Friend Family Health Center, Inc.

Friend Family Health Center, Inc., doing business as Friend Health, is a non-profit, tax-exempt Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Chicago, Illinois, serving the city's South Side communities. Registered in SAM.gov since 2006, the organization provides comprehensive healthcare services with a focus on medically vulnerable populations, primarily serving individuals living under 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Friend Health delivers integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and enabling services, with a mission to improve health outcomes for underserved urban communities through innovative and culturally competent care delivery.

Over the past several years, Friend Health has received multiple federal grant awards primarily from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), specifically the Bureau of Primary Health Care, focusing on expanding healthcare access and addressing critical community health needs. These grants have supported diverse initiatives including behavioral health service expansion, COVID-19 vaccination efforts, school-based service sites, community health worker training, HIV prevention, and infrastructure support. Notable grant projects include a $600,000 behavioral health service expansion grant to integrate substance use disorder and mental health services, a $3 million community health worker training program developed in partnership with Malcolm X College, and congressionally directed spending for medical equipment at a new health center campus. The organization has also received sub-awards from the Chicago Department of Public Health to enhance epidemiologic and infection control capacities, demonstrating its commitment to collaborative public health efforts and comprehensive community healthcare solutions.