D.C.'s Latino Community Tackles Rising Rates Of HIV Infection
June 28, 2010
Source: WAMU
WAMU feature La Clínica's free and confidential HIV/AIDS testing in their segment about the rising rates of infection among DC Latinos.

La Clínica and Mpodérate in Metro Weekly
June 17, 2010
Source: MetroWeekly
La Clínica del Pueblo and it's youth Mpodérate program were featured in an article in Metro Weekly. The Mpodérate program recently opened a new youth site in Mt. Pleasant.

La Clínica del Pueblo opens new center for gay and transgender youth
June 14, 2010
Source: El Mundo
Since last Tuesday, gay and transgender Latino youth in Washington have their own center, dubbed "Mpoderate '. It is located in Mount Pleasant, in the heart of the capital's Latino Quarter, and is managed by La Clinica del Pueblo, a nonprofit organization that has offered health services to the Latino community for over 20 years.

A pioneer in the gay community
June 14, 2010
Source: El Tiempo Latino
Manuel Diaz-Ramirez has focused his career on helping young Latino gay because being gay for him is no longer a stigma. Diaz-Ramirez is originally from Lima, Peru, and he immigrated to the United States five years ago. Today, at 40, he has worked for 17 years in the promotion of health among young people, five of which were in DC as a counselor at La Clinica del Pueblo.

La Clínica del Pueblo Opens First Youth Center in DC
June 14, 2010
Source: Washington Hispanic
Having a proper place where young Latino gay, bisexual and transgender people to feel cared for without discrimination has been a priority for La Clinica del Pueblo. For this reason La Clínica and its Mpodérate program opened the first Youth Center for gay and trangender youth in the heart of the Latino community.

Latino GBT youth have a new place to call home
June 9, 2010
Source: Examiner DC
DC Examiner Candace Y.A. Montague writes about La Clínica grand opening ceremony for its new Mpodérate! Youth Center on Mt. Pleasant Street.

Youth Fight for Health
June 7, 2010
Source: El Tiempo Latino
El Tiempo Latino talked with Executive Director Alicia Wilson about the new Mt. Pleasant Youth Site and its programs. The Youth Site will have a grand opening event at noon on Tuesday, June 8th. All are welcome to attend.

A secure center for youth
June 4, 2010
Source: Washington Hispanic
In order to prevent the spread of HIV / AIDS among young gay and transgender Latinos, La Clinica del Pueblo created a youth center called "Mpodérate" in the Mt Pleasant area, which will open June 8. Manuel Díaz Ramírez, director of LCDP youth program, explains that the project is aimed at young people between 18 and 24 years, and is based on a model created by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) .

Hard Cuts Affect Social Programs in DC
June 1, 2010
Source: El Tiempo Latino
La Clínica del Pueblo patients came out in support of the Office of Latino Affairs during the budget negotiations at the City Council.

Avodah’s Work with La Clinica del Pueblo
May 27, 2010
Source: Repair the World
La Clínica del Pueblo has had three full-time volunteers through the Jewish Service Corps, AVODAH. This article features the partnership and recounts Executive Director Alicia Wilson's own experience in a service corps.

Alicia Wilson Featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy (pdf)
May 18, 2010
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Executive Director Alicia Wilson was featured in Chronicle of Philanthropy article on the Future Executive Directors Fellowship, put on by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington. Wilson joined 25 other young non-profit professionals in the first fellowship class, which teaches and supports future non-profit leaders. Wilson was one of five program graduates to become an Executive Director within a year of the program's completion.

Dr. Kolko Writes to the Washington Post on Childhood Obesity
May 7, 2010
Source: The Washington Post
Dr. Josh Kolko, one of La Clinica's family physicians, writes to the Washington Post applauding the DC City Council's recent efforts to bring healthier lunches into area schools.

Alicia Wilson on the Kojo Nnamdi Show
April 28, 2010
Source: The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Alicia Wilson joins J. Channing Wickham, Executive Director, Washington AIDS Partnership and Emily Gantz McKay, President, Mosaica to discuss "HIV in the Suburbs" on the Kojo Nnamdi Show. Wilson discussed the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the DC suburbs with the other panelists following the release of the Washington AIDS Partnership's study, "The Profiles Project: How the Washington, D.C. Suburbs Respond to HIV/AIDS."

