Honoring our 100-year legacy as a provider of quality healthcare services to members of the Central Louisiana community, The Rapides Foundation supports efforts that help people get access to the healthcare services they need. We started Cenla Medication Access Program in 2001 to provide free medications to qualifying individuals under age 65.

The goal of our new Cancer Screening Project is to help residents get access to free medical screenings for breast, colorectal and cervical cancers.

We are looking to go beyond our partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals which has added additional nodes of primary care service throughout our vast rural region. The Rapides Foundation works at the state policy level for systemic change as well as at the local level for broader and more effective primary and mental healthcare access.