November Shared Offering: Champaign County Health Care Consumers

Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC) is a grassroots non-profit organization founded in 1977, with the mission of health care for all. CCHCC provides a variety of free services to community members, as well as advocacy and community organizing to make improvements in the health care system, and in policy and legislation at the local, state, and national levels.

CCHCC provides free direct services to about 700 clients a month through its Hotline, Medicare 100/Plus Program (for low-income Medicare beneficiaries) and its Dental programs. CCHCC also runs a mobile dental clinic for low-income seniors twice a month in its office.

CCHCC’s community organizing campaigns work with local residents to improve the health care system or to advocate for policy and legislative changes. Current campaigns focus on access to care, protecting Social Security and other vital programs from budget cuts, and the 5th & Hill Neighborhood Rights Campaign (an environmental justice campaign).

http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/