No Houston resident should have to choose between essential medication and paying the bills.

Stark Industries is launching the Houston Prescription Rescue Fund, committing $50,000 to help up to 200 Harris County residents obtain urgently needed prescription medications they cannot afford.

Immediate, Life-Changing Relief

Eligible residents may receive up to $250 toward a verified, currently prescribed medication when cost threatens an interruption in treatment.

Priority will go to lower-income residents, older adults, people with disabilities, and patients facing an imminent interruption of essential medication.

The fund excludes controlled substances and medications without a valid prescription.

Direct Pharmacy Payments

Stark will pay licensed pharmacies directly and will not distribute unrestricted cash.

Applicants must provide a valid prescription, pharmacy price confirmation, and basic evidence of financial hardship.

Assistance must cover medication needed to prevent an immediate treatment interruption. If $250 is insufficient, Stark will coordinate a verified discount, insurance adjustment, or additional assistance before counting the case as resolved.

Ready to Respond

Target launch: within 48 hours, subject to verification and pharmacy-payment procedures being operational.

Stark will initially use direct applications rather than delay the program while recruiting outside partners.

Applications will be accepted online and by phone, with English- and Spanish-language assistance. Applicants without internet access may complete the process by telephone.

Cases involving medication running out within 72 hours will receive priority, with a target decision within one business day after verification.

Stark will coordinate payment directly with the pharmacy and confirm that medication can be dispensed promptly.

Transparent Accountability

Stark will publish an initial operational update after seven days and detailed reports after 30 and 60 days covering:

• Applications received and residents assisted
• Total and average pharmacy payments
• Urgent decision and payment times
• Verified prescriptions filled
• Eligible applicants unable to receive assistance
• Unresolved cases and reasons for delay

Patient identities and medical information will remain confidential.

$50,000. Up to 200 residents. One immediate goal: essential medication in patients' hands before treatment is interrupted.

Because when someone needs medication today, help next month is not enough.