WASHINGTON, DC (KION-TV)- U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren introduced that the Department of Health and Human Services introduced the distribution of $2,856,385 in federal funding to well being clinics in Salinas and Watsonville from the Health Center Cluster Program.

The Clinica de Salud de Valle de Salinas will obtain $1,702,359 to increase healthcare companies in Monterey County. While $1,154,026 will likely be donated to Salud Para La Gente to increase healthcare companies in Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County.

“Federally Qualified Health Centers, like Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas and Salud Para La Gente, serve some of the most vulnerable and underserved patients in Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. That’s why I am glad to make this important announcement today,” mentioned Rep. Zoe Lofgren. “This funding will improve the health and quality of life in California’s 18^th Congressional District, and I will continue to support programs that maintain and expand care.”

The Health Center Cluster Program is overseen by the Health Resources and Services Administration and helps community-based and patient-directed nonprofit organizations. They present major and preventive well being care companies to underserved populations within the U.S.