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Cancer Screening Help for Women
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program offers
free or low-cost mammogram and PAP smears across the country. The
latest CDC data shows that only 15 percent of those eligible use the
program. Call 1-888-842-6355 (selection 7 at the menu).
Patient Advocate Foundation
The Patient Advocate Foundation helps sort out insurance problems and
acts as a liaison between patients and their insurers, employers and
creditors to resolve insurance matters related to their diagnosis. Call 800-
532-5274 or go to the website www.patientadvocate.org.
Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) Program
Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) Program provides
direct co-payment assistance for pharmaceutical products to insured
Americans who financially and medically qualify. There is also help for
Medicare Part D beneficiaries who require assistance with their
pharmaceutical co-payments. Medical providers may apply electronically at
the website for the Co-Pay Relief Program on behalf of their patients.
Please contact the Co-Pay Relief Program at (866)512-3861 or (757)952-
0118 to obtain information on how to register . Visit the website at www.
copays.org/.
Free Life Insurance for Single Low Income People
Under its Life Bridge program, MassMutual is writing term life policies at no
cost for people earning $40,000 or less. The company has pledged 20,000
such policies, each with a $50,000 death benefit. Each Life Bridge policy
has a 10-year term. The death benefit would be applied toward the
education of the children named as beneficiaries of the policy. The money
is put in a trust administered by the MassMutual Trust Company on behalf
of the children and the trust will pay the educational expenses directly.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
-- Health and between the ages of 19 and 42.
-- Permanent, legal U.S. residents.
-- The parents or legal guardians of (a) dependent child(ren) under the age of 18.
-- Currently employed but with an annual family income of between $10,000 and
$40,000.
Call Mass Mutual (www.massmutual.com) toll-free at 800-272-2216.Or visit
http://www.massmutual.com/mmfg/pdf/lifebridge_eligibility.pdf
Scholastic, Inc. offers a corporate in-kind book program (Scholastic Book
Grants Program) to provide reading material to the nation’s neediest young
people. Large scale grant recipients are identified in September every
year. Scholastic disburses smaller book grants and other in kind donations
to literacy organizations which have tax exempt classification (170(c) and
501(c)(3). Requests from organizations that serve the needs of at risk
children or families particularly those living in inner city or rural areas are
more likely to be granted.
Interested organizations may apply for grants of 50 to 200 books must
submit requests in writing with proof of tax exempt status to: Scholastic,
Inc., Angela Sharmel, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. In the request,
indicate intended book use and grade levels of children to be served.
Grants are made on a quarterly basis. Incomplete applications will not be
considered nor will faxed or emailed requests. Requests from individuals;
individual schools; and political, religious, fraternal, labor or sports groups
are not considered. The books may not be used for fundraisers or capital
campaigns.
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers (www.scholastic.
com/artandwriting) (212-343-6892) offers young artists and writers a
change to compete. Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards programs are the
largest and longest running student scholarship program in the U.S.
Entrants from grades 7 thorough 12 may compete.
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