Today, Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc. (La Fe) has grown from a one-room, tenement clinic to a comprehensive health and human services organization with multiple sites throughout El Paso. We are deeply rooted in our community and continue to safeguard the well-being of the people that we serve. We hold on to the dreams of early pioneers and have grown to be a leader in social justice and the fight for human rights. We are not only involved in primary care, but also in health promotions/disease prevention, HIV/AIDS, community organizing, and housing.
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Services Offered
Behavioral and Community Health Programs
Our community-health development programs go far beyond physical well-being. The goal is to strengthen families by improving and maintaining over-all health through preventive health, behavioral, and social support services.
Social Services
La Fe's Social Services Department is a team of community-conscious social workers. Located at the historic original La Fe Clinic site at 608 S. St. Vrain, our Social Services staff provides patients and community members with in-house counseling and therapy and offers referrals to resources and crisis intervention. Other services include home visits and case management. The department's social work team collaborates with clinic coordinators, department heads, and other La Fe program directors to help connect community members with the social-service resources they, their children, or family members need. Our Social Services Department collaborates with other mental-health advocates to promote awareness, education, and stigma reduction. These organizations include the Paso Del Norte Health Foundation, the National Alliance On Mental Illness-El Paso, and the University of Texas at El Paso.
Fees and Payment
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Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono Medicare Medicaid
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