AWAKE IN AMERICA, INC. (NOT IN SERVICE AT THIS TIME)
Description
AWAKE IN AMERICA IS AN INDEPENDENT, PENNSYLVANIA-BASED NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. IT IS DEDICATED TO HELPING OTHERS AROUND THE UNITED STATES PROVIDING SUPPORT AND OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE RECOGNIZED SLEEP DISORDERS. IT'S XPAP DONATION AND RELIEF PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, WITH INADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE, OR WITHOUT THE FINANCIAL MEANS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO TREAT DIAGNOSED, YET UNTREATED SLEEP DISORDERS. EQUIPMENT WOULD INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS CPAP, BI-LEVEL OR BIPAP MACHINES, HUMIDIFIERS AND NASAL MASKS. EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROGRAM IS SUPPLIED, PRIMARILY, BY THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND HOME HEALTH CARE COMPANIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN CALLED, ON OCCASION, TO DONATE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT ELSEWHERE.
Contact Information
Address:
PO BOX 51601
PHILADELPHIA
PA
19115
Hours of Operation:
Website:
www.awakeinamerica.org
Main Phone:
Phone
215.764.6568
Other Phone(s):
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1411
List of Provided Services:
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material:
Eligibility: BASIC QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: 1) CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES (NATIVE OR NATURALIZED CITIZENS) 2) INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE 3) INDIVIDUALS WITH INADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE. 4) INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A SLEEP STUDY. 5) INCOME IS ONE FACTOR, BUT IN MOST CASES, NOT THE SOLE DECIDING FACTOR IN DECIDING ELIGIBILITY.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: THE DECISION OF THE BOARD IS FINAL. IF YOU ARE DENIED, YOU MAY RE-AAPPLY TO THE PROGRAM IN 6 MONTHS.
Languages with interpreters on staff: