Member Spotlight: People’s Community Clinic
The mission of People's Community Clinic (People’s) is to improve the health of medically underserved and uninsured Central Texans by providing high quality, affordable health care with dignity and respect. People’s was established in 1970, in a church basement, with volunteer doctors and nurses. Today, we have over 300 clinic staff serving nearly 20,000 patients in five counties. Clinic programs and services follow the human life span from pre-natal to senior care.
The clinic offers a number of programs developed in response to areas of need in physical and mental health, chronic disease, family planning and other areas.
Community Impact
Central Texas has grown exponentially, and access to affordable health care has not kept pace. Particularly during the last few years of COVID, there has been an extremely high demand for services for families and individuals in need. The majority of People’s patients are under the age of 20, people of color, and living at or near the federal poverty line.
Over the past decade, as Austin has grown, so too, have the needs of the community. According to the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Austin Metropolitan area is expected to reach over 2.3 million by 2020. As the needs of the community continue to grow, People’s will be there as a vital safety net for thousands of central Texans.
Amplify Impact: How Mission Capital Supports this Organization?
Mission Capital supports People’s Community Clinic mission to improve the health of medically underserved and uninsured Central Texas. This includes providing training and development resources for leadership growth within our clinic, networking and event resources to help People’s stay connected in the community in which we serve. We recommend new and existing members take advantage of the professional development offerings, consulting services, job board and the host of events that are available. We frequently send out professional development offerings and events to our staff
Get Involved
People’s Community Clinic invites you to review and share their open positions if you or a colleague/friend are interested in working for a company that is dedicated to having an impact in the community.
If you are interested in collaborating with People’s reach out to Cherelle Vanbrakle, Director of Health Promotion & Community Advocacy.
A special thank you to Patricia Woods, Training and Development Manager for People’s Community Clinic, for spending time with us to bring you this spotlight. For more information about People’s Community Clinic, check out their website.