FIGS OF WAKE COUNTY, INC. PROVIDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE
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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.  $2.8 million of prescription medicine has been purchased for more than 200,000 Wake County residents since 1982.

​Our Partners

​Alliance Medical Ministry
Dorcas Ministries
NeighborHealth Center
Oak City Cares
​Centro para Familias Hispanas
​UNC School of Nursing Mobile Health Unit
Urban Ministries Open Door Clinic
Urban Ministries Walk-in Clinic

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Pharmacy Network Members:
      Ashworth Pharmacy
      Hayes Barton Pharmacy
      Josefs Pharmacy
      Morgan Street Pharmacy
      Person Street Pharmacy
      PSP Pharmacy
      Raleigh Pharmacy
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City of Raleigh

Our Faith Partners
Christ Church
First Baptist Church of Raleigh
First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
St. Ambrose Episcopal Church
St. Michaels Episcopal Church
​White Memorial Presbyterian Church
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Board of Directors

Diane Lahti
President
Glenn M. Davis, MD
Vice President
​Marc Gilfillan, CPA
Treasurer
​​Nancy Board
Financial Secretary
Gale Nichols, RN
Secretary


​Barbara Johnson, RPh, MS
​Pansy Y. Morton
​Marsha Russell, MD
Ben Suttle, PhD​
Brent Talley, PharmD
​Delois Ward, MA

Ann Cooper Thomas
Executive Director
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Emeritus Board
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Jean Campbell Beal
Myra Brickell, RPh
Mary Jane Bryant
​Sandy Hattaway, MD
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FIGS of Wake County, Inc. is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
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