Project: Rural Assistance Program for Churches and Schools (RAPCS)
Grantee: Tombigbee Healthcare Authority operating Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital
Contact: Marcia A. Lankster
Address: 105 Highway 80 East
Demopolis, AL  36732
Phone: 334-287-2579
Email: mlankster@bwwmh.com
Website: www.bwwmh.com

Project Purpose:
The purpose of this project is to improve access to healthcare by establishing outreach health care sites throughout the counties in schools and churches where people are isolated and without direct access to health care; and implement a health education campaign that would increase the public awareness of healthcare, and increase the public's awareness of availability of health care services. The target population includes students in local schools, churchgoers, senior citizens, parents and the working poor.

Project Service Area:
The Rural Assistance Program for Churches and Schools (RAPCS) provides access to health care for the disadvantaged populations in Greene, Sumter and Marengo Counties.  These counties are ranked among the poorest in the State and Nation.  They are rural, medically underserved, and have a largely minority African-American population.