La Clínica de La Raza
Post Office Box 22210, Oakland, CA 94623-2210 — Phone: (510) 535-4000 — Fax: (510) 535-4189
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HIV/AIDS Community Education

In 1971, La Clínica was born from a movement to create social change to improve the health of underserved communities. This tradition continues to burn brightly in La Clínica's Community Health Education (Casa CHE) section. Casa CHE programs provide people the tools to actively participate in and take responsibility for their own education, while promoting the idea that the community is capable of creating positive social change.

Casa CHE's TRUCHA (Together Reaching Users Combating HIV and AIDS) program is a major provider of HIV education to underserved populations throughout Oakland. La Clínica's Street Outreach Workers and Health Educators provide AIDS/HIV education and presentations, harm reduction interventions, risk reduction counseling, and free and confidential HIV testing. Our goal is to prevent the further spread of HIV and ensure a high quality of life for those living with HIV. Program areas include:
  • Safety Counts
  • Latino MSM Outreach
  • Jornaleros (Day Laborer) Outreach
  • ALMAS

HIV/AIDS education and program services are available at Casa CHE. Call (510) 535-6400 for free confidential HIV testing and counseling services in English and Spanish.

Safety Counts

Safety Counts is a 7-session behavior change intervention program designed for active drug users. The program includes individual counseling and group sessions. Our goal is to help drug users reduce their risk of HIV infection.

Latino MSM Outreach

TRUCHA staff have a long history of providing group and individual intervention to Latino men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM). We currently conduct a 5 session behavior change intervention course. We also put on the yearly Fiesta Blanca event that creates a safe space and builds pride in the LGBT community.

Jornaleros (Day Laborer) Outreach

Working in collaboration with the Street Level Clinic, TRUCHA staff provides individual counseling and care management to high risk day laborers, whom otherwise would have minimal access to care.

ALMAS Program

A program designed to provide a seamless linkage to health care and mental health services for Latina women who are living with HIV. The ALMAS program is a part of the Family Care Network run by Children’s Hospital in Oakland.