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The
Equip Your Neighbor Partnership
is
a program that loans used rehabilitative, durable medical equipment at
no cost to people who do not
have the resources to pay for those necessary items. Recipients may use
the equipment until it is no longer needed and then return it so that
others may benefit from its use.
Why
We Exist
In October, 2005 Senate
Bill (SB)-539 eliminated Missouri Medicaid funded durable medical equipment
for many St. Louis area adults. The Equip Your Neighbor Partnership was
formed to help our St. Louis area neighbors obtain the equipment they
need to stay out of nursing homes, return to living within our community
after a hospitalization, and to improve their level of independence through
assistive equipment.
What
We Collect
The types of equipment
collected and distributed include crutches, walkers, canes, wheel
chairs, bath & shower chairs and benches, commodes, and other rehabilitative
equipment.
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Project
Manager
The Equip Your
Neighbor program is managed by The Center for Head Injury Services
(The Center), a local non-profit organization that has been serving
people with disabilities since 1990. Items are distributed from
The Center's main location at 11786 Westline Industrial
Drive, Maryland Heights, Missouri 63146.
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Project
Funding
The Equip Your
Neighbor project is partially funded through a grant from the Missouri
Foundation for Health (MFH). MFH is a philanthropic organization
whose vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities
it serves.
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