Southside Coalition of Community Health Centers

c/o L.A. Care Health Plan
555 W. 5th Street, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90013


Name(s):	Nina Vaccaro, Executive Director Richard Veloz
Phone:	323.945.7741
E-mail:


Type of Organization:	Community-based organization
Tax Status:	501(c)(3)
Vision/Mission:	Mission: The Southside Coalition of Community Health Centers is a network of autonomous non-profit community clinics that have joined together to better sustain, coordinate and improve healthcare to the impoverished, vulnerable, publicly insured and under or uninsured people without access to care in the South Los Angeles area. Vision: Through our efforts the South Los Angeles community will see improved health care that is networked to build capacity, and is focused to strengthen access to primary and preventive care, health promotion and education to ultimately address health disparity now, and in the future.
Health Care Focus:	Providing health care for the uninsured residents of SPA 6
Focus Areas:	Access to specialty care for the uninsured Access to mental health care for the uninsured Access to dental care for the uninsured
Key Policy Initiatives:	Research and develop policy initiatives to support, produce and motivate change for local, state, and federal reimbursement of specialty care
Racial/Ethnic Groups Served:	All, Latino and African American
Income Groups Served:	Low income
Age Groups Served:	All
SPAs Served:	SPA 6
Communities Served:	South Los Angeles