Spokane Alliance Competitors

OPCA is the unified voice of Oregon’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), including Look-Alikes, who deliver integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services to 500,000+ Oregonians at 330+ locations statewide. OPCA fosters collaboration with CHC professionals across the state through technical assistance, operational support, and capacity building. Additionally, OPCA collects and analyzes statewide data from health centers to identify trends in population health and then uses that information as a basis to support policy and regulatory improvements which reduce barriers to care and support health centers. OPCA’s strategies start with the recognition that every community is unique, but the barriers to health they face are often repeated across the state and require coordinated transformation efforts.

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) is a national organization advocating for Asian Americans (AAs), Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NH/PIs) and the community health providers that serve them. We work in conjunction with our members and partners to offer programs and services that promote advocacy, collaboration, and leadership to improve the health of AAs and NHPIs. AAPCHO advocates for the health needs of AA and NH/PI communities through: • ADVOCACY: Serving as a unified voice of our membership, we share our collective knowledge and experience with policymakers to advocate for the continued support and growth of health centers that ensure AAs and NH/PIs have better access to affordable, high quality, and culturally and linguistically responsive health care. • RESEARCH AND DATA: We conduct research to advance the medical knowledge and increase the health care data on AA and NH/PI communities. • CAPACITY BUILDING: We provide training and technical assistance to health centers and partners to support excellence in care delivery.

Coleman Advocates believes that all children and families deserve access to high-quality education, living wage jobs, family-supporting benefits, affordable housing, and a voice in the decisions that affect us. Since 1975, Coleman Advocates has pioneered programs and policies to expand opportunity for San Francisco’s children, youth and families, Many of these hard-won programs and policies have served as models adopted by communities all over the country. Coleman currently focuses on building more effective, equitable, and supportive public schools in San Francisco and beyond. We believe the transformation of our educational system requires the involvement of the entire community—not just teachers, school administrators, and politicians. Our organizational model has evolved over the years and today combines the development of rigorous policy proposals and implementation plans with deep community engagement and leadership development involving youth and parents. While we work to increase opportunity for all young people in San Francisco, our primary focus is fighting to advance rights, safety, and full inclusion of low-income people of color. We know that quality education is key to future economic security, individual well-being, and social participation. San Francisco is considered a liberal bastion, but the racial achievement gap and the racial opportunity gap indicate how far we still need to go to achieve true equity.