Local AIDS non-profits are not settled with health care reform yet
March 30, 2010
Source: Examiner DC
La Clínica del Pueblo was featured in an article about how the health care reform will help local AIDS non-profits.

La Clínica featured in the Wall Street Journal
March 25, 2010
Source: Wall Street Journal
La Clínica del Pueblo was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about the increased funding for community health center in the new health care reform bill. Alicia Wilson spoke to the Journal about La Clínica's funding needs and the population it serves.

Latin Americans and Health Reform
March 22, 2010
Source: Folha Online
La Clínica del Pueblo was featured in an article about health care reform in the United States in Folha Online, one of Brazil's largest newspapers.

La Clínica del Pueblo Rallies for Immigration Reform
March 22, 2010

Victims of Domestic Violence and the Secure Communities Act
March 19, 2010
Source: El Tiempo Latino
La Clínica hosted a press conference to discuss the Secure Communities act and its effect on survivors of domestic violence.

Helping Victims of Domestic Violence
March 19, 2010
Source: El Pregonero
La Clínica hosted a press conference to discuss the Secure Communities act and its effect on survivors of domestic violence.

Fear that women do not report
March 19, 2010
Source: Washington Hispanic
While the Judiciary Committee in Washington DC council assesses how the program will launch Safe Communities Immigration and Customs Enforcement in detention centers in the District, community organizations like La Clínica del Pueblo, Women Strengthened Against Violence (WEAVE) and Survivor and Advocacy for Power and Empowerment (SAFE, Inc.) expressed concern over the loss of trust that can generate between residents and police.

First Lady of El Salvador Visits La Clínica del Pueblo
March 11, 2010
As a part of the Salvadoran dignitary trip to the US, First Lady and Secretary of Social Inclusion for El Salvador Vanda Pignato stopped at La Clínica del Pueblo on March 10th for a tour and meeting with patients and staff.

HIV System Navigation Featured in Express
March 8, 2010
Source: Express
The Washington Post's Express featured La Clínica's HIV Systems Navigator, Raul Hernandez, in its profile of Patient Navigators in the National Capital Area.

Alicia Wilson Writes to Tiempo Latino on the Census
February 19, 2010
Source: El Tiempo Latino
"The 2010 Census is already underway and are sending the forms to households across the country," writes Alicia Wilson. "Historically, the census reported a smaller Hispanic population than the actual number living in the country, so this time, we must ensure all Latinos, especially those living in this region, are counted."

Community Health and the Clinic of the People
January 6, 2010
Source: Polis
From the article: "For me these are all key facets of a true right to the city, and La Clínica del Pueblo provides an approach important for the future of many cities around the world. The coming years will tell what happens to La Clínica amidst current health care reforms and as it is formally recognised as a Federally Qualified Health Centre, moving into the mainstream of the US community-base health care delivery system."

Resolve to support La Clínica in the New Year!
January 4, 2010
Source: Examiner DC
La Clínica was a featured organization in an article about small non-profits who serve others with the small resources they have.

AIDS Advances Among Latinos
November 27, 2009
Source: El Tiempo Latino
With a high rate of cases among Latinos, experts at La Clínica del Pueblo discuss World AIDS Day, December 1, to raise awareness about the disease and remember those lost.

The People's District on La Clínica
November 25, 2009
From the article: "We are doing outreach on the streets and trying to get people to go to the clinic for health testing. We provide testing for everything, but mostly blood pressure, HIV, and cholesterol. La Clinica also offers legal services to anyone in need of assistance."

La Clínica on the BBC
November 16, 2009
Source: BBC World Service
All year, the debate has raged. A nation agreeing that healthcare in America needs to be fixed, but disagreeing--passionately--on how to go about it.

La Clínica Trains Medical Interpreters
November 11, 2009
Last Friday, October 30th, La Clínica del Pueblo graduated its first group of trained medical interpreters as a part of its Language Access for All program.

