Bloom is the biggest and best party of the year in Kansas City. Bloom is decadent and sensuous and outrageous. This much we know.
KC Free Health Clinic, Midtown - 3515 Broadway, KCMO
But it’s all to benefit something that is altogether different – the Kansas City Free Health Clinic is benevolent, understated and humble. And an absolute treasure to the Kansas City community. The work done at the Clinic is so crucial to survival for so many of our neighbors, especially is the current economic state, that the Bloom committee is working harder than ever to make this year’s benefit a huge success.
Each year, the Clinic treats almost 50,000 uninsured and underinsured patients and dispenses over 20,000 medications. Services include general medicine, testing and screening (TB, HIV, STD, pregnancy, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose), HIV treatment, mental health care, substance abuse treatment, dental treatment and support groups. Without the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, many of these patients would go untreated.
All of this is provided to these uninsured and underinsured patients at no cost. Which, of course, means that the money has to come from somewhere. That’s where we come in.
KC Free Health Clinic, Eastside - 5119 E. 24th St., KCMO
Your support through your attendance at Bloom is much appreciated. If you can’t attend Bloom this year or if you’d like to contribute more, direct giving, contributions through the United Way and corporate giving are always welcomed.
Volunteering at the Clinic is also a wonderful way to support this much needed institution – physicians, nurses, mental health practitioners, dentists and other volunteers with medical backgrounds are always needed as are volunteers of the more generic sort, those who can help in the office, at events or with projects.
So, mark your calendars for Bloom on Friday, April 9th – and think about other ways you can help the Kansas City Free Health Clinic throughout the year!
