Lexington Medical Center is pleased to announce it has awarded $1,400,500 to 26 organizations in the Midlands that enhance the health and well-being of community members.

Lexington Medical Center’s Community Outreach Committee and the Lexington Medical Center Foundation award the grants annually. The 2024 grantees are:

• American Red Cross
• Beginnings SC
• Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center
• Burn Foundation of America
• Camp Cole
• Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas
• Communities in Schools of SC
• Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center
• Feonix Mobility Rising
• Good Samaritan Clinic
• Harvest Hope Food Bank
• Healthy Learners
• Homeless No More
• Lions Vision Services
• LRADAC Foundation
• MedNeed of SC
• Midlands Housing Alliance - Transitions
• MIRCI
• Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter
• Oliver Gospel Mission
• Palmetto Place
• Pathways to Healing
• Sistercare
• The Free Medical Clinic
• United Way - WellPartners Dental & Eye Clinic
• Welvista 

“Lexington Medical Center is grateful for the services these partner organizations provide our community. We’re happy to provide financial support, which allows them to continue addressing health care needs and bridging the health care gaps within our service area,” said Thomas Tafel, Community Outreach manager at Lexington Medical Center.

Giving criteria for Lexington Medical Center prioritizes organizations serving the local community’s health needs, increasing access to health care services for underserved populations, improving education about and prevention of health problems resulting from social and environmental issues, demonstrating collaboration with existing health care initiatives, improving access to health care and support services for vulnerable and at-risk populations, and improving the capacity of safety net services and providers.