Category: News

This free community event will be hosted by Wallace, Multnomah County Community Health Center, and East County Community Health. Free resources and activities will include: The Back-to-School Health Fair is part of the National Association of Community Health Center’s (NACHC) National Health Center Week celebration, a nationwide effort to underscore the many ways that health […]

Wallace is turning 40 years old this summer! That’s 40 years of outstanding care and increased health equity in our community. We’re celebrating with a community birthday party. Please join us in the Downtown Rockwood Plaza on July 25th for an afternoon of: We’re excited to share our celebration with you! See you there…. Click […]

In honor of National Coming Out Day, Wallace proudly announces its role as a leader in healthcare equity for LGBTQ+ community. This milestone is significant as Wallace becomes the first community health center in the Pacific Northwest to receive recognition from the Human Rights Campaign’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). The HEI serves as the leading […]

Our staff and board came together recently in a lively, thoughtful conversation to reaffirm our mission and values, and select priorities for our work in the months ahead. A commitment to advancing health equity lit our path like a beacon throughout this process.

From Wallace’s beginning serving homeless and low-income residents of downtown Portland, to our move to East County, we have always been guided by a simple principle: provide care where it is needed most. This spring, we will continue to follow that principle and open a new clinic to deliver low-cost, high-quality care to a critically […]

Running clinics that offer high-quality, low-cost care isn’t something you can do alone. As the Medical Director and Dental Director of Wallace, we see the way our teams collaborate to achieve a high standard of care—and we see how investment from our supporters lets us ensure cost is never a barrier to care. Thanks to […]

October is breast cancer awareness month, calling us to provide information and awareness about breast cancer while working to ensure that every woman has access to the screening, services, and support that they deserve.  2022 estimates for the United States include: 290,560 new cases of invasive breast cancer 51,400 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer […]

Wallace patients who shopped at the People’s Market at Rockwood during the past harvest season reaped the benefits of locally grown fresh produce without breaking their household budgets.

The COVID-19 vaccine is available at Wallace! Wallace patients can now sign up for a vaccine.

You're invited to the People’s Market at the Sunrise Center this summer! This new weekly market will offer fresh vegetables and fruits grown by farmers who represent the many cultures in our community, at a convenient location in the heart of Rockwood.