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Sponsoring Churches

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Message from #ForHernando Campaign Organizers to Recipients:

Your DEBT has been PAID!!!

Romans 5:8

Far too often, Christians are known for what they are against. Our mission is to work together to show people what we are for.

We are for loving people and serving them.

We are for reaching people right where they are.

We are for showing them that they matter to us because they matter to God.

Our “Why” 

This is a movement that transcends just one church and can transform our community. We seek to highlight the community and how we can serve them. This neighbor minded group of churches and organizations allows people to recognize the Church outside of its own 4 walls and feel like they belong even before they believe. We create common ground by meeting people where they’re at--Meeting their real physical and emotional needs instead of creating dividing lines. Something powerful begins to happen when those in a community who aren't for the Church learn that the Church is still FOR THEM.

Imagine what Hernando county would look like if thousands of ordinary people from different churches came together to spread the love of Jesus with a force that none of us could bring on our own. We encourage you to get on board as we impact our community and show them that 

WE ARE #ForHernando.

Share your #ForHernando stories on social media.

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What could better than a unified body of Christ coming together to transform the lives of people in our community this Easter?

Please take a minute to check out the information below about the 2020 Easter Gift through the #ForHernando movement. If your church has any interest in partnering with us in this no strings attached gift to the Hernando community, please email to get more information in preparation for fundraising (todd@fellowshipspringhill.org or tjcrosspointlive@gmail.com). 

Easter Gift 2020

Goal: To show the love of Christ to Hernando County by providing a practical expression of forgiveness seen through the elimination of Medical Debt through non-profit organization RIP Medical Debt.

Details:

  • The gift will be given before Easter 2020
  • Opportunity to show Hernando County a Community of Christian Churches working together for Christ's Glory.
  • Incredible Return on Investment for serving the community ($1 provides $100 of a gift).

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RIP Medical Debt’s Solution: RIP Medical Debt uses donations to purchase bundled medical debt portfolios that have gone through collection agencies for months or years. Using third-party credit data providers, it targets debt incurred by people facing financial hardship, and then forgives it. On average, $1 is leveraged to abolish $100 in medical debt.

Please see the full RIP FAQ below and visit www.ripmedicaldebt.org for more information. 

Want to make a donation by cash or check?

Please mail any cash or check (payable to "RIP Medical Debt") to the address below and make sure to notate on the memo line or letter that your gift is designated to "#ForHernando Campaign"

RIP Medical Debt  /  80 Theodore Fremd Ave. Rye, NY 10580 

You can contact Jane Lee at jlee@ripmedicaldebt.org with any questions about your donation. 

Who is RIP Medical Debt? RIP Medical Debt (RIP) is a national 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission to empower donors to forgive the billions of dollars in oppressive medical debt at pennies on the dollar. RIP locates, buys, and abolishes destructive medical debt for individuals, veterans, and families. Since inception in 2014, RIP has relieved more than $600 million in medical debt for individuals across the U.S., impacting over 250,000 individuals.

How Does RIP Medical Debt Work? RIP, working with third-party credit data providers, searches through large debt portfolios to locate accounts meeting their criteria for relief. RIP then negotiates to buy millions of dollars of this debt at a steep discount, usually a penny or less on the dollar.

Facts about Medical Debt

  • 42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills, which creates an adverse impact on debtor patients, physicians, and hospitals (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
  • Six in 10 of both insured and uninsured people say they have difficulty in paying other bills as a result of medical debt. Over a third were unable to pay for food, heat or housing because of medical bills. (Kaiser Family Foundation & New York Times)
  • Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults under age 65, or 116 million people, had medical bill problems or debt, went without needed care because of cost, were uninsured for a time or were underinsured — insured but had high out-of-pocket medical expenses or deductibles relative to income. (Kaiser Family Foundation & New York Times)
  • Medical debt contributes to more than 60 percent of the bankruptcies in the U.S. Until satisfied, debt lingers on a person’s credit report to negatively impact their ability to buy a home, get a loan or even gain employment. (The American Journal of Medicine)

Whose unpayable medical bills does RIP forgive?

  • Individuals who make less than 2 times the federal poverty level
  • Individuals with financial hardship - 5% or more of their annual income goes to out-of-pocket medical expenses
  • Individuals who are insolvent (debts greater to their assets)

Why Donate to RIP Medical Debt?

  • Your dollar goes a long way! On average, $1 abolishes $100 of debt.
  • 100 percent of your donation goes towards abolishing medical debt.
  • RIP Medical Debt is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, and our EIN number is 47-1442997. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
  • We have specific programs for veterans and active service members of the US military.
  • There are no tax consequences for those whose medical debts are forgiven. The forgiveness is a gift from a detached and disinterested third party (RIP) is an act of generosity, so forgiveness of the
  • does not count as being income to the gift recipient.

RIP Medical Debt's Federal Tax ID: 47-1442997

Disclaimer: In the event that a campaign is unable to meet RIP Medical Debt's local campaign contribution goal, all funds will be attributed to our national funds for general or veteran medical debt.

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