About the clinic
The Conejo Free Clinic was founded in 1976 and for over thirty four years has been providing legal and medical services to those in the community who may not have access to health or legal services.
These are the uninsured, the underinsured and the homeless. They are young and old coming from many backgrounds. The Clinic provides such services as medical clinics, immunization programs and legal assistance.
The Conejo Free Clinic relies exclusively on top quality, local, volunteer professionals for all services. We have carved out a niche for ourselves in this community and have become the medical and legal “home” for individuals and families in the Conejo Valley and surrounding areas. We have a strong reputation for quality service, active patient advocacy and a strong commitment to our patients and clients.
The Conejo Valley is located in the southeastern corner of Ventura County, bordering with Los Angeles County. We are totally privately funded by individual, corporate and philanthropic donors who also look to serve our community. We receive no Federal or state funding.
Our service area includes Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark and Fillmore, with some clients coming from other outlying areas.
Our services are available to all people, regardless of their locale. The needs for our services are growing. In spite of a commonly held perception that we live in a “well to do” community, over 100,000 individuals in Ventura County are without insurance. An additional 17,000 will lose coverage in 2010. Unemployment has continued to rise in Ventura County since 2001. In over thirty years, the demand for our services has continued to grow.
Preventative care and chronic disease management is critical in saving lives and keeping people out of the emergency rooms. We strive to ensure that we have a healthy community by intervening with care before a crisis develops.
