About

What is CCALAC?

The Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) and our members share a common vision of a just and equitable Los Angeles, where all communities have the opportunity to flourish, free from health disparities and the factors that create them.

Community health centers are critical safety net organizations that deliver care to under-resourced communities. CCALAC works to identify the collective needs of health centers and address them through advocacy, education, peer support, and other services. Read CCALAC’s Strategic Priorities.

Member Driven. Patient Focused.

CCALAC community health center members are non-profit, state-licensed organizations that provide high-quality primary care, including medical, dental, and mental health services, to under-resourced populations. We work to connect health centers, share and leverage resources, increase organizational capacity, and raise a unified voice at the local, state, and federal levels on behalf of Los Angeles health centers to help them provide the best care for every patient.

Members of the media, CCALAC is available to offer the LA community health center perspective to stories. Access our media kit here.

Our Mission

CCALAC empowers health centers to remain at the forefront of health care transformation. We forge partnerships, foster innovation, promote health equity, and advocate for the communities they serve.

History of CCALAC

After the civil unrest in Los Angeles County in the 1990s, the LA-based National Health Foundation was seeking ways to increase access to primary medical care in under-resourced communities. CCALAC was founded in 1994 as part of that project. In 1996, CCALAC obtained its IRS 501(c)(3) tax exemption status. Since then, our organization has grown to be the largest regional association of community health centers in California and among the largest health center associations in the U.S.

The Impact of Health Centers

Health centers in Los Angeles County operate over 450 full time sites throughout the county, serving as the medical home for 2.02 million patients per year, 74% of whom have low incomes, and more than 84,000 of whom are experiencing homelessness.

Health centers care for the whole person: in addition to primary medical care, health center services include dental, behavioral health, vision, reproductive health, street medicine, health education, cancer screenings, STI prevention and treatment and more. They serve all, regardless of ability to pay.

Our Work

CCALAC is a conduit and an integrator of services and supports to help Los Angeles health centers address the needs of their communities. We identify the collective needs of health centers and work to address them through advocacy, education, peer support, and other services. CCALAC connects health centers, shares and leverages resources, increases organizational capacity, and raises a unified voice at the local, state, and federal levels on behalf of Los Angeles health centers.

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