La Clinica De La Raza, Inc

Dedicated to serving the entire needs of the family, La Clinica provides medical, dental, eye, mental health and health education services to low-income communities in Oakland, Pittsburg, Concord and Vallejo.

Why do we exist?

La Clinica exists to provide access to health care services to low-income immigrant communities in the East San Francisco Bay Area. We meet the health care needs of those who can not access mainstream health care services because of language, culture, or income. California is the most diverse state in the nation. In order to be a healthy society, all residents must have access to preventive and primary care services. We serve a largely working, but uninsured, population that is integral to sustaining the state’s economy. They touch all of our lives, whether we know it or not.

What have you accomplished?

Annually we serve about 19,000 women, men, and children. We provide medical, dental, optometry, mental health, nutrition, social services, and health education services at three clinics in Oakland and two clinics in Pittsburg, CA. We also offer school-based sevices at one elementary school and three high schools in Oakland and San Lorenzo. In addition to our clinic-based services, we conduct community health education in the schools, churches, and on the streets. We also train local residents to become health promoters. We give them the leadership tools to advocate for a more healthy and just environment.

At our teen clinic, we have a teens and tots program, where we see parenting teens and the kids under one roof. We helped one young woman and her young son by not only providing medical care, but also case management services. The young woman met regularly with the case manager to discuss parenting issues, and other life stressors. She was so inspired by our caring staff, that she decided to enroll in a medical assistant training program.

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