thekitcheninc

http://thekitcheninc.org

...a 501(c) (3) charitable organization founded in 1983 when Franciscan Sister Lorraine Biebel came to Springfield and began feeding the hungry one hot meal daily in a borrowed school cafeteria with donated food and volunteer cooks and servers.

To create a place where persons, especially the poor, are welcomed

and cared for with dignity and compassion.

Our Mission

Missouri Hotel

Volunteers gave 3,360 hours of their time to serving meals.

Community Outreach Fresh Start

Lorraine’s Maggie’s Boutique

Family Nurturing Center

Rare Breed Youth Outreach

Medical and Dental Clinic

Services of The Kitchen Clinic

Provides Primary Care Referrals to other healthcare providers

for specialty care

Free generic and brand-name prescriptions

Services of The Kitchen ClinicPrimary Care (Monday through Friday)Specialty Care (Based upon volunteers’ availability)*• Acupuncture• Chiropractic • Dental extractions• Dermatology• Gastroenterology• Gynecology• Mental and Behavioral Health• Nephrology• Neurology• Occupational Therapy• Optometry• Ophthalmology• Podiatry• Surgery

*In addition to clinicians who volunteer on site, there are scores of local clinicians who care for our patients in their offices and in area hospitals.

Patient Profile• Uninsured • At or below 133 percent

of federal poverty line ($10,890 per year for one-person household, $22,350 for four-person household)

• Working poor• Unemployed

Statistics for 2011

• Patients from Greene County and 23 surrounding counties

• Total patient visits - 8010• Unduplicated patients visits - 1931• New patients - 787• Specialty visits - 2196• Prescriptions filled - 53,363

Top 5 Diagnoses

• Mental Health-25%• Diabetes-11%• Other Chronic-10%• Hypertension-9%• Chronic pain-6%

Outcomes of Patients at The Kitchen Clinic

• Increase medication knowledge• Increase diagnoses knowledge• Decrease in Body Mass Index• Fewer emergency room visits• Better outlook on life

Patient Success at The Kitchen Clinic

“I have multiple health issues and need multiple medicines. I can’t afford to see a doctor and I certainly can’t afford the medications. The Kitchen has taken care of all that. My stress level from trying to figure out how to get medications has been taken away completely. “I’ve been really impressed at how well organized the Kitchen Medical Clinic is. One of the things I’m most impressed with it the Kitchen’s good practitioners. “The providers genuinely care about the patient’s and their outcomes. The staff is great and treats people nicely. They continue to provide excellent care. They have saved my life in a lot of ways.”

Roberta R., Kitchen Patient

PARTNERSHIPSBurrell Behavioral HealthConsumer Credit Counseling ServiceCommunity Partnership of the OzarksCouncil of ChurchesCox Health SystemsDrury UniversityFamily Violence CenterForest InstituteMercy HealthMid-America ManagementMissouri Career CenterMissouri State UniversityOzarks Technical College

Partnerships

• Allen P. & Josephine B. Green Foundation• Bank of America Foundation• City of Springfield• Community Foundation of the Ozarks• Cox Health Foundation• Cox Health System• Diocese of Springfield/Cape Girardeau• Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL• Great Southern Bank• Greater Springfield Dental Foundation• Family and Youth Services Bureau• Housing and Urban Development• Kemper Foundation• Kraft Springfield Community Connection• Liberty Bank• McKesson Foundation• Missouri Dept of Health & Senior Services• Missouri Foundation for Health

• Missouri Housing Development Commission

• Missouri Housing Trust Fund• Musgrave Foundation• O’Reilly Wooten Family Foundation• Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation• Pearl Foundation• Roy W. Slusher Foundation• Sisters of Mercy, St. Louis Region• St. John’s/Mercy Health Clinics• St. John’s/Mercy Health System• C.W. Titus Foundation• United Way of the Ozarks• Winegardner Foundation

Grant Funding

OPERATIONS FUNDING2011

EXPENSES

Revenue: $ 6.9 MILLIONProgram Revenue $ .3 4%Grant Funding, Private $ .5 7%Government Funding $1.0 15%Contributions & Fundraising $1.1 16%Contributed Goods & Services $4.0 58%

Expenses: $7.5 MILLION Administrative & Fundraising $ .7 9% Program Services $6.8 91%

Revenue

Program Revenue

4%

Contributions &

Fundraising 16%

Government Funding 15%Grant

Funding, Private

7%

Contributed Goods & Services58%

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