal and infant mortality, diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, COVID-19 illness and fatalities, acute and chronic dental issues, opioid overdose deaths, and other negative health outcomes that disproportionally impact the vulnerable and under-resourced communities in St. Louis and surrounding areas. To address these needs, the Affinia Healthcare Foundation supports our community health center, Affinia Healthcare, providing exceptional care for the most vulnerable in our community since 1906. 

Affinia Healthcare serves over 40,000 patients per year, of whom 94% have incomes below the poverty level, 70% are black, 13% Hispanic and over 4,000 are unhoused individuals. Affinia Healthcare provides comprehensive primary and preventive care in: pediatrics, adult medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, dental, behavioral health for children, teens and adults, optometry, pharmacy, lab, x-ray, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Food and Nutrition Services) and other support services. Services are provided across 14 health center locations as well as mobile health services for children and teens. 

Generous donations received through GIVE STL DAY support the Affinia Healthcare Foundation in addressing unmet healthcare needs through the strategic initiatives of Affinia Healthcare, serving those most vulnerable in our community through primary medical, dental and behavioral health care. Here is how donations can help:

*** URGENT needs that your support will help address include maternal-child health services; dental health for U.S. Veterans; behavioral health for children and adults; substance use disorder services including Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid use disorders; healthcare services for special populations including children in Foster Care, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants, the unhoused, and support for other primary health care services addressing disparities in the St. Louis region.

Other specific needs include:

$50
•Reading of one screening mammogram for an uninsured woman
•One podiatry visit for an uninsured patient
or
•PSA testing to screen for prostate cancer in 10 men

$175:
•One medical visit for an uninsured child
•One diagnostic mental health visit for a child
•Language interpretation for two dental visits
•Asthma medication for an uninsured child for one month
or
•Three pairs of eyeglasses for uninsured children

$350
•One month of Insulin and supplies for a diabetic patient
•Hepatitis B series of vaccines for three patients
or
•Preventive dental visit and dental sealants for an uninsured child

$500
•Dental visits for a year for a patient
•Prenatal visit with lab testing and ultrasound for one uninsured pregnant woman
or
• Opioid use disorder Medication Assisted Treatment for one patient for one month

$1,000
•Provide comprehensive medical and dental care for one adult patient for a year
•Provide medical visits without vaccines for one newborn for the first
or
•Provide behavioral health visits for six months to a child diagnosed and being treated for Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)