Family
Health Care 
Amigos

The Family Health Care Amigos Board of Directors voted to initiate and sponsor a community lending shed in August of 2013.  Located in an unused Food Bank shed behind Senior Housing in Patagonia, the original shed got the nickname “The Lending Shed.” The original shed contained an electrical hospital bed, an electric scooter with accompanying heavy-duty ramp for loading the scooter into a vehicle, walkers, canes, crutches, toilet lifts and other small durable medical equipment (DME) items to be borrowed by residents. Small donations of adult diapers and pads had been made to the shed by the Patagonia Community United Methodist Church.

 

A resident came to The Lending Shed several monthsafter it opened and, peeking into the shed to see theinventory, inquired about getting some diapers for hersister.  She told the volunteer, "My sister lives onSocial Security and wheels herself around in awheelchair. She's incontinent and sits on sheets ortowels all day.  You can imagine the problems she haswith infections and rashes. "The woman explainedfurther by saying, "supplying her with diapers for amonth costs over $300.  Could we have some of those adult diapers for her?"

 

In the coming months, other borrowers shared similar stories. Seeing there was a widespread need in the community for adult incontinent supplies, The Adult Incontinent Project was created.

 

Family Health Care Amigos partnered with the Southern Arizona Diaper Bank in order to receive pull- ups, bladder control pads, adult wipes and bed pads for both men and women.

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In 2020, with the assistance of grants and donations from the community, FHAmigos was able to purchase and restore a historical building in downtown Patagonia. The Lending Shed and The Purple Elephant Thrift Shoppe are located at 325 McKeown Avenue.

 

A diaper donation kiosk is located in the alley next to Long Realty. You can donate without contact by placing packages of adult pull ups and bladder control pads in the kiosk at your convenience.

 

​For more information on how to donate or to learn about a Legacy donation, call 520.256.7213.