Campaign Overview

After a year of emergency response and temporary clinics, The Health Initiative set out to establish our first permanent Community Health Clinic. This campaign raised funds to secure a facility, purchase medical equipment, hire staff, and create a sustainable healthcare home for underserved communities.

Campaign Goal

Build a comprehensive primary care clinic offering medical services, education programs, and community health worker training—a permanent health home for families who had nowhere else to turn.

What the Clinic Provides

• Primary Medical Care: General medicine, chronic disease management, preventive care, women’s health, pediatrics, senior care
• Diagnostic Services: Lab work, X-rays, basic diagnostic testing
• Health Education: Wellness workshops, nutrition classes, disease prevention programs
• Mental Health Services: Counseling, stress management, support groups
• Patient Navigation: Help accessing specialists, medications, insurance
• Sliding Fee Scale: Affordable care based on income, no one turned away

Clinic Features

• 5 examination rooms
• On-site laboratory
• X-ray and imaging capabilities
• Pharmacy assistance program
• Health education classroom
• Waiting area with children’s play space
• Accessible for individuals with disabilities
• Multilingual staff and interpretation services

Campaign Milestones

• June 2021: Campaign launch
• August 2021: Facility secured
• September-October 2021: Renovation and equipment installation
• November 2021: Staff hiring and training
• December 2021: Soft opening, first patients seen
• January 2022: Grand opening celebration

Clinical Leadership

Led by Dr. Diana Nieves, MD (Chief Medical Officer) with specialty support from Dr. Josey Morey, MD (Radiology), our clinic brings decades of medical expertise to serve our community.

How Funds Were Used

• 40% – Facility lease, renovation, and setup
• 30% – Medical equipment and technology (EHR system, X-ray, lab equipment)
• 20% – First-year staffing costs (physicians, nurses, CHWs, admin staff)
• 10% – Pharmacy assistance fund and initial operating costs

Campaign Results: MAJOR SUCCESS

Goal: $150,000 | Raised: $175,300 (117% of goal)

Thanks to 620+ donors, major foundation grants, and corporate partnerships, we exceeded our goal and opened with additional capacity. The clinic has since served 3,500+ patients in its first year of operation.

First-Year Impact (Dec 2021 – Dec 2022)

• 3,500+ unique patients served
• 8,200+ medical visits completed
• 2,100+ chronic disease management visits
• 850+ patients enrolled in prescription assistance
• 600+ patients connected to specialists
• 95% patient satisfaction rate

Patient Stories

“I hadn’t seen a doctor in 8 years because I couldn’t afford it. Now I have a medical home where they treat me with respect and dignity.” – Angela T., patient

“The clinic helped me manage my diabetes. My A1C went from 11 to 7. They saved my life.” – Robert M., patient

Looking Forward

The success of our first clinic has inspired plans for expansion. We’re now raising funds for a second clinic location to serve even more underserved communities.