Assisting students in need with medical, dental, and related health care costs
What we do
The Marjorie Hughes Fund is made up of Public Health School Nurses, School Health Aides, Arlington Public Schools (APS) staff, and community stakeholders including pediatric office staff and dental providers.
We work together to help low-income uninsured and underinsured students obtain needed medications and vaccines, cover doctor visit fees, pay for dental treatments, and receive other necessary medical care.
During the 2024-2025 school year, we assisted 173 low-income, uninsured or underinsured Arlington Public Schools students with:
104 dental visits, including sponsoring 4 students at a mobile dental clinic at Randolph Elementary School
71 physical exams
20 urgent care or sick visits
14 UberHealth rides to doctor/dentist appointments
Fundraisers &
Upcoming Events
Proceeds go to the Marjorie Hughes Fund.
Proceeds go to the Marjorie Hughes Fund.
3rd Annual Westover Day!
MHF will have a table offering slime for sale and a raffle for several gift baskets! Come and see us on the grounds of Cardinal Elementary School!
Coming soon
Information will soon be available in Spanish, Arabic, Amharic and Mongolian languages
Some interesting statistics about Arlington:
Approximately 12-16% of Arlingtonians qualify as very low income. This could be family of 4 living on $48,000, or an individual making $24,000.
There are 10,000 households or 24,272 individuals in Arlington living below 30% of our 2022 Area Median Income.
Arlington county has a poverty rate of 7.48%.
13.7% of children in Arlington are insured under Medicaid (underinsured).
4.2% of children in Arlington have no health insurance. That is approximately 6,500 students without any safety net when illness or injury occurs.
1 in 3 students in Arlington schools qualify for free or reduced lunch, due to low family income.
