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January 19, 2026
Letter From the Director
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generous support in 2025. Your commitment to our mission is more than a gift—it’s a direct investment in the lives of those we serve and a better future for our community.
Thanks to YOU, we were able to meet an unprecedented surge in demand this past year. With your support, we provided 18,662 free clinic-based services (a 21% increase!) and distributed healthy food to 26,192 families, reaching over 110,000 of our neighbors (15% more than in 2024). We also helped 350 high school students bridge the gap toward careers in healthcare. These milestones demonstrate the real, lasting change we are achieving together.
However, the need isn’t slowing down. As we enter 2026, health insurance is becoming even less affordable, and food prices remain historically high. Many of the families we serve are being forced to make the impossible choice between putting food on the table or paying rent—leaving them just one unplanned medical bill away from homelessness.
With supporters like you by our side, we are committed to keeping these essential services available for our neighbors across Ventura County throughout the coming year. We are honored to have your trust and look forward to sharing the impact of your continued partnership through our quarterly updates.
Please see the enclosed annual report summary and your 2025 giving history to WFC for your records.
With gratitude,
Lisa Safaeinili
CEO/Executive Director
P.S. Help us amplify our impact! Please spread the word about our mission with your friends and family!
Letter From the Director 2013
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Welcome to our fall edition of Westminster Free Clinic’s newsletter. We have accomplished a lot in the past six months including:
1) 31 new medical professionals joined our volunteer team of providers, allowing WFC to increase both the number of patients served and the number of HS students in our Teen Intern Program. WFC has over 300 volunteers now.
2) WFC’s Teen Internship & Training Program has 84 high school students this year, 42 are bi-lingual in Spanish and English. Our new class of 34 interns will complete their initial training this fall and will earn their name on their scrubs soon.
3) Free SAT prep classes continue to be offered by Michael Mah, MD, and College and Career Counseling is offered by Joan Stern. Both help all student interns have a chance to reach their goals of going to college and increase their earning potential.
4) We had a match of over $1,000,000 in donated goods and services to help us serve our patients this year. Every dollar donated makes possible over $25 in medical care.
5) We saved many lives including a 23 year old girl in kidney failure, a 31 year old man diagnosed with cancer, and a 60 year old woman whose ankle pain turned out to be a tumor and leukemia. All are very thankful they found out early enough. WE NEED YOUR HELP. Within the next few months we will no longer be able to use our current free electronic health record system. Purchase of a new system to serve patients and collect data for grant reports is required. We are seeking $18,000 to cover operation of the new system for three years, transfer of patient data, and training needed. We hope you can assist. Thanks to all of you for your ongoing support, which is changing the lives of our patients, their families and of all our high school interns. Together, we partner to deliver quality healthcare! Most Appreciatively,
Lisa Safaeinili,
MPH Executive Director .
2013 Westminster Newsletter (Download PDF)
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Westminster Community Care Center proudly serves Ventura County.