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El Sol Science & Arts Acad An Excellent Public School February 6, 2023 Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers Our friends at Share Our Selves have asked us to reach out to you to share our insights concerning the role of Community Health Centers. El Sol Science and Arts Academy (El Sol) has been a proud partner with Share Our Selves (SOS) for more than 15 years. In that time, they have served our community with quality and compassionate care. Our partnership has allowed SOS to demonstrate theirvalue to Santa Ana. In our early partnership, they were the singular source for serving our families and neighbors who had no other access to care. In the time since then, they have grown in scope and capacity here in Santa Ana. As El Sol is a passionate community provider of education, we are proud to partner with SOS. Community Health Centers play a critically important role in providing primary care services to low-income individuals and families who otherwise struggle to have access to quality healthcare. Community Health Centers like Share Our Selves operate as Federally Qualified Health Centers in areas designated by the federal government as having inadequate primary care services for low-income individuals and families who live at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Limit. In consideration for federal funding, Federally Qualified Health Centers must commit to serve all persons regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Federally Qualified Health Centers like Share Our Selves are subject to strict oversight by the U.S. Department of Health Research and Services Administration (HRSA) concerning, among other things, the scope and quality of services provided to the community they serve. As primary care providers for low-income and the uninsured, Federally Qualified Health Centers also serve the greater healthcare community by offering an alternative to Emergency Rooms that otherwise frequently become the provider of last resort for this community. If you are fortunate enough to have Community Health Centers in your community, you will find they can become a critical and reliable partner in improving access to healthcare in your community and in improving the lives of those they serve. Sincerely, aecu3lpnld nr CMbv,tVj_ Vq� OWS$ 135MCNCA707... Monique Daviss Executive Director 328 W. Halesworth St. Santa Ana, CA 92701 1 (714) 543-0023 1 www.elsolacademy.org