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Volunteer Spotlight – Yoel Sanchez
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Yoel Sanchez as our September Volunteer of the Month! Since joining CH in June 2024, Yoel has contributed an extraordinary 478 volunteer hours, nearly five times the annual expectation of 100 hours. His dedication and...
Volunteer Spotlight – Dr. Arvydas Vanagunas
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dr. Arvydas Vanagunas as our September Volunteer of the Month! Dr. Vanagunas joined CommunityHealth in August 2012, and has dedicated over 250 hours of service to our clinic. As our sole GI provider, his commitment and...
Volunteer of the Month – Dr. Barbara Shaw
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dr. Barbara Shaw as our August Volunteer of the Month! Dr. Shaw joined CommunityHealth in October of 2021, volunteering a total of 160 hour to our clinic. As one of the first providers to join the team when...
Dr. Babs Waldman Steps Down as Volunteer Medical Director at CommunityHealth
Dr. Babs Waldman Steps Down from Volunteer Medical Director Position After 25 years of dedicated service, Dr. Babs Waldman has stepped down from her Volunteer Medical Director position at CommunityHealth. Despite the end of her tenure in this role, Dr. Waldman...
July Volunteer of the Month – Samantha Castro-Rico
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Samantha Castro-Rico as our July Volunteer of the Month! Over the past year, Samantha has contributed an incredible 45 hours to CH. Throughout the year she was with us, her dedication did not go unnoticed. Always...
July Volunteer of the Month – Priscilla Molina
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Priscilla Molina as our July Volunteer of the Month! Over the past year, Priscilla has contributed an incredible 40 hours to CH. Throughout the year she was with us, her dedication did not go unnoticed. Always trying...
2025 All In™ Celebration
Dignity. Resilience. Hope. At CommunityHealth, our patients, volunteers, staff, and supporters embody these three traits. Join us in honoring and celebrating our community and achievements at the All In Celebration, happening September 25th, 2025 at The...
POSTPONED: CommunityHealth Block Party
It is with heavy hearts that we are postponing CommunityHealth’s All Involved Block Party (scheduled for July 12th) until further notice. We made this decision in response to confirmed plans for immigration enforcement activity targeting public events in Humboldt Park...
June Volunteer of the Month – Lyan Basora Dorville
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Lyan Basora Dorville as our June Volunteer of the Month! Over the past two years, Lyan has contributed an incredible 609 hours to CH, beginning his journey with us as a remote interpreter. After being accepted into the...
June Volunteer of the Month – Elizabeth Lakoma
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Elizabeth Lakoma as our June Volunteer of the Month! Elizabeth Lakoma has been with CommunityHealth for 2 years, contributing an impressive 384 volunteer hours. She began as a Polish interpreter and recently stepped...
CommunityHealth CEO Steph Willding Appointed to Chicago Board of Health
CommunityHealth's CEO, Stephanie Willding, was recently appointed to the Chicago Board of Health by Mayor Brandon Johnson. This recognizes Steph’s commitment to community-centered care and health equity, positioning her to help shape public health policy at the city...
Volunteer of the Month – Josh Melamed
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Josh Melamed as our May Volunteer of the Month! Josh Melamed has dedicated 450 hours across three years as a committed volunteer and lead trainer at CommunityHealth His leadership and expertise have been important in...
Training the Future of Health at CommunityHealth
At CommunityHealth, we are more than one of the nation’s largest volunteer-based free clinics; we are a training ground for the next generation of healthcare professionals. Across our four clinic locations, we partner with leading medical and academic institutions in...
Ilene Goodman Award – Margaret Bavis
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Margaret Bavis! Each December, CommunityHealth hosts our Volunteer of the Year Awards, which spotlights our most outstanding volunteers. Considering the incredible work that our volunteers do every day providing care...
Volunteer Appreciation Month – Dr. Khalid Hussein
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dr. Khalid Hussein during Volunteer Appreciation Month! This Volunteer Appreciation Month, we are highlighting Dr. Khalid Hussein! During the 2024 Volunteer of the Year Awards, Dr. Hussein won "Resident of the Year."...
Volunteer Appreciation Month Highlight – Ria Subramanian
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Ria Subramanian during Volunteer Appreciation Month! Ria served as the student lead for a team of UIC medical students working as Resource Officers. She was great in coordinating the group, especially impressive given...
CommunityHealth’s 11th Annual All In Breakfast Summit
The 11th Annual All In Breakfast Summit On Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, CommunityHealth hosted the 11th Annual All In Breakfast Summit at The Metropolitan. Welcoming over 100 people, the Breakfast Summit allowed for professionals to connect through one main topic-...
Volunteer Spotlight – T. K. Venkatesan
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dr. T.K. Venkatesan for Volunteer Appreciation Month! CommunityHealth was overjoyed to present Dr. T.K. Venkatesan with the 2024 Volunteer Specialist of the Year Award for his tremendous commitment to serving people...
No one should go without health care
At CommunityHealth, we believe no one should go without health care. Grounded in our Core Values of Excellence, Respect, Trust, Collaboration, and Justice, we are a safe space for all. We will never discriminate based on race, disability, sexual orientation, gender...
CommunityHealth, Quality Health Care for All
At CommunityHealth, we believe no one should go without health care. Grounded in our Core Values of Excellence, Respect, Trust, Collaboration, and Justice, we are a safe space for all. As one of the nation’s largest volunteer-based health centers, CommunityHealth...
CommunityHealth’s ‘Volunteer of the Year Awards’ Recap
On December 19th, 2024, CommunityHealth hosted our annual Volunteer of the Year awards, recognizing outstanding volunteers who went above and beyond in 2024. This year's Volunteer of the Year Awards celebrated 17 amazing volunteers for the above and beyond efforts...
All About CommunityHealth at The Resurrection Project
CommunityHealth has been rapidly growing, expanding our footprint to multiple locations across the Chicagoland area. In an effort to reach an even bigger pool of community members seeking accessible healthcare, we are pleased to announce that we will be opening our...
Como Registrarse Como Paciente Nuevo
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...
July Volunteer Spotlight: Dulce Brousset
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...
Become an ALL INsider
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...
All About Health Education: Angélica Gómez
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...
June Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Julia Riley
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?
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,...
Sponsor the All In™ Celebration
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...
Training the Next Generation of Health Care Providers
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...
Volunteer Appreciation Month
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...
Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Marilyn Mistry (Ilene Goodman Award)
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,...
April Volunteer Spotlight: Maja Miłkowska-Shibata
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...
Meeting the Migrant Health Need
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...
What We’re Excited for in 2024
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...
How to Register as a New Patient
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...
February Volunteer Spotlight: Camila Marquez
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...
Run for Health
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...
February Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Gott
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...
Cheers to 30 Years
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...