With care, not barriers
We believe that healthcare is a human right. We offer healthcare and family services to everyone in our community, regardless of whether they were born in the U.S. or elsewhere. We provide high-quality medical care, dental care, and family support including food access, nutrition education, parenting support, early childhood education, home visiting programs, and more to any person who walks through our doors. Importantly, we are the only organization in Berkshire County that employs a Civil Surgeon, a qualified doctor that can perform immigration physicals for individuals pursuing legal status in the US.
As our legislative environment shifts, there are increasing challenges to our ability to care for the immigrant community. Threats to individuals’ safety and security create significant barriers to accessing care. Even the act of asking about someone’s immigration status can create fear and mistrust, making it harder for them to access our services. And as funding environments shift, our ability to get reimbursed for providing services to this community will change. To be clear, our goal remains to serve all; we will however face financial challenges in being able to continue this important work for all our community members.
Our immigrant community members already face obstacles impacting their social determinants of health, access to medical care, dental care, and family services support. Without us, the health and well-being of our immigrant neighbors would be significantly and negatively impacted. Individuals and families could lose access to protective care like vaccines and check-ups, same- day care for their sick child needing to see a pediatrician, critically needed women’s health care and contraception, oral health issues that negatively impact overall health, food and nutrition assistance necessary for healthy growth and development, and more.
You can help! When you give to CHP, you help us continue to live our mission to serve all regardless of income, insurance, ability to pay, demographics, or immigration status. Your support is a statement – that everyone, including our immigrant community members, deserve access to compassionate, quality healthcare.