CHASS patient Eric Walker, of Detroit, talks with Dr. Jamie Hall after their appointment. (Noah Smith/ Direct Relief)
Community Health and Social Services Center, known as CHASS, began as a community response to a health care desert in southwest Detroit in the late 1960s. Now it is a thriving community hub in a tight-knit Mexican and Latin American community, providing excellent care from culturally-competent providers and jobs. Read Direct Relief’s account of how it all began by visiting this link.