Health Promoter Study
November 3, 2009
La Clínica del Pueblo is proud to share a recent study of our Health Fairs and Promotores de Salud (Health Promoters) programs. La Clínica is committed to continually improving the health of the Latino community through our innovative outreach efforts aimed at creating healthy behavioral changes and increasing access to health care services. We thank Lara Kostun for her critical review of the program and her insightful recommendations.

'Navigator' helps people with AIDS
October 22, 2009
Source: El Pregonero
For every four Hispanics diagnosed with HIV, three already have AIDS. Which shows they realize their condition after the infection has progressed, an indicator that the community is not being tested for HIV on time. That was the conclusion Catalina Sol, Chief Program's Officer for La Clinica del Pueblo, who coordinated an intensive campaign of information and free trials last Thursday, the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.

Health Promoter Reaches Out to Community
October 19, 2009
Tanya Maldonado studied English in Ecuador to become a tour guide. Now, instead of showing tourists around her country, she is showing DC Latinos the importance of healthy living.

El Pueblo’s Voice Heard in the Health Care Debate
October 15, 2009
Through advocacy in Letters to the Editor and work with national coalitions, La Clínica has strived to communicate that health care is a human right and reform should create a truly accessible health care system for all people in this country.

Funders Concerned About AIDS gather in Washington, DC
October 13, 2009
Source: Washington Grantmakers Daily
Catalina Sol, Chief Programs Officer, sat on a panel last month to discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington DC. “Using Washington D.C., with HIV/AIDS statistics that rival sub-Saharan Africa,” read the agenda for the panel, “we will view the pandemic in microcosm.”

La Clínica del Pueblo Steps Forward
October 9, 2009
Source: El Tiempo Latino
El Tiempo Latino talked wtih Alicia Wilson about the changes La Clínica has been through in the last year, since she replaced Dr. Juan Ramagoza as Executive Director. The clinic has overcome a financial crisis, as well as a departmental restructuring after becoming a Federally Qualified Health Center. Translated from Spanish.

Alicia Wilson Writes to the Washington Post
October 5, 2009
Source: The Wasington Post
Alicia Wilson, Executive Director of La Clínica, writes in a letter to the Washington Post, on the plight of the 46 million uninsured in the United States.

La Clinica del Pueblo thanks donors for saving them from a 'perfect storm'
September 15, 2009
Source: Examiner DC
The Examiner profiled La Clinica this week, showing how it has served it patients with care and compassion from its founding to this past year's financial crisis, when La Clinica reached out to its community for support.

The Effect of Health-Care Reform on Americans
September 8, 2009
Source: The Wasington Post
Jose Guevara, a bricklayer, and his wife Flora Ana Granado, a custodian, make about $30,000 a year for their family of five in a good year. They rely on La Clinica for their health care and are skeptical of seeing benefits from any sort of health care reform. Guevara said that "the only benefit [from the proposed reforms] is for the people who are already earning a lot." Julie Appleby from Kaiser Health News tells the Guevara family story, along with many others', in the Washington Post.

Community Centers the Choice of the Uninsured
September 4, 2009
Source: O Globo
Last Sunday, the Brazilian newspaper O Globo profiled Quando Paula Vasquez, La Clinica board member, chronicling her story from Mexico to Washington to show the problems of health care in the United States.

La Clínica del Pueblo 2007 & 2008 Report
August 25, 2009
On behalf of former Executive Directors Dr. Juan Romagoza and Enrique Cobham and former Board President Mauricio Silva, we are honored to present you with our 2007 & 2008 report. What a couple of years it has been! Over the past two years, La Clínica implemented a sliding fee scale, gained Federally Qualified Health Center status, bid adieu to its long-time Executive Director, endured and overcame a cash-flow crisis, shifted to Electronic Medical Records, and renovated its building. Throughout these numerous challenges and changes, we are proud that La Clínica never wavered in its mission of providing culturally appropriate health services to persons in the Latino community regardless of their ability to pay. In 2007 and 2008 La Clínica provided over 7,500 uninsured and underinsured men, women, and children with 106,662 comprehensive health care services.

