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Camilla, i did have one other idea, to circumvent the cash problem. There are firms that give services - eg a nursing aid agency, or a supplier of wheelchairs etc. How about getting them to donate services or goods to the needy - it would be a tax deduction for them, plus the goodwill and free advertisement -surely all the newsletters and support groups carry quite a lot of weight in that respect -iomagime if each one printed an article about xyz agency who had provided free health care to some PWP? Anbody have ahy ideas? Anybody know anybody who works in that field and could approach a big boss/. It just takes oone for all the rest to follow. Hilary Camilla Flintermann wrote: > > Hilary-- I'm in agreement with your concern, but not sure how to go about > "fixing" it--for it is as you said, very complex. For example, if someone > is receiving Medicaid (financial assistance with medical costs) from a > government agency, it isn't workable to give them money directly---that > can endanger the help they receive (as you must know) but bills CAN be > paid FOR them, so long as they don't get the $$$$. This was true with > "public assistance" when I was in practice, and I sometimes could find a > "benefactor" to pick up the cost of something a client needed, but they > couldn't be given the cash. > > This is of course a *societal* problem, that goes 'way beyond PD--we could > only make a small (hopefully significant ) impact in our limited > "constituency". I think the idea of a "revolving fund" which makes small > loans (or pays bills for someone as a "loan") and to which the money can > possibly be returned to then help others, is good. This sort of thing has > worked in other situations. In our town there's a volunteer group that > receives funds from individuals to make small loans for low-income > homeowners whose homes are in need of repairs. They are interest free, and > can be paid back in small increments. It's been working for quite a few > years. > > I'm interested in hearing what oideas others may have? > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55 > Oxford, Ohio > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm > <[log in to unmask]> > > "Ask me about the CARE list for > Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "