CareNet
Providing Low-Income Lucas County Residents With Access To Coordinated Healthcare Services
Charity Care Network
Provides qualifying Lucas County residents with healthcare services for free or at a reduced cost.
Community Health Workers
Provide low-income residents with one-on-one assistance connecting to medical and social services.
Application Counselors
Provide residents with free assistance enrolling in Marketplace and Ohio Medicaid plans.
Founded in 2002, CareNet is building on its successful foundation while continuing to meet community needs. CareNet’s charity care network has helped more than 29,250 low-income, uninsured Lucas County residents get medical care for free or at a reduced cost. CareNet’s community health workers have connected more than 1,440 low-income residents to needed medical and social services. And CareNet’s application counselors have assisted hundreds of Lucas County residents with assessing and applying for coverage through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace and Ohio Medicaid.
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Help Care For Our Neighbors: Donate to CareNet
Donations will be used to help continue providing free care coordination services for low-income clients and other CareNet services. Funding will be used to employ community health workers and buy clients necessities that are not available through existing funding or other social service organizations. Here are some examples of what your donation could help provide for CareNet clients.
$167.50
This amount will buy state identification cards for two adults, as well as Lucas County birth certificates for a family of four.
$194
This amount will buy a diabetic client a glucometer and a three-month supply of lancets test strips to help manage the condition.
$225
This amount will buy laundry soap, toilet paper, cleaning products, and other supplies for a family of four for a month.
$525
This amount will buy 15 home blood pressure cuffs for pregnant women to monitor for pre-eclampsia, which can be fatal.