Our work in HEALTH

Health is such a basic need, it impacts every aspect of a person’s daily life. A child with a toothache is unable to concentrate in school and succeed. A family without health insurance is often overwhelmed to the point of bankruptcy by the financial burdens of an illness. Seniors without prescription assistance have to make frightening decisions on which medicine they can afford and which ones they will go without.

The goal for our efforts in this area:

Improving people’s health

Our focus will be:

» Increasing access to critical healthcare services
» Reducing substance abuse, child abuse and domestic violence
» Increasing health education and preventive care

Some examples of measurable ways we're making a difference:

87,000 visits to physicians, dentists and mental health professionals were provided to 31,400 uninsured and under-insured individuals in Williamson County.
90 low-income, disabled individuals received extensive outpatient medical rehab services and service coordination.
9,600 nights of safety and shelter from family violence situations were provided to 700 individuals throughout the year.
1,700 children were provided with specialized abuse counseling and investigation services.

Our community partners in this effort:

Easter Seals Central Texas
512-478-2581
www.centraltx.easterseals.com
Outpatient rehabilitation for the disabled

Family Eldercare, Inc.
512-483-0844
www.familyeldercare.org
In-home care and caregiver services for the elderly

Hope Alliance (formerly Williamson County Crisis Center)
512-255-1212 or 800-460-7233
www.wccc.info
Family violence shelter

Interagency Support Council of East Williamson County, Inc.
512-352-9898
www.interagencyeast.org
School-based mental health

Lone Star Circle of Care
512-868-1124
www.lscctx.org
Healthcare for uninsured / underinsured individuals

Samaritan Health Ministries
512-331-5828
www.theshm.org
Healthcare for the uninsured

Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center
512-943-3701
www.wilcocac.org
Child abuse counseling