Eye Care Assistance Helps Ohioan See a Better Future

Mallory lost her job and was living in a homeless shelter. She also broke her glasses and had no way of replacing them without any medical insurance or money. She learned of Lifeline’s Eye Care Assistance program from another shelter resident. Mallory turned to Lifeline, the Lake County Community Action Agency, for assistance. Lifeline’s Eye Care Assistance program was able …

Community Action Helps Diabetic Continue to Get Medication in Time of Need

Kathy is a diabetic who takes two types of insulin to manage her condition and tests her blood sugar three times a day, but after being injured in 2010 she had to switch from full-time to part-time work and was struggling to pay for her expensive medications after the decrease in income. At 60 years old, Kathy doesn’t qualify for …

Breast Cancer Survivor Able to Continue Treatment

A breast cancer patient was taking the prescription Femara for her ongoing therapy. But when her husband’s company stopped offering employees insurance coverage she did not know how she could afford the expensive drug for the next two years needed to complete her therapy. The brand-name medication would cost the patient $500 per month. She had been receiving prescription assistance, …