On Saturday, December 3, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Health Ministry and the Central Neighborhood Health Foundation will co-sponsor a free Community Health Fair from 10 am until 2 pm at the church, located at 2009 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Central Neighborhood Health Foundation (CNHF) has operated as a designated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) since September 2010. The organization is dedicated to addressing the health care needs of low income, uninsured families and individuals across South Los Angeles. CNHF has partnered with Los Angeles Ninth District City Councilman, Curren Price to offer free COVID-19 testing to all of the residents in South Central Los Angeles regardless of their ability to pay. This effort was launched because COVID-19 is infecting and killing African Americans and Latinos at alarming rates. Kenneth Orduna, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of CNHF said,
More Than 1,200 Educational Resources and School Supplies Distributed at Annual Back to School Jams Throughout the month of August, the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) hosted its annual series of Back to School Jams at the Carmelitos, Harbor Hills, Nueva Maravilla, South County (Scattered Sites), and Sundance Vista public housing developments. For 19 consecutive years, these events have put public housing youth and their families in good spirits for the new school year. The LACDA was honored to have Congresswoman Maxine Waters celebrate her birthday by participating at the Harbor Hills event in Lomita. She spent time visiting