Tag: La Maestra
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Cultural Fashion Show Benefits Community Center
Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers The former Pearson Ford EcoCenter building on El Cajon Boulevard was transformed into a runway last week for a fashion show to benefit the La Maestra Foundation. The international fashion show featured culturally significant attire from the United States’ more recent immigrant and refugee communities. Traditional clothing from…
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Clinic Partners With Housing Provider to Bring Health Care to Front Door
Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers Health care assistants went door to door last week inviting residents of the 94-unit Hollywood Palms on Home Avenue to their on-site health screening. The residents were provided free dental screenings and bone density scans by professionals from the La Maestra Community Health Centers. It was part of…
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La Maestra Celebrates National Health Center Week With Dance, Free Checkups
Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers Students of Bayside Community Center‘s ballet folklorico youth group performed Thursday during a health fair at the La Maestra Community Health Centers medical clinic in City Heights. La Maestra organized the health fair as part of National Health Center Week, a nationwide effort by health centers to promote…