KANSAS CITY, Kan. – JayDoc Free Clinic and Groupon Grassroots (http://grassroots.groupon.com), the philanthropic arm of Groupon, announce the launch of a local campaign to help Jaydoc Free Clinic provide prenatal labs to uninsured, pregnant patients.
The Prenatal Care Campaign will be available on the Kansas City Groupon Grassroots page beginning on June 18, 2012 and running through June 24, 2012. Utilizing Groupon Grassroots’ collective action model, Groupon subscribers can pledge support for the Prenatal Care Campaign initiative in increments of $10, with each $100 providing prenatal labs to an uninsured woman for the duration of her pregnancy.
The donated funds will be used to help pay for prenatal labs, a major cost associated with our comprehensive prenatal care for uninsured pregnant patients. They will allow JayDoc to continue to provide comprehensive prenatal care to the uninsured women of Kansas City, free of charge.
“We are excited to employ the collective action model of Groupon Grassroots to raise support for prenatal care in Kansas City,” said Jen Strande, an Executive Director at JayDoc Free Clinic. “We look forward to creating new awareness for JayDoc as one of the local organizations in Kansas City to be featured on Groupon Grassroots.”
100% of the Groupon Grassroots campaign proceeds will be used to provide prenatal care labs to our patients.
About JayDoc Free Clinic JayDoc Free Clinic exists to provide quality health care to the uninsured and under-insured populations of Greater Kansas City while creating invaluable opportunities for University of Kansas medical students to apply their world-class medical education in service to the community. We address linguistic, cultural, and financial barriers to health care across the Greater Kansas City region by providing primary care services with a focus on urgent care and preventative education at no charge, integrated with on-site language interpretation. For more information, go to jaydocfreeclinic.org.
Groupon Grassroots, launched in July 2010 in Chicago, features local campaigns in more than 65 markets nationwide, enabling Groupon followers to do good, have fun, and make a real impact in their communities. Groupon Grassroots uses collective action to gather support for worthwhile causes and produce tangible results for local organizations.
