Community Free Clinic

The Community Free Clinic is the only free clinic in Cabarrus County, NC, located northeast of Charlotte. For adults who earn less than $45,000 per year and are uninsured, we provide free primary care, medication, some specialty care, and limited mental and dental health. We aim to treat our patients comprehensively, so we have a Community Health Worker who offers referrals for support for issues that impact our patients lives, including food and housing insecurity, lack of transportation, substance abuse, and domestic violence, among many other issues. We also provide Lifestyle Medicine, which includes diet and exercise support, particularly important for our patients with chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Those patients also may be part of our Food Pharmacy, where they will receive a recipe, ingredients for a meal, and a cooking demonstration, to learn how to eat more nutritiously on a budget.

We operate as the enrollment center for HealthNet Cabarrus, where hospitals, medical providers, and nonprofits work together to provide free and reduced-cost care for patients, particularly where patients need specialty care like surgery or cancer care.

We are open Monday-Thursday 8 am - 5 pm, and on the second Wednesday of the month from 5 pm - 8 pm. We have a staff of 13 and more than 275 volunteers who support the Clinic's work. Last year, we served 917 patients through the Clinic, 603 with direct patient care, and 1,265 through HealthNet Cabarrus.