Several federal grants began our involvement in teen pregnancy, both its prevention and care of pregnant teens. Among the more notable accomplishments from those efforts was the SANE SOLUTIONS Program, which provides counseling for both the victims and offenders of sexual abuse. Under Terry’s leadership, advocacy and program development were strong themes. The corporation was (and still is) governed by a representative group of clinic patients and other community leaders who have assured that the mission of serving the underserved remains as a central purpose. In addition to Nampa, clinics were started in Homedale (1972), Parma (1972), and Marsing (1980), Idaho. With a focus on serving low-income and uninsured farm workers as well as other “medically indigent” of all ages, the organization grew quickly. Bob LeBow, who would serve as a compassionate champion of the underserved as our Medical Director for nearly thirty-years. Federal Public Health Services grant resources and strong local advocacy enabled launching the clinic under the name Community Health Clinics, Inc., as a not-for-profit corporation, operated out of a repurposed grocery store building, down the street from Terry & Rosie’s home. The launching of the part-time clinic in their home helped to open the eyes of many local, regional, and national leaders to the plight of the large medically underserved population in Southwestern Idaho. Clarence McIntyre for voluntary medical services for the migrant farmworkers’ children who were being tutored at their home in Nampa, Idaho. In 1971, Terry Reilly, an Idaho native, community activist and conscientious objector in the Vietnam War era, and his wife Rosie Delgadillo Reilly arranged with Dr.
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