We enable doctors to "prescribe" food, fuel assistance, housing, or other resources for their patients, just as they do medication. Patients take these prescriptions to our Family Help Desks in clinic waiting rooms, where our college volunteers "fill" them by connecting patients with these critical resources.
Our impact is two-fold: Our Family Help Desks expand the capacity of clinics to connect their patients with the resources they need to be healthy. At the same time, by providing a transformative experience for our volunteer corps, we are producing a pipeline of new leaders with the skills, knowledge, and experience to bring about change in the health care system.