El Centro Inc

Access related services: complementary programs range from community health focus outreach and interventions working with under/uninsured individuals providing health navigation services, access to healthcare services, billing assistance, and funding specialty care. We also provide emergency medical vouchers through access kc, client advocacy and other services that strengthen families with our health focused outreach, education, and interventions. We also train and deploy community volunteers known as "promotoras" which are lay health educators that provide community information and education.

Economic empowerment & assistance services: the economic empowerment program serves low-/moderate-income families and individuals throughout the kansas city metropolitan area with financial literacy education. The program provides group and individual education of money management (e.g., budgeting, savings, and asset-building). Individual assistance and counseling in money management issues are offered, along with free volunteer income tax assistance (vita) and itin applications.

Accomplishments include policy advocacy and property management services. Policy advocacy emphasizes public policy research and advocacy at local, state, and national levels, including educating people on registering to vote and the voting process. Property management services include utilizing excess building space to produce income through rental agreements and encourages collaborations with other like-minded not-for-profit and for-profit entities.