Health center program - address: 827 18TH ST., vero beach, FL 32960 project director: marie andress, MBA, CTP, chief executive officer contact phone numbers

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Whole Family Health Center, Inc. $1.3 million on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), a Project Grant to support primary and preventative health care services to medically underserved communities.

Whole Family Health Center operates four fixed clinical locations and one mobile medical office in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach, Florida, serving St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. The organization delivers integrated, comprehensive primary care including adult and pediatric medical services, behavioral health and substance use treatment, and oral health care regardless of patients' ability to pay. The center's patient population is racially and ethnically diverse, with 3,844 Hispanic patients and 2,167 patients best served in languages other than English. Patient insurance status reflects vulnerability: 30 percent Medicaid, 20 percent Medicare, 34 percent private insurance, 1 percent other public insurance, and 15 percent uninsured. Whole Family Health Center earned HRSA look-alike designation in 2017 and holds designation as an Essential Community Provider. The organization was established in 2013 from the AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast, founded in 1995.

Period of performance runs August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. Place of performance is Vero Beach, Florida. The Health Center Program funds awards under Section 330(e) of the Public Health Service Act to improve health of medically underserved communities through continued access to comprehensive, high-quality primary health care services.