Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc.

Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporate entity located in Norwalk, Connecticut, providing comprehensive healthcare services to low-income and medically underserved populations. Registered in SAM.gov since 2006, the organization operates two fixed sites and a mobile unit to increase service accessibility, focusing on delivering medical, dental, mental health, psychiatric, substance use disorder, specialty care, and enabling services. The health center has a long-standing commitment to serving the community, with a track record of providing care for over 12,576 patients and conducting 55,740 visits in 2023.

Through federal grant awards primarily from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care, Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc. has received multiple project grants addressing critical healthcare needs. Recent grants include a significant $600,000 award for Behavioral Health Service Expansion in 2024, which aims to expand mental health and substance use disorder services, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Other notable grants include Early Childhood Development, Bridge Access Program, School-Based Service Sites, COVID-19 vaccination expansion, health center infrastructure support, and American Rescue Plan Act funding. The organization's grant-funded work focuses on addressing healthcare disparities, particularly among low-income, minority, and underserved populations, with specific emphasis on expanding mental health services, increasing patient capacity, establishing intensive outpatient programs, and providing telehealth services. The grants demonstrate the health center's strategic approach to enhancing healthcare access and addressing community-specific medical challenges.