A few months ago, John Willoughby wasn’t sure how he was going to get to his doctor’s appointments for his heart and diabetes problems. The retired delivery driver from Brownsburg didn’t have a car or much money.
“I’m on low income,” he said. “I was struggling to pay my rent.”
Then Larissia Winfield, his resource coordinator and care navigator at Community Health Network, told him about Aunt Bertha, an online “social care network” that lets users search for free or reduced-cost services, such as transportation, food and housing. By plugging in a ZIP code, users can peruse a wide range of low-cost services, from bus passes and baby clothes to job placement and discounted health care.