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You can help local women and families who are coping with stress, illness, or unplanned pregnancy,
knowing that:
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100% of your donation helps us provide vital services at Embracing Options and Grace Family Medicine. |
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100%
of your donation stays in the Rochester area. |
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100% of each dollar donated is appreciated by our patients, clients, and all of us who work on staff or volunteer time to meet the needs of the underserved in our community. |
All
donations to His Branches are tax-deductible. Just send your check or money
order to us at 342 Arnett Blvd., Rochester, NY, indicating any particular
portion our our ministry, if any, that you would like your donation to
support. You may also choose to give by using one or both of the following:
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Please note that your credit card statement will read
JustGive, but the money still comes to
His Branches Inc. We save a lot of bank and credit card fees by using JustGive's secure online donation service.
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You may also use GuideStar
to donate by just clicking on the logo below:
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You
can also donate through the
Donor Option Program of the United Way! Designating your United Way gift to His Branches
is as easy as 1, 2, 3…
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Obtain a 2009 United Way Donor Designation Form from your employer or by visiting
www.uwrochester.org and typing “donor designation” in the search line.
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In Section #3 on the United Way form, please check the last choice.
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Write “His Branches, Inc.” and enter
our organization ID number: 2480
The Context The
needs of His Branches are many and varied. We serve any and all who
come to our door whether through our own outreach or from referrals within the
neighborhood. This diversity affords us an
opportunity to make an impact at many different points in the personal journeys
of those struggling with crisis in their lives. We value the opportunities
that the Lord brings our way and operate each day with the heart and mind that
each encounter is a gift to be cherished and treated with individual
care. Due to rising costs and loss of employment, more and more of our patients are using our Sliding Fee Scale, which bases the cost of their visit on their income, to pay for appointments. In addition, many patients come to us with Medicaid to pay for their visit. After submitting claims to Medicaid and applying our sliding fee scale, we’re paid significantly less than our usual “fee for service” charges. With the increase in patients that are uninsured or on Medicaid we’re finding that we can’t keep up with our overhead costs of staffing, building, vaccines, malpractice insurance, etc.
Many of our patients are on several medications, which they must pay for out of pocket. In the past, drug representatives have given us samples to help them out. Recently, the sample donations are dwindling, leaving us no avenue to help these patients. There are many health care needs in this community. We need your help in filling the gap between what the patients and insurers can provide and what it actually costs us to provide that care. Please help us keep our doors open to the uninsured and underinsured! We've
applied to the NYS Department of Health to be
licensed as a Community Health Center so that we can expand our health
services to those in need and have received word that our extensive CON
(Certificate of Need) application has
been approved, contingent upon our ability to raise sufficient community
support to upgrade our medical facility. We invite you to join
us in reaching out to our community. The following is a
list of ways that you can immediately make an impact on our behalf for the
well-being and encouragement of those who truly are in need:
Financial Needs
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Ongoing support for:
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Providing care to the uninsured poor |
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Ultrasound
training for Embracing Options volunteers |
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Promotional material and video production |
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New counseling and
medical positions |
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Facility
renovations, new HVAC unit, recarpeting |
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New ministry
tenants to partner with us in our open suites |
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Connections/bridges to potential donors |
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Contacts/meetings with area foundations/corporations |
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Commitments to long-term partnerships
with individuals and churches
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Volunteer Needs
Volunteers for
crisis pregnancy counseling and community outreach activities. Call
585-235-9000.
Questions?
Please
contact any board member or our Development Coordinator
with questions or answers to the above needs.
We have posted audited financial information about our ministry online
here.
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Click either the GuideStar
or Samaritan
Guide icon above to access our program profiles.
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His Branches is a member of
the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Please click the ECFA
icon above for information about our financial credibility
and accountability.
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