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Bienvenidos a CommunityHealth Estamos muy contentos de que esté interesado en convertirse en uno de nuestros pacientes. CommunityHealth es uno de los centros de salud voluntarios más grandes del país y acaba de cumplir 30 años. Brindamos atención primaria y...

CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dulce Brousset during July Dulce started volunteering with CommunityHealth in 2020 when the clinic first started remote interpreting. As a long-time, cherished volunteer, Dulce not only trains new interpreters and...

CommunityHealth is leading the fight for access And we invite you to join the conversation on how we can build a system where everyone has access to the right health care, at the right time, in the right place. CommunityHealth hosts the All In™ event series annually...

The Health Education team attended the ILCHWA Chicago Summit: The Voices of Community Health WorkersCommunityHealth is more than a free clinic And it's all thanks to our Health Education team! The Health Education team here at CommunityHealth hosts weekly workshops on...

CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dr. Julia Riley during June As a dermatologist with Northwestern, Dr. Riley has been an attending physician at CommunityHealth since 2019. Not only does Dr. Riley volunteer, but she also brings residents with her to...

Why donate to CommunityHealth? CommunityHealth is one of the largest volunteer-based free clinics in the nation that serves the uninsured, underserved, and undocumented in their native languages of English, Spanish, and Polish. For every $1 donated to CommunityHealth,...

CommunityHealth is leading the fight for access And we invite you to join the conversation on how we can build a system where everyone has access to the right health care, at the right time, in the right place. CommunityHealth hosts the All In™ event series annually...

CommunityHealth's secondary mission is to train the next generation of health care providers. CommunityHealth's three clinic locations host a range of training programs in partnership with Chicagoland medical and academic institutions, offering students the...

Cheers to Our Volunteers CommunityHealth celebrates our volunteers throughout the year, but Volunteer Appreciation Month gives us a chance to really focus on our most important asset. We’ve been hard at work making this month memorable for you all, and as April comes...

Volunteers see Ilene's radiant smile in the clinic whenever they clock in for a shift.Each December, CommunityHealth hosts our Volunteer of the Year Awards, which spotlights our most outstanding volunteers. “Outstanding” can look many different ways – excellence,...

CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Maja Miłkowska-Shibata during April. With little interpreting experience upon joining CommunityHealth, Maja immediately unearthed a passion, completing the 40-hour Medical Interpreting Training School (MITS) course and...

Let's talk about health care in Chicago. The city of Chicago continues to receive numerous buses and flights sent from border states, full of people seeking asylum in the U.S. from their home countries. This massive migration has strained resources, and many...

After celebrating 30 Years of Care throughout 2023, CommunityHealth is excited to launch its first year of the new three-year strategic plan to continue eliminating barriers, expanding access, and ensuring Quality Health Care For All. Whether the focus is to open new...

Welcome to CommunityHealth We are so happy that you are interested in becoming one of our patients and we are committed to meeting you where you are at with providers you can relate to and services you can understand. CommunityHealth is one of the largest...

CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Camila Marquez during February. Camila has supported Health Education workshops with CommunityHealth since March of 2023 when classes first came back in person since the pandemic. Considering diabetes is one the most...

CommunityHealth invites you to the second annual Run for Health on Sunday, May 5th, at the Little Cubs Field in Humboldt Park. Join the 5K for a morning of community, fitness, and Cinco de Mayo celebrations hosted by the Associate Board with free snacks and beverages...

CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dr. Laurence Gott during February. With over 1,372 hours served since July of 2011, Dr. Gott has volunteered every single week at the clinic for over ten years as a specialty provider in urology.For his devoted service...

CommunityHealth celebrated 30 Years of Care and another successful year of innovation, meeting our communities where they are at. Throughout 2023, we brought back some of our in-person workshops for Health Education for the first time since the pandemic, deployed...

CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Kelley Baumann during January. With over 292 hours served, Kelley has volunteered as a lab technician, leader, and trainer since June of 2022.For her inspiring leadership and irreplaceable service, Kelley was awarded...

CommunityHealth celebrated the 2023 Volunteer of the Year Awards! On Thursday, December 14th, the Volunteer Services team at CommunityHealth recognized outstanding volunteers who stepped in and stepped up throughout 2023.  Volunteers were honored for embodying the...

The Health Education theme of the month is fitness. The Health Education team at CommunityHealth observes fitness during January. To start the year off strong, CommunityHealth invites you to join the January Walking Challenge. Participants who enter and walk the most...

