PROVEN. PRESENT. GROWING.
Our Impact | One Check Away, Inc. | July 2025 – March 2026
These are not projections. These are field results — documented, verified, and delivered to the communities that needed them most.
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Check Coast | Health
110 HIV tests administered (63 point-of-care + 47 self-test kits)
150 Holistic health screenings (blood pressure, SpO₂, pulse, temperature)
110 Safe sex kits distributed — moving 880 male condoms, 220 female condoms, and 330 lubricants into the community
60 Naloxone (Narcan) kits distributed through FL DCF Overdose Prevention Program
270+ Language interpretation encounters via Jeenie platform (real-time, 270+ languages)
$10,000 in non-compensated care delivered
4 Fixed community testing sites operational
0 Compliance incidents | 0 safety incidents
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Check Haven | Housing & Basic Needs
2 Households stabilized
$2,000 In crisis housing assistance delivered
3 Community-based organization referrals completed
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Check Ahead | Education
$5,000 In scholarship support provided
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Community Reach
1,268 Face-to-face community contacts across 17 outreach events
$18,000 Total community value delivered
$55,000 In community donations received
$500 Donated to local organization for Toys
Operational Excellence
What makes our impact possible is not just passion — it is infrastructure. One Check Away has built the operational foundation that most nonprofits our size take years to establish.
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CLIA-certified mobile unit operational (CLIA ID: 10D2325511 | Testing Site ID: 12-960)
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Electronic health record system fully deployed — 80% faster intake vs. paper-based workflows
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Telehealth platform established for real-time physician consultation in field conditions
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340B covered entity status secured — enabling sustainable pharmaceutical access
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Universal language access via Jeenie — 270+ languages, zero exclusions
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MOA active with Sarasota County Department of Health
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Pending Memorandum of Agreement with American Red Cross Community Adaptation Program
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100% real-time data security | Zero compliance incidents | Zero safety incidents
The infrastructure, community trust, and disaster-response readiness described in our submission are no longer aspirational — they are operational and field-tested."
Darrick T. Paul, CAO
Impact in Action: A Life Saved
Numbers tell part of the story. This one tells the rest.
TRUST-BASED INTERVENTION | Q4 2025 | IDENTIFYING DETAILS MODIFIED TO PROTECT PRIVACY
During a routine community health screening event, our Check Coast team provided vital signs checks for a fellow veteran — a man with a profound distrust of the healthcare system who would not have walked into a clinic on his own.
What happened:
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Initial Contact — Our team identified dangerously elevated blood pressure. The patient had no primary care provider.
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Trust Building — Rooted in a shared veteran background, he agreed to return for a follow-up recheck the following week.
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Crisis Management — At the recheck, the patient was in hypertensive crisis. Because of the trust we had built, he allowed our team to escort him directly to the VA clinic, which escalated him to the Emergency Department.
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Continuum of Care — Our team remained engaged throughout the stabilization process — providing professional advocacy and family coordination until discharge.
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Outcome — This veteran became a vocal community ambassador for Check Coast. He tells others: this team does not just hand you a pamphlet. They stay.
This is what "meeting people where they are" actually means. Not as a tagline — as a life-saving practice.
Where We're Headed: 2026
The results above were achieved in our first six months of full operations. In 2026, we are scaling with purpose — expanding capacity, deepening community roots, and building the financial sustainability to serve for decades.
🌱 CHECK COAST — PROJECTED 2026 CAPACITY
600+ Health screenings projected
500+ HIV/STI tests (contingent on STI expansion funding)
2,500+ Community contacts
6+ Fixed community testing sites
270+ Language interpretation encounters maintained
🌿 CHECK HAVEN — PROJECTED 2026 CAPACITY
25+ Households stabilized
$15,000+ In crisis housing and basic needs assistance
🌳 CHECK AHEAD — PROJECTED 2026 CAPACITY
$15,000+ In scholarship and education support
Strategic Milestones in Progress
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Memorandum of Agreement with American Red Cross CAP — formalizing disaster preparedness and emergency response partnership for Sarasota County
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HRSA and CDC federal grant positioning — Letters of Support and strategic introductions underway
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340B pharmaceutical revenue generation — creating a sustainable operational funding stream
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Check Haven pilot development — launching housing stabilization as a formal division
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STI testing expansion — broadening clinical service portfolio to match community need
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County EHE (Ending the HIV Epidemic) implementation planning participation
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2-3 additional strategic community partnerships to be formalized
Every dollar invested in One Check Away today builds the infrastructure
that serves this community for years to come.
Support the Work
One Check Away is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every contribution — whether financial, in-kind, or through partnership — directly funds the people and programs behind these numbers.
To Partner:
Darrick T. Paul,
Chief Administrative Officer
To Get Help:
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941.231.9300
