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Frisco Cares Clinic moves into permanent home
By Penny Rathbun,Staff writer
A clinic that serves Little Elm children as well those in Frisco, Prosper, and Celina youth will embrace its new space in downtown Frisco.
But the path that Frisco Cares Clinic has taken to open its own space next month has not been a straight one.
Clinic volunteers will take possession of the house Saturday at 6811 Oak St. that will become the clinic’s new location in February. The agency plans to have its first clinic there Feb. 4.
Patients from Frisco, Celina, and Prosper are among the clinic’s clientele, and last year the clinic also began to include patients from Little Elm. Once it opens, the clinic may be able to expand to seeing patients in The Colony as well.
Patients pay a $5 fee for a clinic visit. They obtain their prescriptions through a Target pharmacy at no cost.
“It warms my heart to see the clinic begin to thrive and see kids who have been going without medical care,” said Cathy Reynolds, Frisco Cares Clinic board president.
Reynolds was working with NewStart Church of the Nazarene to use a vacant house on church property at North County Road and First Street for a token rent, but zoning issues were prohibitive. The church has a special use permit, but the City of Frisco’s comprehensive plan did not allow for a medical clinic at that site.
Earlier in 2008 there was a plan to move the clinic into the former WIC building which is owned by Frisco Family Services Center on McKinney Road, but scheduling conflicts would have prevented the clinic from being open as often as volunteers would like.
Leasing the house at Third and Oak achieves a major goal for Frisco Cares Clinic and brings the board’s search for a permanent space to a successful end.
Reynolds said the clinic is leasing the commercial space with the help of grants and private donations.
“As soon as we get in and get settled we can start expanding our hours. Our demographics may change once we have our own home,” said Reynolds. “There are lots of people in Frisco who have been more affluent and now don’t have jobs.”
As well as expanding the hours, Reynolds said the board wants to bring in another physician or physician’s assistant. More than 70 non-medical volunteers, two volunteer physicians, and several volunteer nurses run the clinic. The new location will also have room for dedicated office space.
“It’s the best situation and a big step forward,” Reynolds said.
Frisco Cares treated more than 450 uninsured children in 2007.
For information on donating or volunteering with Frisco Cares Clinic, call 469-556-8452 or visit www.friscocares.org.
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