A non-profit in Dallas is expanding to provide prescription drug access to more people. The Society of Saint Vincent dePaul is expanding to San Antonio.
The organization provides prescription drugs for people without insurance and who meet income guidelines. Prescriptions include maintenance medications for conditions like diabetes, hypertension and seizures.
“If you feel lethargic, bedridden or you can’t function properly, you’re not able to take care of yourself or take care of your family. You can’t go to work,” says Society of Saint Vincent dePaul North Texas Chief Executive Luis Gonzalez.
Gonzalez says the non-profit filled 100,000 prescriptions in 2023 and expects to fill 125,000 in 2024. The Society of Saint Vincent dePaul has started working with the group, Haven for Hope, in San Antonio.
“They deal with homeless individuals or those in transitional housing,” he says. “What we’re able to do is ship medications down to the clinic at Haven for Hope. They’ll take responsibility for dispensing the medications to individuals.”