Young Latinos Cooking Healthy
August 21, 2009
Source: El Tiempo Latino
A community entity and La Clinica del Pueblo working with 20 teenagers teaching healthy lifestyles. By Milagros Melendez-Vela, El Tiempo Latino (Translated From Spanish)

US Hispanics Await Health Care Reform (Video)
August 16, 2009
Source: Al Jazeera
The Hispanic population in the US has high hopes that a currently debated healthcare strategy will increase its access to affordable care. Today, one in every three Latino residents has no health insurance at all. But as Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Washington, even if a new law is passed, everyone might not be covered. (Click Link to View Video)

Health Centers Provide Key Services
August 12, 2009
Source: The Washington Times
"The majority of our patients are excluded from the [health care reform] conversation, and anything that will include them is welcomed," said Alicia Wilson, the clinic's executive director. Ms. Wilson said she wants the focus of the dialogue to shift from profits and government control to granting more people access to basic health care. "Investing in health care is an investment in the nations potential. The alternative of not investing is squandering our capacity for enhanced productivity," she said.

Talking About AIDS
July 3, 2009
Source: Voice of America
In Washington, 3 percent of the population is a carrier of the AIDS virus. This number is high enough to deem the problem an epidemic.

Latinas Unite Against Breast Cancer
June 12, 2009
Source: El Tiempo Latino
La Clínica del Pueblo gathers survivors and family members at The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in DC. Every year more than 14,000 Latina women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer and fight to combat the disease. That's why Saturday the 6th of June was a day to celebrate life, in which hundreds ran or walked in the Susan G. Komen Foundation's annual event, the "Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure," which took place in DC. Early in the morning, a group of Hispanic men and women met in front of La Clínica del Pueblo as a warm up for the walk. It was lead by Sorangel Posada, a Health Educator at La Clínica, who lost her mother ten years ago to cancer.

Yes to La Clínica del Pueblo
May 15, 2009
I want to make public an acknowledgment of gratitude, because I'm sure that I share the sentiment of many members of the community towards La Clínica del Pueblo in Washington, DC. A few days ago I had the experience of coming to La Clínica for the first time and all that I saw that morning made it very clear the reason for their name (The People's Clinic).

Speaking the Same Language: Medical Providers Struggle to Communicate With Immigrant Patients
April 21, 2009
Source: The Washington Post
"All providers in this area should . . . have a mechanism to deal with language barriers," said Isabel van Isschot, director of interpretation services at La Clínica del Pueblo in Washington, which supplies interpreters to health facilities. When patients don't have access to an interpreter, she said, "I think that's a form of discrimination."

José Ramirez: Next Generation Awards 2009
April 16, 2009
Source: Metro Weekly
Metro Weekly's Next Generation Awards recognize the accomplishments of GLBT leaders and activists under the age of 30, as well as encourage their success in the future. José Ramirez, La Clínica del Pueblo's CDC Youth Project Coordinator, has been selected as one of four honorees.

Living in DC is Living with HIV
March 20, 2009
Source: Washington Hispanic
A new report from the District of Columbia’s Department of Health revealed that the HIV epidemic that is plaguing the city is even worse than what was estimated. According to the report, 3% of the District’s population is infected with HIV/AIDS. This translates into more than 15,000 cases. While the African American population has been hit the hardest by the epidemic, accounting for more than 70% of the new cases, the truth is that the virus crosses ethnic groups, lifestyles and sexual orientations. For Catalina Sol, Director of the HIV/AIDS Department at La Clínica del Pubelo, the figure is not a revelation, as those that find themselves in the “battleground” know what they are facing. “I would say it is no surprise. It is not an indication that something has changed dramatically in the city, with one exception, which is the ability to account for the epidemic in the right way,” said the expert.

The Power of Community
March 5, 2009
Source: El Pregonero
Last week I visited a group of health promoters during a graduation ceremony which was held at La Clínica del Pueblo in Washington, DC. More than 30 people had completed weeks of training in order to learn more about how to help the community prevent disease. The unique thing about these people, many of them volunteers, is that they belong to the community and seek change from within, rather that expecting people to run their own search.

