Friends of Health
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1988, providing direct assistance to clients and patients of agencies on the Mendocino Coast. medications, equipment, and caregiving. We do not bill insurance or get involved in the direct care of an individual. We began with serving only hospice patients, but due to the generosity of the community, we have expanded out to help anyone who is suffering severe or chronic illness as well as end-of-life issues.
Our mission is to respond quickly to requests for goods and services that ease the suffering of chronically or seriously ill and dying individuals and their families.
We do this by ... Responding to requests from local agencies who serve the seriously ill and those facing the end of life, and require financial assistance for unmet medical and health care needs.
Home Health and Hospice
Community Care (MSSP)
Mendocino County Social Services
Adventist Health Mendocino Hospital
Local medical clinics
Churches and other social agencies
We honor and provide comfort to individuals who cannot afford basic needs and services at critical times in their lives. Our goal is to allow people to remain safely in their homes by providing adequate supplies, medication, services, and equipment that is not covered by insurance or personal funds. We do not discriminate in any way.
We work closely with Home Health and Hospice. The Mendocino Coast Hospice volunteer coordinator and volunteers provide hospice services by visiting in their homes, in the hospital, rest homes, and nursing facilities. Supporting these patients is the highest priority of FoH.
