ST. John's Community Health

ST. John's Community Health, doing business as ST Johns Well Child & Family Center Inc., is a Los Angeles–based tax-exempt nonprofit operating as a Federally Qualified Health Center network that receives federal grants as a prime recipient (28% of recent awards) and subrecipient (72% of awards) in substance use disorder treatment, HIV/AIDS care, behavioral health services, victim assistance, and primary health center expansion. The organization competes across multiple federal grant programs without federal contract prime work; recent awards span the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the HIV/AIDS Bureau, the Bureau of Primary Health Care, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, working primarily in South Los Angeles and Compton.

The top-funded customer agencies by award count are HRSA (70 awards), CDC (54 awards), SAMHSA (12 awards), and the HIV/AIDS Bureau (multiple awards), covering 85% of recent award volume. The recipient footprint reflects concentration in behavioral health and HIV services: a $545,000 SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment grant (CFDA 93.490) awarded September 2026 for the Compton Youth and Family Treatment and Recovery Project serves youth and families ages 11–25 with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders across school-based health centers and community clinics through September 2031. A $375,000 SAMHSA grant (CFDA 93.490) for the Street Wellness and Support program provides harm reduction, trauma-informed assessment, and treatment to unhoused people in South Los Angeles through September 2029. A $500,000 fiscal year 2025 Bureau of Primary Health Care grant (award December 2024) expands primary care hours at two health centers in South Los Angeles to serve working adults, school-aged children, and people experiencing homelessness. Earlier grants include a $150,000 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part C Capacity Development grant for dental equipment expansion and a $300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs Legal Services for Veterans grant for legal assistance to eligible veterans experiencing homelessness.

The organization functions predominantly as a grant recipient rather than a contract prime. Recent subrecipient work routes through county agencies (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Public Health), Essential Access Health, and UCLA as prime grantees. Sub-awards under Los Angeles County HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants and Integrated HIV Programs for Health Departments dominate the subrecipient volume; ST. John's also receives victim services and housing-focused sub-awards from the Office of Emergency Services under justice and domestic violence assistance programs. Activity spiked significantly in 2023 (82 awards) with subsequent decline through 2026 (5 awards year to date), reflecting volatility in grant timing and pass-through awards from county intermediaries. Four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing moderate recompete exposure in that window. The organization's 27–site FQHC network integrates primary care, school-based health centers, specialized behavioral health services, dental clinics, and street medicine programs serving low-income, predominantly Latino and Black residents of South Los Angeles with high rates of homelessness, substance use, HIV infection, and justice-system involvement.