HEALTH EDUCATION
The Health Education Committee upholds that knowledge is power when it comes to health literacy. This committee provides our client base with digestible and pertinent health educational materials through contributions to an on-site health education database. Health Education members are typically the first point of contact for our clients and ensure that clients feel comfortable navigating the clinic space. Through health literacy projects surrounding topics such as harm reduction, members gain valuable experience with client-centered service and an intimate understanding of the health issues most prevalent within the unhoused community. Health Education also collaborates with the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center, hosting blood drives that give back to both the Mobile Clinic client base and the larger Los Angeles community. This committee cultivates strong communication skills, holistic thinking, and opportunities for collaboration.
ADVOCACY
The Advocacy committee extends Mobile Clinic’s mission beyond the clinic space. Advocacy members emphasize civic engagement on campus and the broader Los Angeles area by conducting historian interviews and sharing client narratives to increase awareness of the organization’s efforts and client experiences. Advocacy Committee members are tasked with spearheading outreach and awareness events such as Sponsor a Home, local legislative campaigns, and publicizing client interviews through MCP’s social media outlets. Advocacy members gain a deep understanding of clients’ experiences, legislative efforts affecting the unhoused population, and actively engage in social change. Innovative, passionate, and broad-thinking achievers lie at the heart of the Advocacy Committee.
LOGISTICS
The Logistics Committee works within the Mobile Clinic truck: the heart of our West Hollywood clinic. Logistics members are responsible for stocking and distributing the essential medications, clinical supplies, and hygiene items that our clients rely on each and every week. In doing so, every committee member is responsible for directly advocating for our clients, being granted the responsibility of delegating resources in a fair and just manner. Members also spearhead outreach events to local community organizations for clothing or hygiene donations and meet regularly to assemble hygiene kits, ultimately expanding the variety of items we can offer to our clients. Priding itself on organization, efficiency, and innovation, this laborious committee works to meet the diverse needs of clinic while providing the most exceptional service possible.
REFERRALS
The Referrals Committee connects clients to essential health and social services that are unavailable at our street clinics. Referrals members consult clients directly to understand their needs and struggles accessing resources. Its members assess client needs and refer them to the most suitable site, providing all essential information relevant to each individual client. This committee constantly updates their database by maintaining communication with external community organizations through interacting directly with sites, exploring new services, and refining those already at their disposal. Referrals Committee members gain an incredibly holistic understanding of the resources available to those experiencing homelessness and the structure of social services in Los Angeles. In turn, they are creative problem solvers, work effectively under pressure, and think outside of the box.
DATABASE
The Database Committee proves integral to productive caseworker-client dialogue by accurately chronicling the social history records of clients. Database committee members have the privilege of reading client stories and assessing triggers and risk factors, ensuring that caseworkers provide well-informed and compassionate care. They collect, input, and analyze client data to produce reports that supplement grant applications and improve clinic operations. Members develop a comprehensive understanding of how to properly handle sensitive data—and in turn, a deep respect for client experiences and confidentiality. This vital committee attracts detail oriented, organized, and conscientious individuals who are eager to learn about how social determinants can dramatically impact health outcomes.
GRANTWRITING
The backbone of Mobile Clinic, the Grant Writing Committee makes our clinic operations possible by securing major funding. Members apply for intramural grants that fund MCP truck upkeep, medications, medical supplies, and basic needs resources. As they detail the numerous MCP functions in grants, committee members develop extensive knowledge on the overall operations of the organization as well as on how to fund a nonprofit organization through grant writing. Moreover, Grant Writing Committee members work to expand the financial resources of MCP through spearheading extramural donation projects and fundraising campaigns. On site, committee members work at the triage table, and are able to pass out the very items they secured funding for. While acquiring funds through written grants and grant hearings, Grant Writing Committee members develop skills as eloquent writers, articulate public speakers, and advocates for our clients.