Vouchers offered for free flu shots

 FamilyWize Community Service Partnership and United Way are helping distribute 1,000 free flu shot vouchers provided by Walgreens.

The vouchers are for families and individuals who are uninsured or underinsured  and otherwise unable to afford flu shots.

Individuals can apply to receive vouchers by visiting the FamilyWize website (www.familywize.org). The vouchers have been provided by Walgreens as part of a nationwide program with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

In addition to the free flu shot vouchers — available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last — everyone visiting the website can get a free FamilyWize prescription card for savings up to 70 percent off the cost of their prescription medications.  

For more information, to get a free prescription card or download the free FamilyWize mobile app, visit www.familywize.org.

The local United Way has been working with the FamilyWize program since 2009.  Nearly 6,000 people have been directly helped by this program in Flathead, Lake, Lincoln and Sanders counties.

For more information on the flu shot vouchers or to obtain a FamilyWize prescription drug card, call the local United Way office at 752-7266.