El Centro de Corazón

To raise awareness about heart disease, El Centro’s staff wore red to support the American Heart Association, #goredforwomen. Visit El Centro’s website https://lnkd.in/gc49Sc4k to learn more. #goredforwomen

El Centro de Corazón is honored to receive the 2023 Health Justice Award from The Root Cause Coalition. The Health Justice Award recognizes organizations that have successfully implemented a program or intervention to reduce health disparities. El Centro has been addressing community and healthcare issues for local families for over 29 years. We are committed to providing quality health care as well as addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) in Houston’s East End community which affects our patients’ overall health and well-being. To learn more about our services and to read the press release about the Health Justice Award, visit https://lnkd.in/eMK8J4T.

El Centro will celebrate its 29th year of service to the Houston community through its 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon at Hotel ZaZa with proceeds being utilized to provide quality medical, dental, and behavioral health services for vulnerable and underserved individuals and families. El Centro staff and volunteers are ready to check in luncheon attendees for today's event. Thank you to all of our supporters!

El Centro’s 2023 Back to School Family Expo was another successful year with approximately 600 families in attendance. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, El Centro distributed 1,200 backpacks filled with school supplies for elementary-aged children from local schools in the East End. Thank you to our volunteers from Comerica Bank and SESCO Cement Corp., and staff who donated their time to help make the event successful. Shout out to our vendors for providing community and promotional information to our families, Children's Museum Houston for 100 family passes, Kids' Meals, Inc. for providing 500 snacks, and Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Texas Children's Health Plan, and The Gonzalez Law Group, PLLC for providing additional backpacks and school supplies. For more information visit https://lnkd.in/gQuhf6cx

Thank you to the La Raza Student Alliance at Charles H. Milby High School for volunteering to assemble 1,000 backpacks full of school supplies for El Centro’s Back to School Family Expo (drive-thru event) on Friday, August 11th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Magnolia Multi-Service Center, 7037 Capitol, St., Houston, TX 77011. See you there!