Ready for the Future, by Alicia Wilson
February 20, 2009
Source: Washington Hispanic
From the minute I walked through the door of La Clínica del Pueblo in 2000, I fell in love. I was immediately struck by spirit of this clinic that cared so much for its patients and worked so hard to expand access to healthcare for everyone. I knew that I wanted to be a part of this exciting and vital organization. On January 12th I assumed the position of Executive Director at La Clínica del Pueblo, after more than 8 years of working here. I am honored to have been chosen for this position, and I am looking forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in providing high quality health services to the community. Since La Clínica has always included its patients and the community as a whole in our goals and successes, I want to share our plan for the future with you. Given the rough economic climate, I am promoting an aggressive agenda for the coming year to ensure our financial stability so that we may continue to serve the over 7,500 individuals who use our services each year, as well as expand to reach even more.

La Clínica del Pueblo Has a Director
January 30, 2009
Source: El Tiempo Latino
La Clínica del Pueblo, which serves the Latino immigrant community in Washington, DC, has a permanent director after a yearlong search following Dr. Juan Romagoza's departure after serving for two decades in the post. Alicia Wilson has been officially selected as the new director. Wilson, who has worked at the clinic for seven years as the Development Director, assumed the position on January 12th.

Leonel Flores, an example of triumph over adversity
January 30, 2009
Source: Washington Hispanic
At 39 years, Doctor Leonel Flores is recognized as one of the most distinguished Hispanic scientific researchers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, accruing much recognition throughout his career, which began in his home country of El Salvador and has continued with great success since he moved to the United States eight years ago. Flores, who has just been named President of La Clínica del Pueblo's Board of Directors, assumed the position with great modesty, not without expressing "[his] support and that from the rest of the Board,” to the new director of the institution, Alicia Wilson, “a North American who has adopted the Latino culture through and through.”

La Clínica del Pueblo Has a New Director
January 29, 2009
Source: El Pregonero
Alicia Wilson, who has worked for several years in the development department at La Clínica del Pueblo, will now serve as the executive director of said organization, which in 2008 provided clinical services to more than 7,500 low-income patients. "We have a very aggressive work agenda. Access to health services is a right that all people in this country have," expressed Wilson, who is of U.S. origin and was born in Indianapolis.

La Clínica del Pueblo is Prepared for National Crisis
January 27, 2009
Source: MetroLatino USA
The promotion of an aggressive agenda will ensure adequate care for the more than 7,500 patients La Clínica del Pueblo serves each year, announced the clinic’s new Executive Director, Alicia Wilson. “We are determined to continue providing culturally sensitive services and so we have reorganized and are promoting an aggressive agenda in spite of the economic crisis across the country,” said Wilson.

Alicia Wilson Takes Over as New Executive Director of La Clínica del Pueblo
January 16, 2009
Source: MetroLatino USA
Leaders at La Clínica del Pueblo confirmed this Friday the appointment of Alicia Wilson as the new Executive Director of the community agency, although she took office on Monday, January 12th. Wilson, who for seven years worked as the Development Director at the institution, replaced Dr. Juan Romagoza, who retired from the position in February of 2008 due to health reasons, and Chief Administrator Enrique Cobham, who had directed the clinic in the interim.

Consulates Collect Clothes and Toys for Immigrants
December 5, 2008
With the motto, “Make childhood in the metro area happy,” the El Salvadoran Embassy in Washington, DC and the network of United Councils have begun their annual campaign of collecting gifts that they will later distribute among poor children in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area this Christmas. The first day of handing out gifts with happen at La Clínica del Pueblo on December 17th.

Philanthropists who Become the Hope of the People
October 26, 2008
Source: MetroLatino USA
Michael Madden, owner of Cathedral Pharmacy, received "The People's Hope" award during La Clínica del Pueblo's third annual Noche de Serenata, which was celebrated on Saturday, October 25th at a downtown hotel in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the facility. Charlotte Jones Carroll received the "Amanda Romero" prize for her tireless dedication to the patients of La Clínica while serving on the Board of Directors as president, as well as volunteering with translation services.

