2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 129
Commending the Northern Neck Middlesex Free Health Clinic.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, February 19, 2026
WHEREAS, the Northern Neck Middlesex Free Health Clinic, an organization dedicated to promoting the health and wellness of all individuals, particularly those who lack access to quality care, has greatly served the Northern Neck and Middlesex communities for more than 30 years; and
WHEREAS, the origins of the Northern Neck Middlesex Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC) may be traced to the Northern Neck Health Action Group, which was formed in 1992 to address the need for a free clinic in the region that would serve individuals who lacked health insurance and who could not afford the costs of basic medical care; and
WHEREAS, the NNMFHC opened in 1993 with Jean Nelson serving as its founding executive director; at the time, the clinic operated one night a week out of the Lancaster County Health Department's building; and
WHEREAS, the NNMFHC steadily grew and expanded its services and moved into a series of new facilities before establishing its home in 2003 in the newly constructed Mary A. Graham Building, which was named in honor of a major donor to the clinic; and
WHEREAS, today, the NNMFHC has the capacity to meet a variety of patient needs, providing medical care, dental care, behavioral health services, and pharmacy services out of its main facility in Kilmarnock and outreach offices in Middlesex County and Westmoreland County; and