Giving Compass' Take:

• Bendle Family Health Services provides free healthcare to students in the Bendle School District helping to improve their health outcomes. 

• How can philanthropy best scale free healthcare for students? What are the long-term benefits of programs like this? 

• Learn how community schools are going above and beyond to help students.

Health issues can be barriers to learning when sick kids stay home from school and miss out on the day’s activities. For families in the Bendle School District, a one-stop location is keeping students healthier and in school.

Students age 19 and younger — including infants — have access to free healthcare through Bendle Family Health Services located at Bendle Middle School.

Working together with its community partners, Bendle Family Health Services provides an array of services including immunization assessment, doctor visits, health education, dental care and screening programs. A team of medical professionals — a registered nurse, family physician, local dentist and other clinicians — operate the clinic, which is open Monday through Friday.

Read the full article about free healthcare for students by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint at Medium.