The Berkeley Free Clinic is a non-profit community clinic located in Berkeley, California, US. It is operated as a worker-run collective by more than 100 volunteers. It has provided free medical care since opening in 1969.
History
The Berkeley Free Clinic was founded in 1969 during the People's Park riots in Berkeley. Two founders were local booksellers Moe Moskowitz and Fred Cody, of Moe's Books and Cody's Books. Since opening, the Berkeley Free Clinic has provided both medical and dental assistance. In 2009, the clinic faced severe budget cuts due to the fiscal crisis in the state of California.
In February 2017, the Berkeley Free Clinic created a program that offers free dental work to undocumented immigrants.
See also
References
- "History". Berkeley Free Clinic. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "About Us". Berkeley Free Clinic. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- "Berkeley's Telegraph Ave. Saturday Demonstration: It was Small, But It Re-writes Berkeley Street Politics. Category: Page One from". The Berkeley Daily Planet. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Berkeley Free Clinic offers undocumented community members free dental services | The Daily Californian". The Daily Californian. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- "Berkeley Free Clinic Hopes to Overcome Major Cuts" Daily Californian, October 15, 2009
External links
- Berkeley Free Clinic homepage
- Daily Californian video feed on the Free Clinic fiscal crisis, at Youtube
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