Epilepsy Services has an incredible opportunity for you to double your donation by supporting us through the 2022 Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust Matching Program. Please participate in the 2022 Flanzer Contribution Matching Program.
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Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Awards ESSWFL $15,000. Epilepsy Services is excited to announce a grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, who awarded a $15,000 to support our mission of providing medical services, free clinics, medications and case management services for people with epilepsy who do not have health insurance.
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Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida currently has an interim executive director to manage the not for profit program providing no or low cost medical services and case management for uninsured patients with epilepsy. Tom Swanston, Development Director, at Epilepsy Services of SW Florida has been named Interim Executive Director.
Read MoreWhen you support Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida, you help nearly 600 local patients who have no place else to go.
The goal of the Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida is to assist in the process of empowering our patients toward self -management in order to be able to lead as close to a normal life as possible. With appropriate and effective diagnosis and treatment we regularly experience this outcome.
According to a recent report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), epilepsy is the nation's fourth most common neurological disorder after migraine, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. Epilepsy is a complex spectrum of disorders that affects millions of people in a variety of ways and is characterized by unpredictable seizures that differ in type, cause and severity. Living with epilepsy is much more than just seizures. The disorder is often defined in practical terms such as challenges in school, uncertainties about social situations and employment, limitations on driving and questions about independent living.
Epilepsy Services is excited to announce a grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County who awarded a grant to support our mission of providing medical services, free clinics, medications and case management services for people with epilepsy who do not have health insurance. It is wonderful organizations like the Sarasota Community Foundation that help us to provide all of our services at low or no cost.
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Awards Grant to Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida
The grants committee and board of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation recently awarded Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida (ESSWFL) a grant to assist the agency with overall capacity building.
Grant funds will be used to assist with costs associated with increased community outreach, support staffing, diagnostic testing for clients and emergency medications. ESSWFL serves more than 550 uninsured adults with epilepsy.
“We feel this is a natural partnership and we’re very grateful to the foundation staff and board for their support,” said ESSWFL executive director Kevin Lindberg.
Kevin Lindberg, the Executive Director of Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida received a check for $7,500 from Dane Way representing Coastline Cyclery in Fort Myers. Coastline Cyclery sponsored The Tour for Epilepsy, an annual cycling event in Fort Myers, to support the programs and services of Epilepsy Services in Lee County.
When you support Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida, you help nearly 600 local patients who have no place else to go. Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system and the brain's electrical system. It is characterized by unpredictable seizures that vary in cause and severity. It can mean challenges in school and on the job, uncertainties in social situations, limitations on driving and difficulties with independent living. For many of our clients outcomes also include a reduction in seizures and fewer visits to the emergency room.
Your tax deductible gift to Epilepsy Services will help to assure that all of those who can benefit from our services will have access to the program. Adequate funding assures that nobody who qualifies for the program is turned away or put on a waiting list.
Will you please consider helping us by making a financial gift to Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida today? Click to DONATE to make a gift or you can make a credit card donation by phone by calling (941) 953-5988 x303.
