Below is ariticle about the group that was working here at the church last week

BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama - The Partnership for Prescription Assistance will be in Bayou La Batre for three days beginning Wednesday, August 4, at the Hemley Road Church of Christ to help uninsured and financially-struggling Alabamians, including those affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, access information on programs that provide more than 2,500 brand name and generic prescription medicines for free or nearly free. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is a nationwide effort sponsored by America’s pharmaceutical research companies.

The South Alabama Regional Planning Commission – Area Agency on Aging will join the PPA at the event to help disabled adults or individuals 55 years of age or older identify other benefit programs that may be able to assist them via the Area Agency on Aging Benefits Check Up and Alabama SenioRx programs.

To date, the PPA has helped over 6.5 million patients find such programs, including more than 140,000 Alabamians. Since its launch in April 2005, the PPA has visited all 50 states and more than 2,500 cities to raise awareness about patient assistance programs.

Uninsured patients in need can access information on more than 475 patient assistance programs including nearly 200 offered by pharmaceutical companies. Patients can visit PPA’s easy-to-use Web site (www.pparx.org) or call the toll-free phone number (1-888-4PPA-NOW) where trained operators field calls in 150 languages. Disabled adults or individuals 55 years of age or older should also call toll-free at 1-800-243-5463 or log on the Web at www.BenefitsCheckUp.org/SARPC to determine other benefit programs that may be able to assist them.