Photo by Andrew Kilgore
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History
The Community Clinic at St. Francis House was founded in 1989 by faith based community members who wanted to provide
ministries of food, clothing and shelter to those in need in Northwest Arkansas. By 1994 the focus turned to providing
health care in response to the overwhelming need for quality and affordable medical care for the uninsured.
In 1996, the Community Clinic accepted an invitation from Bernice Jones to move into the Jones Resource Center which
provided a professionally equipped medical, dental and eye care facility. By 1998 Community Clinic was able to move
beyond all-volunteer clinicians and hire full-time clinical and dental staff.
In the past twelve months Community Clinic provided medical and dental care through 29,097 patient visits of which forty-seven percent (47%) were children.
Community Clinic at St. Francis House is a community owned. Composition of the Board ensures that a majority of the
directors are users of the services at the clinic.
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