"The Zarephath Health Center provides free health-care to the poor and uninsured. The World Health Organization defines 'health' as a state of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Our goal is to work on all three levels."

For more about our mission:

• We serve as a resource for the local churches to provide health care, medications, emotional and spiritual support for families that are in difficult circumstances.
• We utilize volunteer physicians, nurses, counselors, and financial advisors to provide a comprehensive package of services.
• We help people access the generous programs pharmaceutical companies have established for those who meet certain income requirements.
• We work with hospitals to access lower fees for those with limited resources.
• We do not charge for our services but encourage a free-will offering by those who are helped. We rely heavily on the kindness of those who can give tax-deductible donations.

The Zarephath Health Center represents an example of faith in action. It provides a venue for professionals and other volunteers to use their gifts in practical ways by giving people who have fallen into hard times a way out. We believe that being uninsured does not have to be a cause for despair but can be an opportunity for others to reach out and help.

Here at the Zarephath Health Center, we strive to provide helpful, compassionate care for all our patients. Listed below are several aspects of compassion that we wish to achieve:

Assertive - Actively seeking ways to meet needs, fight social ills, and care.

Basic - Looking for the people closest to the individual to meet needs--first the family, then the church community, and finally, local and state governments.

Challenging - Gently pressuring people to make changes, stead of pampering them. Helping develop character traits that lead to more self-sufficiency and growth.

Diverse - Treating each person as an individual, without a one-size-fits-all approach. Each is an individual made in God's image, and loved by Him.

Effective - Trying to avoid being bureaucratic and unchallenging. Utilizing volunteers with their unique gifts and capabilities. The bottom line is changing lives, not counting numbers of people treated.

Faith-Based - Well managed Christ-centered charities are more effective at fighting poverty and changing lives than their non-religious counterparts.

Gradual - Continually re-evaluating and checking the results of the program. Gradual sustained results, tested at each step of the way, will make our health center the best it can be.

Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults
Community Services	Community Volunteer Opportunities
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Mental Health Medical Medical / Health Needs
Treatment Services	Outpatient Services Counseling / Therapy, Individual
Payment Types	Free Low Cost / Donation Self Pay
Areas Served	Somerset County State-Wide

Last Updated: 09/10/19