In Collin County, in 1999, there was no County hospital, and an estimated 79,000 residents were without health insurance.  In early 2000 Julia Grenier, Collin County’s first public health nurse founded CCAC (Collin County Adult Clinic), a faith based not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization to serve this medically indigent population.  Patients who were able, made a donation of $5-$10 which helped to offset some of the costs of running the clinic, but it was primarily funded by local churches, grants and private citizens.  Julia retired in 2008 due to health issues, and in 2012 CCAC’s board voted to become a FQHC look-alike to obtain federal funding and it was no longer a charitable clinic. In 2016, Julia’s Center was founded in Julia’s honor, and organized by a remnant of the volunteers who were displaced when CCAC became federally subsidized.  Julia’s Center is once again a 501(c)(3) faith-based organization staffed with non-paid medical providers and volunteers who provide free healthcare to the uninsured residents of Collin County. Today, in Collin County, there is still no tax supported hospital, and the number of residents who are uninsured has grown to over 150,000.  This number is increasing daily due to the increasing cost of living, job and incomes losses. Julia’s Center is one of 7 charitable clinics in Collin County attempting to manage this issue.