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How to Give:
Online Anytime
May 1st through May 29th,
you can visit givetolincoln.com
and search for Clinic with a Heart
or scan the QR code.

Send a Check
Make checks payable to the
Lincoln Community Foundation and write
鈥淐linic with a Heart鈥� in the memo line then send to:
Clinic with a Heart, 1701 S. 17th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502
Checks must be postmarked by May 22nd.

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Most people would agree that Lincoln is a
wonderful place to call home. Spring here
brings with it blooming flowers at Sunken
Gardens, long walks around Holmes
Lake, and endless bike paths that lead
you to the most beautiful prairie sunsets.
It鈥檚 a place where you can live a long,
healthy, and fulfilling life鈥f you can
afford it. Not far from where the tulips
are blooming, and where Clinic with a
Heart (CWH) calls home, is the largest
medically underserved area in Lincoln
and Lancaster County.

Wealth is Health

A large percentage of families in these
areas face various socioeconomic factors
that limit their ability to receive quality
health care. The Community Health
Endowment, in partnership with the
Lancaster County Health Department,
identifies poverty as 鈥渢he most powerful
predictor of disease and mortality.鈥� Data
from the U.S Census Bureau indicates
that 12% of Lancaster County residents
live in poverty. Neighborhoods in the
heart of our city experience dispropor-

49% of our patients would
have gone to the emergency
room if not for CWH
27% of our patients

Experienced Homelessness

83% of our patients did not

have insurance

379 school physicals
completed in 2024

580 dental extractions
completed in 2024
423 Community Volunteers
in 2024

The Path to Health
tionate amounts of financial hardship,
negatively impacting their health and
quality of life. In 2024, 57% of CWH patients had household incomes of less than
$16,000 a year and 27% of our patients
did not have housing at all.

The Luxury of Healthy Living

At Clinic with a Heart, we help people
who feel like there is nowhere else to turn
to get their health needs met. In trying to
lead a healthy and fulfilling life, their socioeconomic realities often prevent them
from thriving and becoming the healthiest version of themselves. Many can鈥檛
afford to refill their medications or attend
routine medical appointments. Jaime, a
patient turned volunteer, was working full
time when he sought care from our Clinic.
Despite being employed, insurance was
financially out of reach for Jaime. Clinic
with a Heart was able to provide care and
alleviate his pain at no cost. Eventually,
he was able to return to full health and
pursued a career in law enforcement with
the Lancaster County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.
Jaime has since returned to CWH, not as
a patient but as a volunteer interpreter.

Statistics indicate that from 2016 to 2020,
18.9% of adults in Lancaster County had
no personal healthcare provider. Clinic
with a Heart鈥檚 sole mission is to serve people who are uninsured and underinsured
through a ministry of healthcare. Dedicated volunteers provide free healthcare with
hospitality, dignity, and grace to those
who need it most.

Providing Hope

Services are centered around Medical,
Dental, Podiatry, Mental Health, Chiropractic, Vision, Diabetes Education,
Physical Therapy, Hypertension Clinic,
and other healthcare-related services. At
Clinic with a Heart, we connect patients
with community partners, providers,
and resources, serving as a vital first step
towards a healthier path forward. The
need for accessible healthcare in our city
continues to grow, as do rates of obesity,
diabetes, and deaths due to heart disease.

Neighborly Love

Clinic with a Heart began as a humble endeavor to 鈥減rovide free healthcare in our
own backyard鈥�. Since 2003, we鈥檝e grown
from serving 14 people on our first Clinic

night to 1,838 Lancaster County residents
in 2024. This growth wouldn鈥檛 have been
possible without devoted donors and
volunteers. Donors are the heartbeat of
our free clinic; without their support,
the Clinic simply cannot operate. Their
contributions are not just donations, they
are investments in the health and hope of
our community.
Sue and Karl Tillinghast are long-time
volunteers at Clinic with a Heart. They
describe volunteering as a way of 鈥済iving
back what we鈥檝e been blessed with鈥�.
Lincoln is rooted in compassion and is
willing to help our neighbors. It鈥檚 why
every year we rally together, as a community, for Give to Lincoln Day. This year,
we ask you to let your heart lead the way.
Please support our mission at Clinic with
a Heart with a donation for Give to Lincoln Day, because healthcare shouldn鈥檛 be
a luxury; it鈥檚 a basic human need.