Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project
Connecting People to Benefits
Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project
Amount Awarded: $226,752 | Project Status: Completed Jan 2024
The Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project has helped register over 500 community members to health benefits and connected over 400 people to federally qualified health centers or other resources. SSIP has trained through the immigrant health academy over 15 bilingual and cultural competent health navigators to serve as trusted messengers in the community to share resources. Language access is part of health equity and SSIP is working to bridge that divide.
“Healthcare is a human right. Having access to a primary care physician, resources in your community in a language you understand should be the norm! We have been able to enroll many of our communities in the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors programs. We know that access to health care saves many lives in our community! We are grateful for our community health navigators that are the trusted messengers in our community that are delivering the resources and taking care of our community regardless of immigration status.”
José Eduardo Vera | Executive Director