About Contra Costa CARES

Contra Costa CARES is preventative health care program that started in 2015. It was designed to promote health and wellness to those ineligible for health insurance. This is critical to the health and well-being for undocumented and/or uninsured adults ages 26-49 who are impacted by the gaps in our health care delivery system.

Enrolled participants are given access to preventative care services, free of charge, at either Brighter Beginnings, La Clinica de La Raza, or LifeLong Medical Care. Critical moments of the pandemic highlighted how crucially integral health and wellness are to a good quality of life. Contra Costa CARES wants to enhance the quality of life of more people by enrolling more participants into its health care program, however, the program is currently capped and comprehensive outreach is needed.

The Purpose

The purpose of the project is to target, educate/inform, perform outreach, pre-enroll, enroll, and follow up with the low-income, immigrant undocumented, and/or uninsured community who have been frontline workers in Contra Costa County on Contra Costa CARES.

Our goals is to reach over 8,000 residents and provide assistance for them to prepare for CC CARES enrollment and make an appointment.

CARES is a strategic opportunity as a bridge program in anticipation of Governor Newsom's January 2024 proposed Medi-Cal expansion, which will cover provide a bridge to this population during the next 18 months.

Partners in the Effort (Core Leads)

These are Community-Based Organizations who worked hard and long hours to get you the preventative care you need! We are a team leaders and are here to give you the support you need!