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Every day, Tepeyac Community Health Center delivers inclusive and comprehensive healthcare to our entire community. We meet people exactly where they are with love, compassion, and humility. Founded on the belief that healthcare is a human right, Tepeyac cares for the whole body and the whole person with inclusivity as our foundation and compassion as our cornerstone.
Your investment makes this possible. With your support, Tepeyac cares for 8,000 patients each year by providing medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare along with pharmacy services, health education, and case management. Every patient receives high quality care, no matter their insurance status or ability to pay.
Tepeyac serves the highest percentage of uninsured patients in Colorado, which means we rely heavily on contributed revenue. Now more than ever, investing in community health is essential. Support at any giving level helps Tepeyac continue to provide high quality care to everyone who walks through our doors. Thank you for your shared commitment to our community!
What Your Donation Means to Our Patients
$50: Helps one patient take control of their diabetes with a full medical appointment, a visit with a dietician, and critical lab tests.
$100: Covers an annual wellness exam for a family of four.
$300: Provides an entire year of monthly behavioral health appointments for someone struggling in silence.
$500: Covers six dental visits, restoring smiles, relieving pain, and preventing serious infections.
$1,000: Covers all prenatal care for three pregnant people, ensuring healthy beginnings for their babies and lifesaving support for mothers who might otherwise go without.
$5,000: Provides medical appointments for 200 community members, offering care when it's needed most, for everything from childhood fevers to chronic conditions.
Ana came to Tepeyac for the first time with severe agoraphobia, the fear of leaving home or being in public spaces. During this
visit, she revealed that her anxiety and depression had been so overwhelming she had not left her home in three years, despite completing a year of therapy
and psychiatric treatment elsewhere.
During her visit, our Behavioral Health team expertly created a compassionate and safe space for Ana to share her story. Though initially terrified, she was able to comfortably communicate about her health in her preferred language, which was essential for reducing her stress and building trust.
When Ana returned a month later, she shared how her experience at Tepeyac had been life changing. The kindness and empathy she received gave her the courage to gradually step out of her home - something she hadn’t thought possible. Ana told us that in just one visit, Tepeyac’s care exceeded what she had experienced in a year of therapy elsewhere.
Her gratitude extended to our entire team - front desk, medical staff, and pharmacy - who restored her belief in the goodness of people. Ana called us “God’s angels” for the care that allowed her to reclaim her life.
Ana’s story is a powerful testament to Tepeyac’s mission of providing compassionate, high-quality care to all. Your support helps make this possible.
Tepeyac Community Health Center's mission is to inspire health, wellbeing, and humanity in our community through all of life's stages.
We envision a healthy community with access to regular and ongoing health care. As we expand our reach and bring cultural responsiveness into the community, we strive for exceptional, trustworthy care that empowers our patients, decreases routine visits to emergency rooms, and creates healthier families overall.
In 1994, parishioners of a church in north Denver noticed a growing number of working families lacked insurance and were going without basic health care services. Community members secured funding to conduct a needs assessment, which confirmed that a large percentage of the predominantly Latino community lacked health insurance, were more likely to delay seeking medical care until there was an emergency or the onset of serious illness, and were more likely to be at risk of preventable illnesses. Individuals and families from the community gave their time-wielding hammers and saws, and laying bricks by hand to transform a two bedroom bungalow next to the church into a community clinic.
Today, Tepeyac is a federally qualified health center that that continues to provide culturally responsive, accessible health services for families and individuals across more than 75 zip codes in Metro Denver. In February 2023, we moved into our new medical home on 48th and Vine, allowing us to triple the amount of patients served by 2030.
Organization name
Tepeyac Community Health Center
other names
Clinica Tepeyac
1994
Tax id (EIN)
84-1285505
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Large Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Enterprise Zone Credit
Address
2101 E 48th AveOther
4725 High St.Denver County, CO, US
CO, US