Your generosity is changing lives.

Thanks to you, the Teen Van provides young people with free comprehensive health care when and where they need it, hosting nearly 3,000 patient visits in 2022.

The mobile clinic and its bilingual, multidisciplinary staff have bridged geographic, social, and financial barriers for nearly three decades, providing thousands of Bay Area youth with the primary care they need. For many uninsured and underinsured adolescents and young adults, the Teen Van is the first comfortable and safe place to turn to for a physical, a mental health checkup, blood work, or counseling around reproductive and sexual health. It is a lifeline for immigrant and LGBTQ+ youth and others who struggle to access health care in traditional settings.

The Teen Van's dedicated specialists meet young people where they are, relying entirely on philanthropic support like yours to travel regularly to high schools, community colleges, youth centers, and food banks.

Your support has a lasting impact on young people, their families, and their communities. Together, we are enhancing our services so that all youth receive the exceptional care they deserve. Your commitment makes all the difference, and we are grateful for your partnership.

You help us respond when our community needs us the most.

In recent years, youth and their families have felt a striking amplification of the medical, economic, and psychosocial challenges they face. Whether these complications predated the COVID-19 pandemic, were exacerbated by it, or are new, they show little to no signs of receding.

Many of our patients experience family instability, homelessness, immigration journeys, and interrupted education. The impact of the pandemic was sudden and extreme for underserved families, and the Teen Van quickly adapted to continue providing care. Now, the youth we serve are facing food and housing insecurity in escalating numbers, and the demand for mental health services from young people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other mental health issues continues to climb.

Thanks to your generosity, we are expanding our services to meet the growing need by providing:

• Short-term food deliveries and housing-related bill coverage (utilities)
• Increased access to mental health services
• Physicals and immunizations to recent immigrants, enabling them to register for school (in partnership with Sequoia High School)
• Nutritional training to educate youth on the importance of healthy living. In San Mateo County, 17.3 percent of all children live in poverty, while another 5.9 percent of children live in food-insecure households.
• Long-term partnerships supporting underserved communities in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and other cities.

Through ongoing support from Packard Children's Association of Auxiliaries for Children, we make hygiene kits, school supplies, and clothing available to youth at our partner sites, whether they visit the Van or not.