La Clínica del Pueblo Turns 25
October 24, 2008
Source: El Tiempo Latino
Two thousand and eight is a year that leaves a deep footprint in the history of La Clínica del Pueblo. Between staff departures, the financial crisis, and a large display of challenges and solidarity, the community clinic celebrated its silver anniversary on Saturday, the 25th.

La Clínica del Pueblo Improves Financial Health with Generous Contributions
October 17, 2008
Source: El Comercio
For the third consecutive year, La Clínica del Pueblo will hold a “Gala” in order to raise funds that will enable it not only to continue but to improve the free or low-cost health care that it has offered to immigrants in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area for the past 25 years. The event, called “Noche de Serenata,” will be held on Saturday, the 25th of October, and is the last link in a chain of efforts that the center’s directors and the community have carried out to keep the institution, founded by Dr. Juan Romagoza in the beginning of the 1980s, alive.

Learning to Live Better With Diabetes
September 5, 2008
Source: El Día News
If changing the way a person thinks is one of the most difficult things to do, then Sorangel Posada and Eudom Ixthayul have a great challenge before them.

Each week, both charismatic staff members from la Clínica del Pueblo in Washington D.C., meet with a group of patients with diabetes in order to show them what they should eat and a daily exercise routine.

An Enduring Health-Care Vision
August 6, 2008
Source: The Washington Post
Regarding the July 29 Metro article "21st-Century Mission," on La Clinica del Pueblo in Columbia Heights

Stigma Remains an Obstacle to Treatment: Counselors Say Fears Are Common Among Recent Latino Immigrants
August 5, 2008
Source: The Washington Post
Many patients still duck around the corner and wait for Metrobuses to pass so they can run unseen into one of the Whitman-Walker clinics -- the area's largest nongovernmental providers of HIV/AIDS services, according to Justin Goforth, director of Whitman-Walker's medical adherence unit.

More than 20 years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, stigma is still a major barrier to getting tested and treated, Goforth said.

The People save their Clinic
August 1, 2008
Source: Washington Hispanic

In a long six-week work shift, the Washington DC area community managed to more than reach the $500,000 that La Clínica del Pueblo needed in order to continue providing services to thousands of people, most of them from the Hispanic community.

21st-Century Mission: D.C. Clinic for Immigrants Aims to Stay True to Its Roots in Changing World
July 29, 2008
Source: The Washington Post
The waiting room at La Clinica del Pueblo is a busy but intimate scene where doctors greet patients with a hug, new mothers drop by to show off their infants, and Spanish-speaking seniors come for help translating their mail. No one minds if you miss an appointment or try a home remedy for your ailments.

Health Clinic Treats Germany's Few Uninsured
July 4, 2008
Source: National Public Radio

Struggling with Demand in the U.S.

Someone who is uninsured in Washington, D.C., could try to get an appointment at La Clinica del Pueblo in Columbia Heights.

There are four doctors. It's open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. five days a week - and stays open late on Wednesdays. But it's always fully booked.

La Clínica del Pueblo Will Not Close its Doors
June 19, 2008
Source: Washington Hispanic
"The clinic is not going to close." So, with these brief words, President of the Board of Directors at La Clínica del Pueblo, Mauricio Silva, defined the current situation of this institution of social good that has converted into an emblem of the community. Silva spoke with Washington Hispanic and recognized that the clinic "is experiencing financially difficult times." This situation, he said, "we have wanted to share with those we serve and with those that have supported us in every moment."

 

La Clínica del Pueblo 2006 Annual Report
June 1, 2008

La Clínica del Pueblo's Annual Report for 2006 is now online and can be downloaded by clicking here.

 

 

La Clínica del Pueblo Will Open Registration For New Patients
April 3, 2008
Source: Washington Hispanic
La Clínica del Pueblo will continue growing "and will stay open in order to provide better service to the entire community," said Enrique Cobham, interim executive director of this community organization, located at 238115th Street NW, Washington, DC.

La Clínica del Pueblo Observes National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 15, 2007
On October 15th, three Latino individuals living with HIV/AIDS gave testimony at the 4th annual observance of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). An audience of over eighty community members, health workers and government officials attended the forum, held in All Souls Church.