Many of these local nonprofits welcome donations from community members year round to help make seasonal programs like this possible.
Tag: Share Our Selves
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Storefront Clinics Offer Needed Care But Raise Concerns
Walk-in clinics that take cash and credit cards rather than insurance are a key source of health care in immigrant neighborhoods. Critics say the care provided by the clinics is problematic, though many patients swear by them.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Obamacare Nears, but Hurdles Remain for the Needy in OC
Key provisions of federal health care reform promise to extend coverage to hundreds of thousands of Orange County’s low-income residents. But as the deadline looms, many questions remain unanswered.
Posted inEducation, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Schools Where Dental Clinics and Algebra Classes Share a Hallway
Healthcare is increasingly moving into schools, a trend that supporters say improves the health of needy families.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Orange County’s Food Banks Start Holidays with Soaring Demand
One of the most “food insecure” counties in the state is
experiencing a historic gap between food supply and demand.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Behind the Battle Over CalOptima
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen wants to significantly
change the county’s healthcare delivery system for the poor. Others
say she is trying to fix something that isn’t broken.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Free Clinics Offer Santa Ana Hope, but Challenges Remain
The city has long faced the worst urban hardships of any major
U.S. city, but only recently have free medical clinics opened.
