- Bread for the City
- Carl Vogel Center
- Children’s Health Project of the District of Columbia
- Community of Hope
- Family and Medical Counseling Service, Inc.
- La Clínica del Pueblo
- Mary’s Center
- Perry Family Health Center
- Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington
- So Others Might Eat (SOME)
- Spanish Catholic Center
- Unity Health Care
- Whitman-Walker Health
Community of Hope
Overview
For 30 years, Community of Hope has worked tirelessly to improve the health and quality of life for low-income, homeless, and underserved families and individuals in the District of Columbia. Their holistic range of programs – from health care and housing with supportive services to educational opportunities and spiritual support – provide hope and stability to the adults and children who need these services.
Health Services
Community of Hope provides primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care.
Medical Services: Primary health care including preventive health care, prenatal care, women’s health services, pediatric and well-child care, immunizations, HIV/AIDS testing, education, counseling, and case management.
Dental Services: Primary dental care, including cleanings, X-rays, preventive care, extractions, fillings, and dentures.
Behavioral Health: Mental health therapy, assessments, and case management.
Current Initiatives
Community of Hope is planning to build a new Health and Resource Center in Ward 8, an area identified by the DC Department of Health and the DC Primary Care Association as in great need of an additional community health center. The new Health and Resource Center will be a 50,000 square foot building that will include 18 medical rooms, nine dental chairs, a laboratory, and space for educational classes, enrollment in benefits, social services, and individual and group counseling. The building will be LEED-certified and include state-of-the-art equipment including electronic health records. Construction is projected to start in the summer of 2011 with the building opening in early 2013. This project is part of the development of a larger parcel owned by South Capitol Revitalization LLC that will include office space, residential units, parking, and retail.
Major Achievements
For 30 years, Community of Hope has worked tirelessly to improve the health and quality of life for low-income, homeless, and underserved families and individuals in the District of Columbia. Their holistic range of programs – from health care and housing with supportive services to educational opportunities and spiritual support – provide hope and stability to the adults and children who need these services.
They have served nearly 30,000 people combined in their health center and programs for homeless families in 30 years. And the number of people they serve continues to grow. At their Adams Morgan health center, they provided medical, dental, and behavioral health care to 3,800 patients in almost 15,000 visits in 2009. They also continue to strive for excellence in all that they do, including tracking outcomes and ensuring the organization’s financial stability.
Working Toward Health Equity
Community of Hope provides health services to DC residents regardless of their ability to pay. They work to ensure that the uninsured and underinsured receive the same quality of care as those with insurance. With our their Health and Resource Center in Ward 8, they are working to ensure that quality health services are provided to DC residents throughout the city in their neighborhoods.
Social Media
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Administrative Offices
1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 805
Washington, DC 20036
Effective August 13, 2011, Community of Hope took over operations at the Family Health and Birth Center. Final integration will occur after approval from the DC Department of Health for a Certificate of Need.
The Family Health and Birth Center, the Healthy Babies Project, and the United Planning Organization’s Early Childhood Development Center are three partners that form the Developing Families Center. Together, these three organizations pursue a collaborative model in order to meet the holistic needs of the families they serve, regardless of ability to pay.
This collaboration and the design of the umbrella organization embody FHBC’s philosophy of multidisciplinary care through health promotion, disease prevention, and health care that is provided in a social context. Since 2000, several thousand families have been served by the collaboration and statistically significant decreases in childbirth disparities have been documented and reported.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Kelly Sweeney McShane, Executive Director2250 Champlain Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-9022
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