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Residents see six-figure savings from prescription drug card More than 400 are participating in the program Chandler residents saved more than $100,000 in the last year, thanks to the prescription drug savings card offered through the Health Connect program. The program started in August 2012 with a partnership with Coast2Coast Rx, allowing all Chandler residents, regardless of income, age or health status to participate and save on the cost of medication. To date, more than 400 residents have used the program, filling 2,925 prescriptions. The average discount has been 59% with a total savings of nearly $133,000. “These cards have become a great relief to many of our citizens who need extra help with their health care costs,” says Mayor Jay Tibshraeny. “While these continue to be stressful and economically shaky times, the drug card component of Health Connect is bringing comfort to those who need the extra help.” Chandler does not have any costs for the program and will receive a royalty of $1.25 per prescription, with no cost increase to card holders. In addition to the discount on prescriptions, the card provides discounts on veterinary services, dental, vision and hearing services, plus discounts on lab and imaging tests and diabetes supplies and equipment for all family members. Residents can find distribution locations or download a card by visiting chandleraz.gov/connect. In addition, residents are encouraged to connect with the mayor through Twitter @jaytibshraeny, to learn more about the three-pronged Health Connect initiative, which includes physical, mental and financial fitness.
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Fresh Start, Goodwill partner for women Self-sustaining employment the focus A new partnership to help East Valley women find self-sustaining employment is now underway by Fresh Start Women’s Foundation and Goodwill of Central Arizona. Goodwill’s Career Center at 930 N. Alma School Rd. in Chandler has a Fresh Start social worker who will meet with clients one day a week and provide on-going seminars and workshops. Fresh Start clients will also have access to all of Goodwill’s employment services, free of charge. “We’re very excited to be working with Goodwill. For many of these women, it’s the first time they’ve had access to employment services,” says Fresh Start CEO Susan Berman. “Working together, we can leverage our respective resources to create a mutually beneficial partnership and ultimately help women transform their lives and find employment.” During the past year, Goodwill has been assessing how to assist more women to overcome barriers to employment. In 2012 Goodwill provided job preparation and placement services to more than 21,000 women throughout Maricopa, Prescott and Yuma counties. “The partnership is a natural fit,” says Kimberly Hall, director of career services at Goodwill of Central Arizona. “Our missions align nicely and together we’re going to be able to help women with their job search, interviewing skills, resume writing and more.”
Fresh Start Women’s Foundation empowers women to transform their lives through engagement and education. Fresh Start focuses on three core values: economic self-sufficiency, personal development and education. The Jewell McFarland Lewis Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center offers counseling, mentoring, education, career services, legal services, child watch, an e-learning center and personal development/self-esteem services that include wardrobing sessions, makeovers and empowerment classes. Fresh Start also offers services in the East Valley at the Goodwill Career Center in Chandler and has classes available for free online at freshstartwomen.org. All of Fresh Start’s services are free or low cost and are available to any woman older than age 18. With 65 years of serving central Arizona’s communities, Goodwill of Central Arizona is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit agencies in Arizona. Its commitment is to put people to work throughout Arizona by providing job training and employment services to those with vocational disadvantages and disabilities that can include mental and emotional barriers, physical disabilities, welfare dependency, illiteracy and age. In 2012, it served more than 41,922 youth and adults on their quest toward self-sufficiency and secured more than 15,563 employment opportunities. For more information, about Goodwill of Central Arizona, visit goodwillaz.org.
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