LULAC [League of United Latin American Citizens] hosted a breakfast for Congresswoman Lois Capps [D-23rd CD] at the Clinicas Del Camino Real meeting in Saticoy Saturday Morning on October 6, 2007Congresswoman Capps was well received with more than seventy attendees to greet her. . Jim Hensley, Deputy District Director, called the meeting to order and introduced Carmen Ramirez, who spoke on Social Justice, her efforts with "Coastal Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy "CAUSE" and her work to stop the intrusion of LNG in the Santa Barbara Channel. Jim then turned the meeting over to Dave Rodriquez, California State Deputy Director of LULAC as the Master of Ceremonies. Dave directed the LULAC monthly meeting, while Congresswoman Lois Capps was touring the Clinicas, with Director Roberto Juarez. Congresswoman Capps, an enthusiastic supporter of Social Justice and people of Diversity opened dialogue on Social Justice, Latin-American advancements, immigration and environment, before taking questions.The sumptuous and delicious Mexican style breakfast was sponsored by the courtesy of Roberto Juarez, CEO of Clinicas. The chef; Aurelio Jauregui, owner of Evita's Mexican Café in VenturaLULAC is honored by the continued support of Roberto Juarez, CEO of the Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc "CDCR has been providing quality primary health care to the residents of Ventura County, California for more than thirty-five years. Started as a "Free Clinic" providing medical care to migrant farm workers in Santa Paula, California in 1971, Clinicas operates nine Joint Commission accredited health centers within Ventura County: Santa Paula, Fillmore, Ojai, Ventura, Downtown Oxnard, Southwest Oxnard, Southeast Oxnard, North Oxnard and Newbury Park. Clinicas provides a comprehensive array of health care services, including Family Practice, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Family Dentistry, Optometry, Pain Management, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Counseling. Clinicas also provides on-site psychological evaluation and counseling at several local schools, from elementary to high school, and similar psychological counseling at seven area adolescent group homes. While Clinicas primary patient population continues to be migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families, CDCR has grown to include all persons within Ventura County who lack access to comprehensive affordable health care services. Roberto S. Juarez is the CEO and co-founder, Clinicas is about commitment. It's a commitment to helping communities in need by giving them access to healthcare that has long been unavailable through traditional channels.For Roberto, this commitment goes back to the early 1970's, when he was employed at the Ventura County Public Health Department. There, he worked primarily with the Latino and low-income population. As he moved up in the ranks in public health, he began to notice how the farm-worker population, in particular, was treated in comparison to other groups. "They were never assigned top level staff, there was no outreach, few health screenings and no educational materials in Spanish. So I took the initiative and started developing services," he recalls.All the while, Roberto was volunteering in clinics in the Ventura area. "It was the Seventies. It's what we did at the time- doctors, nurses, lawyers, everybody."In 1978, Roberto's career would change dramatically, when the founders of the Community Clinic of the Santa Clara River Valley asked him to be their new director. Initially skeptical, Roberto visited the clinic. "It was a little old run down motel. They had a staff of about four or five people. It was really pathetic," he remembers. "But it pulled at my heart strings. The staff said 'we need you' and I saw the opportunity to do something really important. So I quit my job with the county and went to work. I had no idea what I was getting into."Over the years, the community clinic gained political strength, receiving grants and decreasing their dependence on local aid by lobbying for funds in Sacramento. As the clinic grew and their territories expanded, they changed their name to Clinicas del Camino Real, Incorporated- in reference to the path of the missions.Today, Roberto is as dedicated as ever to helping people in need. " I love coming to work everyday," he says. "I love the people who work there. We've built wonderful systems and programs, we've developed a strong staff and it's exciting to keep refining systems, expanding, and making things better. We've got to keep it going and make sure it's in a good place. Sometimes I look back and say, 'Wow, did I help do that? How did all this happen?' Now we have to assume that it's here for the next generation of leadership and future generations." LULAC meets at 9 AM, the first Saturday of each month at the Clinicas, 2005 Wells Road in Saticoy. For information about LULAC contact Dave Rodriquez California State Deputy Director

P.O. Box 23291 Ventura, CA 93002 p hone 805-258-1800 e-mail; daverodriguez80@hotmail.com or Jim Hensley, at 805-382-7659 - e-mail hensleyjim@roadrunner.com. For information about Clinicas, contact Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc. 2005 Wells Rd Saticoy, CA 93004 (805) 647-6322