Health center program - project title: new access point (hrsa-25-085) applicant name: tender care community clinic address: 7862 e. Firestone blvd, downey, CA 90241 project director: TOM santos, CEO…

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $650,000 to Tender Care Community Clinic Inc. on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), Section 330(e) Community Health Center funding mechanism, to expand health center operations as a new access point.

Tender Care Community Clinic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 1986 that serves low-income and underserved populations in south-central Los Angeles. The clinic operates across nine cities and surrounding areas in Los Angeles County—Downey, Pico Rivera, Compton, Long Beach, Whittier, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, and Bellflower—targeting individuals living at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The clinic currently holds Health Center Program Look-Alike designation and served more than 2,180 Health Center Program patients in 2023. In the service area, 505,136 low-income residents exist, of whom approximately 40.55 percent access services through Health Center Program grantees or look-alikes; 300,304 residents remain without regular healthcare access.

The award period runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, with place of performance in Downey, California. Performance location for this project grant centers on expansion of primary care service delivery to address unmet healthcare needs in the underserved service area.

Health center program - project title: new access point (hrsa-25-085) applicant name: tender care community clinic address: 7862 e. Firestone blvd, downey, CA 90241 project director: TOM santos, CEO contact telephone: (562) 869-7007 email address