Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics

Welcome to Patients Week! Throughout this week, we’ll be sharing stories that showcase the incredible impact our clinics have had in transforming lives. Today, we’re proud to highlight that IAFCC's clinics recorded a total of 102,191 patient visits in 2023. Stay tuned for more inspiring stories as we celebrate Free and Charitable Clinics Month! #IFCCM2024 #ILFreeClinicsMonth2024

Save the Date for the 2025 IAFCC 13th Annual Conference! Find all of the information that you need at our website: https://lnkd.in/gQh3t3sA Registration is open & we hope to see you there! There are so many ways for you to be involved! If you have any questions or want to discuss how you can be involved, reach out to ariana@illinoisfreeclinics.org

Do you believe everyone should have quality health care? Are you a social media pro? Do you enjoy planning events and inspiring volunteers? Are you a detail-oriented people person? Apply to the Communications & Events Coordinator position today - details attached!

We are proud and excited to share this important conversation with you all. Thank you to Community Pulse, Hektoen Institute, LLC & Third Horizon Strategies for putting together such great conversations. In the below conversation you will see and hear from two of IAFCC's Board Members, Levi Moore - Coordinator of Hektoen Institute, LLC, Levi Moore and President and CEO of The Night Ministry, Carol J. Sharp, MPA. Thank you both for sharing your experience and uplifting the work and missions of Illinois Free and Charitable Clinics on your platforms. The Night Ministry is a longstanding and valued member of IAFCC and do outstanding and breakthrough work to address the unhoused in and around Chicago. Learn more about The Night Ministry's services at thenightministry.org https://lnkd.in/d46SNPXa Do you have any questions about Illinois' Free and Charitable Clinics? Comment your questions below!!

We are so proud and excited to celebrate IAFCC Board Chair and CEO of CommunityHealth, Steph Willding, MPA, on this great achievement. Ms. Willding is beyond deserving of this award and is a true example of exceptional service. In true Steph Willding fashion, she will be using this opportunity to moderate a panel and lift up other community servants that advance this great work. These leaders are a perfect example of the power of collaboration to increase impact across communities. Thank you Michael Reese Health Trust for hosting and opening up this event to the public, there is only a few spots left for those that would like to join in this important day of conversation! Onward Neighborhood House, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Cicero Family Services, IWS Family Health

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’s adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. Let's come together as one global family, spreading compassion, understanding, and unity for a brighter, more peaceful world. 🌍💙 Learn more about their mission. 👇 🔗: https://lnkd.in/d37trb3 #WorldPeaceDay #Peace #UN

Take a look at open positions with IAFCC clinics! Characteristics listed below apply to all positions within the safety-net health care sector 😊 ☑ ✅ ✔ If you are a clinic recruiting for a position, submit at the link below: https://lnkd.in/g8k7BiDk Paid, Volunteer Positions, and Board Openings welcome!! #hiring #recruitingrockstars

If you know someone in DuPage County struggling with medical debt, please have them contact our office - medicaldebt@accessdupage.org. We are here to help. https://lnkd.in/gx9nsdDR

Thank you to our partners at the Center for Community Health Equity The Center for Community Health Equity is an admirable collaboration between DePaul & Rush Universities to promote and advance addressing health inequities in health care systems. We look forward to connecting with those that we met at the conference and continuing in partnership in this important work as well as learning from their expertise. Thank you to the leaders at Illinois Free and Charitable Clinics that joined us for the important keynote discussion on how IAFCC clinics are in the field and addressing health disparities day in and day out. Another key part of the conference and the discussion was establishing trust in communities and with individuals that walk through your clinic doors. We are proud that IAFCC clinic leaders and staff are among those that make this a priority and a pillar of care daily. IAFCC Executive Director, Melissa Maguire facilitated the discussion between clinic leaders: Kamari Thompson, Director of Programs at Mobile Care Chicago Steph Willding, MPA, CEO of CommunityHealth and IAFCC Board Director & Fatema Rehman Mirza, Executive Director of WorryFree Community

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. - Andrew Carnegie It is already the last week of August which means it is Illinois Free and Charitable Clinics Month's Partnership Highlight Week! One of the values of IAFCC is "Community" defined by the desire to foster collaboration and action that is both informed and led by clinics and the unique communities they serve. We are so thankful to our community and national partners that allow us to broaden the impact of Free and Charitable Clinics and are excited to highlight some of these partners this week! #IFCCM24 #ILFreeClinicsMonth2024