This Community Cares A Capital Campaign for St. Clare Health Mission
From the very first time Sr. Leclare Beres opened our doors in 1993, our volunteer-led free clinic has remained steadfast in our founding purpose: providing compassionate, no-cost medical care to those who have nowhere else to turn.
A Legacy of Compassion
Over 20,000 unique patients have walked through our doors since that first day—over 20,000 lives touched by healing and hope. Each one represents a parent who could finally see a doctor, a child who received life-saving medication, a worker who got back on his feet. Behind every number is a story of dignity restored and a future made brighter.
Unique, Impressive, and Award-Winning: For more than three decades, we have been a beacon of hope for our most vulnerable neighbors. From the beginning with Sr. Leclare, FSPA, Gundersen Clinic, Lutheran Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, and Skemp Clinic, this continuing collaboration is unique even among free clinics.
Hundreds of medical professionals have donated tens of thousands of hours. Community members have given their resources, their time, their hearts.
When a community cares, miracles happen—one patient, one volunteer, one act of compassion at a time.
5 Year Snapshot
Every new program, every expanded service is our community saying: 'No one should have to choose between medicine and groceries, between a doctor's visit and keeping the lights on.’
194% - Increase in patient visits over 5 years
2020 - COVID: Remained fully open -expanded
services when others closed
2021 - Fulltime Mental Health Therapist added
2022 - Rotary Mobile Clinic launched bringing
care to those who can’t come to us
2023 - Global Vision Award Recipient
2024 - Mobile Clinics Innovation Award
2025 - Community Health Worker program growing
About the Campaign
This Campaign Is Both Urgent and Transformative
Since 1993, we have served over 20,000 unique patients, delivering healthcare and wellness where our community needs it most. We meet people where they are: in our clinic, in therapy offices, within health systems, on our mobile unit, in parks, on street corners, and beyond. Each individual we serve creates a ripple effect throughout our region—healthier families, more stable households, stronger communities.
The Urgent Reality
We face the largest rollback of healthcare and social service funding since the 1980s. Vulnerable populations will be hit hardest. Safety nets are fraying. Clinic doors are closing. The need will not decrease—it will surge.
Your Opportunity to Make History
With your support, we will be ready. More than ready—we will expand our reach precisely when others are forced to pull back. While funding disappears elsewhere, St. Clare Health Mission will stand firm, doors open wider than ever.
Your investment today ensures that no one in our region faces a health crisis alone. Not now. Not ever.
406 Jackson St. Clinic
A permanent clinic home designed for growth, accessibility, and the full spectrum of care our community deserves.
Cost: $1,850,000
Build for Tomorrow:
$550,000 – Furniture, Equipment, and Technology (updated clinical care in a welcoming environment)
$500,000 – Special Programs & Projects Fund (expanding mental health services, mobile clinics, and innovative care delivery)
$300,000 – Board Restricted Building Maintenance Fund (ensuring our doors stay open for generations)
What This Means
Service. No more uncertainty about our physical space. Compassion. Room to serve the growing need we know is coming. Hospitality. A beautiful, welcoming space that says to every patient: You matter. You belong. We're here for you.
Wats to Give
A Capital Campaign for St. Clare Health Mission
Your gift—at any level—creates lasting impact. Gifts may be made through:
- Multi-year pledges (spread your impact over 3-5 years)
- Cash or check
- Appreciated securities
- Donor-advised funds
- IRA charitable distributions (age 70½ or older)
- Planned gifts (include St. Clare in your legacy)
- Naming opportunities
All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
If you'd like to connect and hear more about the campaign or the work of St. Clare Health Mission, please call or email Executive Director, Jason Larsen, at 608.385.7801 or jasonlarsen@stclarehealthmission.org
