Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Children’s Health Project (LACHP), also known as COACH (Community Outreach Assistance for Children’s Health) for Kids and Their Families, provides medical, mental health and dental services to children 0-25 years of age, along with case management services to their families, that live in low-income and medically underserved areas throughout Los Angeles County.

Serving Communities in Need: Of the patients served by the LACHP, 32% are homeless, displaced, or unstably housed. Thirty-five percent of the patients are uninsured and 65% are under-insured. The patient population is approximately 70% Hispanic/Latino, 22% African American (non-Hispanic), 8% other race. The majority of the population served by LACHP are immigrants. The children served present with problems such as lack of immunizations, dental decay, inadequate nutrition, asthma, recurrent otitis media, as well as poor school performance, speech delays, ADHD, and other behavioral issues.