Affinia Healthcare is hosting community back-to-school events at their locations in St. Louis City and Ferguson, providing healthcare and educational support for students.
ST. LOUIS, MO – To help families prepare for the start of school, Affinia Healthcare is hosting three back-to-school events for families, adding the health center’s new Ferguson location to this year’s activities.
This year’s Back to School Bash events will be held:
Saturday, August 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Affinia Healthcare, 3930 S. Broadway, St. Louis
Saturday, August 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Affinia Healthcare, 4414 N. Florissant, St. Louis
Saturday, August 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Affinia Healthcare, 3396 Pershall Road, Ferguson
“Affinia Healthcare is proud to be a part of the community and offer these vital services for families and youth,” said Dr. Kendra Holmes, Affinia Healthcare President & CEO. “Good health is critical to doing well in school and we want to make sure that our community has the health and wellness resources necessary to show up on the first day ready to learn and succeed.”
The back-to-school events will feature free school supplies, health screenings, school physicals and immunizations, Medicaid application assistance, and community resources. Families must schedule appointments for the immunizations, physicals, and other vaccines. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 314-814-8700.
The events are free and open to the public. For more information, please call Affinia Healthcare at 314-814-8700.
CAPTION: Melanie Vaughn, WIC certifier (seated), assists a family during the 2023 Affinia Healthcare Back-to-School Bash at the 4414 N. Florissant Avenue location. There will back-to-school events at this location, the South Broadway, and Ferguson locations.
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About Affinia Healthcare
Affinia Healthcare is an award-winning, nationally accredited health center, providing affordable primary and preventive health care for St. Louis, Missouri, area residents. Affinia Healthcare is a community health center, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and is accredited through The Joint Commission and National Committee of Quality Assurance organizations. Established in 1906 as the Holy Cross Dispensary, Affinia Healthcare today serves over 43,700 people per year, of whom more than 90 percent have incomes under 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Approximately 70 percent of patients served are Black or African American, 11 percent are Hispanic/Latinx, and over 4,000 are un-housed.
The Affinia Healthcare Foundation helps support the mission of our community health center by providing funding to serve the most vulnerable and disenfranchised in our community. The Foundation depends on a wide array of funding sources and individual donor contributions to fund the care for these communities. To make a donation to the Affinia Healthcare Foundation, please visit www.affiniahealthcare.org/donate.
For more information about Affinia Healthcare, call 314-814-8700, or visit www.affiniahealthcare.org.
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Sharifah Sims-Williams, M.A. (she/her) | Communications Director
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EMAIL: sswilliams@affiniahealthcare.org
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Now accepting patients at new Ferguson location!
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