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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...
January Volunteer Spotlight: Kelley Baumann
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...
2023 Volunteer of the Year Awards
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...
Join the January Walking Challenge
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...
International Migrants Day
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...
Odporność dla Społeczności.
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...
Volunteer Town Hall
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,...
Giving Tuesday Trivia Night
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...
Imunidad para Mi Comunidad
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...
Nothing About Us Without Us
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 on All In 2023
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...
Immunity for My Community
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...
All In at Just Roots
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...
Vote for Us to Win the People’s Choice Award!
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...
The All In Celebration 30th Anniversary Gala
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...
Are You All In?
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...
Cheers to Over 10 Years with CommunityHealth!
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,...
Volunteer Spotlight: Victor Karwacinski (Polish Interpreter of the Year in 2022)
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...
Welcome to CommunityHealth
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...
30th Anniversary Open House Block Party
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...
Redefining Access to Health Care
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...
The 5th Annual All In Cabaret, Presented by the CommunityHealth Associate Board
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...
30 Years of Care: Meet the Faces of CommunityHealth!
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....
Oral Health Awareness
CommunityHealth observes Oral Health Awareness throughout July. Dental care is not only expensive but often not covered by insurance. And communities who need the most dental education and care tend to have the least access to such. CommunityHealth is proud to offer...
The Heroes of Health Care
The city of Chicago is in a State of Emergency. More than 10,500 asylum seekers have been transported to Chicago since August 31, 2022. Southern border states like Texas are transporting asylees to sanctuary cities such as Chicago, with 10 busses arriving in 10 days...
Join the Conversation at the Upcoming All In Events!
Let's talk about health care in Chicago. CommunityHealth invites you to participate in our All In campaign. All In is a series of education, thought leadership, and networking events focused on generating solutions to help all Chicago residents access health care. ...
Happy Pride Month!
Happy Pride Month! CommunityHealth believes that health care is a human right. All intersections of identity, including the LGBTQIA+ community, deserve safe access to Quality Health Care. So in a nation where it has historically been unsafe for people to identify as...
CommunityHealth on the Front Line: Welcoming New Neighbors Seeking Asylum in Chicago
With over 10,500 asylees transported to Chicago from Southern states like Texas and Florida since August of 2022, the City of Chicago is in a State of Emergency. Migrants fleeing political, social, and environmental instability everywhere from South America to Morocco...
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. At CommunityHealth, we believe mental health is for everyone. Mental health is not only relevant to people living with mental illness; we all have dynamic, ever-evolving emotional wellness. Whether through Health Education...
Volunteer Spotlight: Isa Alvarez (Clinic Volunteer of the Year – Spanish Interpreter in 2022)
CommunityHealth shines the volunteer spotlight on Isa Alvarez during May. Isa began volunteering with CommunityHealth in 2020, serving over 270 hours as a Spanish interpreter. As both a role-play facilitator and trainer, she stepped up to train other volunteers in...
The Next Generation of Leadership
Let's talk about health care in Chicago. CommunityHealth invites you to participate in our All In campaign. All In is a series of education, thought leadership, and networking events focused on generating solutions to help all Chicago residents access health care. ...
Introducing the Second Year of the Healthy Homes Initiative
At CommunityHealth, we prioritize health care professionals that properly represent the communities we serve. So as the Health Education team launches the second annual Healthy Homes initiative in partnership with Elevate, we are proud to onboard Daniel Espinoza as a...
CommunityHealth is Now on TikTok!
CommunityHealth continues to evolve with the changing circumstances of our world. From updating our eligibility with Illinois insurance plans to opening our doors to migrants displaced by crises, we continue update our processes even in our 30th year. In offering free...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kelly Scherer (Fundraiser of the Year in 2022)
CommunityHealth shines the Volunteer Spotlight on Dr. Kelly Scherer during April. Kelly began serving with CommunityHealth as a volunteer optometrist in 2019. However, optometry services were halted during the pandemic. Unable to provide in-person services but still...
National Volunteer Week: Cheers to Our Volunteers!
Happy #NationalVolunteerWeek!Though CommunityHealth celebrates Volunteer Appreciation Month throughout April, we like to go big during this week from the 16th to 22th. As the week comes to a close, we wanted to give you an overview of all the ways we have commemorated...
Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Brian LaMoreaux (Ilene Goodman Award in 2022)
The Ilene Goodman award is presented to one volunteer every year at our Volunteer of the Year Awards in December. Ilene, together with her husband Milton, was a volunteer who was connected with CommunityHealth almost from the beginning of its existence. The Goodmans...