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Our History
Filling in Gaps, FIGS, was established in 1982 by a group of Wake County residents, healthcare professionals, and churches to address a serious social problem: the need for prescription medicines for low-income people.
The group was led by the Reverend Lex Mathews who was the Director of Christian Social Ministries for the Episcopal Diocese of NC from 1975 to 1985. Reverend Mathews and Ward Purrington met with the NC Department of Social Services to identify the greatest unmet social need in Raleigh: affordable prescription medicine. They were successful in launching FIGS with the support of founding church, Christ Church of Raleigh, with a grant from the Episcopal Diocese. The organization continues to grow with the help of professional organizations, community leadership, and church support. $3 million of prescription medicine has been purchased for more than 250,000 Wake County residents since 1982. Our Partners
Alliance Medical Ministry
First Presbyterian Emergency Program Kings Ridge NeighborHealth Center NeighborUp Oak City Cares Centro para Familias Hispanas UNC School of Nursing Mobile Health Unit Urban Ministries Open Door Clinic Pharmacy Network Members: Hayes Barton Pharmacy Josefs Pharmacy Person Street Pharmacy PSP Pharmacy Raleigh Pharmacy Swift Creek Pharmacy Our Faith Partners
Christ Church
First Baptist Church of Raleigh First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh Holy Trinity Lutheran Church North Raleigh Methodist Church St. Michaels Episcopal Church White Memorial Presbyterian Church |
Board of Directors
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