In 1962, TCMFS was formed to serve the residents of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties in California.
TCMFS grew to several thousand members and provided great help to them in their times of need by publishing accurate information on what services were available and at what cost from various providers. They also helped people learn what their rights were as consumers, to lessen the possibility that some unscrupulous salesperson might take advantage of them.