December 18th is International Migrants Day. CommunityHealth more than celebrates but welcomes migrants with dignity, integrity, and respect. As the largest volunteer-based free clinic in the nation, we are committed to serving culturally competent care to the...

Chroń Siebie i Innych. W CommunityHealth wierzymy, że chroniąc siebie, troszczysz się także o innych. Z tego powodu wszyscy nasi pracownicy i wolontariusze są w pełni zaszczepieni przeciwko COVID-19 oraz grypie. Wielu naszych pacjentów jest narażonych na ryzyko i...

CommunityHealth hosted its first Volunteer Town Hall! On Thursday, November 9th, the Volunteer Services team in collaboration with leaders across the clinic welcomed volunteers to our first Volunteer Town Hall. Senior Manager of Business Development, Ava Zeligson,...

Do you have extra holiday cheer this year? Share the holiday spirit with migrants seeking asylum in Chicago this winter for Giving Tuesday. As temperatures drop, warm recent arrivals' hearts by gifting your generosity. CommunityHealth continues to support our new...

Protejase a Usted, Proteja a Todos. En CommunityHealth, creemos que protegerse a uno mismo es proteger a los demás. Es por eso que el 100% de nuestro personal están vacunados tanto contra el COVID como contra la gripe. Y con una población de pacientes vulnerables y en...

Are you All In? CommunityHealth is proud to present Nothing About Us Without Us: Health Care Access for People with Disabilities, on Friday, November 10th, at 12:00 pm CT. In partnership with Access Living, this virtual experience is based in education, thought...

And that's a wrap! CommunityHealth hosts the All In event series every year to generate solutions that ensure every Chicagoan has access to the right health care, at the right time, in the right place. Originally a campaign held all in one month, we decided to expand...

Protect Yourself, Proteja a Todos. At CommunityHealth, we believe that to protect yourself is to protect others. That's why 100% of our staff are vaccinated against COVID. And with an at-risk, vulnerable patient population that demonstrates high rates of chronic...

Let's talk about health care in Chicago. The 2023 All In series has been a success with events offering education, thought leadership, and networking to everyone from industry professionals to corporate partners to community leaders to students and more. Considering...

CommunityHealth is a Top 100 Finalist in the Chicago Innovation Awards. CommunityHealth has been nominated by Chicago Innovation, a local organization designed to educate, connect, and celebrate all innovators in the Chicago region. Every year they host the Chicago...

Let's talk about health care in Chicago. CommunityHealth is celebrating 30 Years of Care in 2023. Throughout our 30th year, we have expanded the annual All In event series from one month to multiple events hosted across the summer. All In events offer spaces of...

We are leading the fight for access. CommunityHealth hosts the All In event series every year. With events based in education, thought leadership, and networking, All In offers spaces for corporate partners, community leaders, industry professionals, students, and you...

CommunityHealth is celebrating 30 Years of Care... and 11 staff members who have been with us for over 10 years! As the largest volunteer-based free clinic in the nation, serving at-risk and vulnerable populations living under the poverty line and without insurance,...

CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Victor Karwacinski during August. Victor has been volunteering with CommunityHealth for three years, serving as a Polish interpreter and Trainer for other interpreters onboarding with our clinic. His passion for care...

Even in our 30th year, CommunityHealth continues to grow. Throughout 2023, our clinic has onboarded 10 new staff members so far. As a volunteer-based free clinic serving at-risk and vulnerable populations living without insurance, cultural competency is the foundation...

Are you All In? CommunityHealth is celebrating 30 Years of Care throughout 2023. Since 1993, our volunteer-based clinic has been leading the fight for access by providing free health care to the underserved and uninsured. In 2018, CommunityHealth celebrated 25 years...

Are you All In? CommunityHealth invites you to Join the Conversation at the All In event series. We are leading the fight for access as we work to ensure every Chicagoan has access to the right health care, at the right time, in the right place. After the upcoming...

You're invited! The 2023 All In event series has already been a huge success... and we are just getting started! For the next event, the Associate Board at CommunityHealth is excited to present the 5th Annual All In Cabaret...Join the Conversation at the Hideout...

CommunityHealth is celebrating 30 Years of Care! The mission of CommunityHealth is to serve people without essential health care. Our vision is Quality Health Care For All. CommunityHealth is one of the largest volunteer-based free health centers in the nation....