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To improve the quality of life of the diverse communities we serve by providing culturally appropriate, high quality, and accesable health care for all.

Description:
Before La Clínica de La Raza was established, low-income residents in the East Bay had few options available to them for affordable health care. As a result, many were forced to go to the Emergency Room for problems that could have been avoided with adequate care. In response to this gap in services, a group of concerned health practitioners, community activists and students came together in 1971 to establish a multi-service clinic based on the needs expressed by the community.

Since that time, La Clínica has played an important role in the East Bay by offering low-cost quality health care services for multilingual and multicultural populations at 23 locations in three counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties, with many of our patients served in the City of Oakland. La Clínica's comprehensive services include: pediatrics, family medicine, women's health care, mental health services, dental and vision care, and health education. We offer these services regardless of people's ability to pay or insurance coverage.

To most effectively serve the diverse community of the East Bay, La Clínica hires health practitioners who fluently speak Spanish, English, Chinese, as well as Hindi, Arabic, and Amharic. We also make a concerted effort to recruit doctors, nurses, health educators and other providers who come from the same cultures as our patients.

History:
La Clinica first started 36 years ago as a store-front clinic. Since then it has grown to include 23 clinics across three counties. The inertia with which we have moved forward and expanded over the last three decades is quite astounding indeed. But, this development has been necessitated by the East Bay’s increasing population of people without basic health services. Undeniably, the growth in need over the years has both shaped and fostered our productive collaboration with already established clinics in our community. And now, as the issue of health care reform continues to press forward in multiple arenas including local, state, and national levels La Clinica remains dedicated to expanding our capacity to serve.

Contact people:

Michael Young, Annual Fund Administrator, (phone), (email) Julie Rickert, Director Of Development, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (510) 535-4000
TDD number: (510) 535-2912
Office fax number: (510) 535-4189

Address:

1515 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA 94601 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.laclinica.org

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Fruitvale BART,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5

Miscellaneous Information

Besides English, which languages are spoken at your agency?
	Spanish
What is the minimum age for volunteers at your agency?
	18
Is your agency wheelchair accessible?
	Yes
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 10?
	Yes
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 20?
	No