In May 2005, the Beau Fund, in collaboration with Blue & You Foundation, funded a program called Prenatal Pathways. The program helps women who might not otherwise have prenatal care because of financial hardship or other reasons and is operated by the Community Clinic at St. Francis House in Springdale.
The program conducts initial laboratory tests, works with the Arkansas Department of Human Services to help mothers-to-be apply for Medicaid insurance, provides free prenatal vitamins, and assigns each woman to a participating doctor for the rest of her pregnancy.
The Beau Foundation contributed $100,000 for the program, the Blue & You Foundation donated $94,000, and Community Clinic itself will contribute $40,000.
Partners in delivering prenatal services include Creekside Clinic, Parkhill Clinic, Northwest Arkansas Clinic for Women, Washington Regional Medical Center, Willow Creek Women's Hospital, and the Area Health Education Center - a division of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
To view pictures from the program's kickoff, click here
