Apicha Community Health Center

Apicha Community Health Center (Apicha CHC) is a non-profit, federally qualified health center founded in 1989 in New York City, originally established to address HIV/AIDS-related needs within the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community. The organization has since expanded its mission to provide comprehensive healthcare services to diverse, underserved populations, with a particular focus on low-income immigrants, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Apicha CHC delivers a wide range of medical services including primary care, HIV medical care, PrEP/PEP, transgender health, women's health, dental care, pediatric care, mental health, and substance use disorder services, primarily serving patients in Manhattan and Queens, New York.

Through federal grant awards, Apicha CHC has consistently secured funding from agencies like the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau to support critical healthcare initiatives. Recent grant awards include a $1,000,000 Community Health Centers Project Grant to expand clinic hours in Jackson Heights, a $292,000 Congressional Directives grant for IT infrastructure modernization, and a $600,000 Behavioral Health Service Expansion grant to hire mental health professionals. The organization has also received federal grants for COVID-19 related services, such as expanding vaccination efforts and coronavirus testing capacity. Additionally, Apicha CHC has obtained sub-awards from Public Health Solutions for Title X dire need and capacity building programs. These federal grants consistently demonstrate the organization's commitment to improving healthcare access, infrastructure, and service delivery for marginalized and medically underserved populations in New York City.