25,000 Medical visits

7,500 Enrollment and Eligibility visits

3,600 Teen Drug and Alcohol visits

16,800 Adult Drug and Alcohol visits

11,750 DUI Class visits

3,000 Domestic Violence/Anger Management visits

3,500 Mental Health Counseling visits for children, adults, and families

30,000 WIC Nutrition Program visits

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Why Axis Needs Community Support

Our annual budget is $6,000,000. This support comes from a variety of sources, including local, county and state support, foundation grants, community donations, and patient and client revenues, including Medi-Cal and Medi-Care. Public support does not cover the cost of providing care, so Axis relies on the generosity of the community to meet the need for services.

Community Partners

All human services in the Tri-Valley must deal with extremely limited resources in meeting the needs of a growing population. While this presents huge challenges, it also presents an opportunity for providers to work together so that resources can be used as efficiently as possible. As a result, organizations in the Tri-Valley collaborate on an ongoing basis to eliminate duplication of services and ensure that residents are referred to appropriate locations for assistance.

Axis is an active partner in this network. Because we are the sole provider of healthcare services for the Valley's uninsured population, we are in the unique position of serving as the focal point for many Valley residents. Through our comprehensive enrollment and eligibility process, we are able to quickly identify families who need the additional support of non-medical services such as housing, food and mental health services. We direct patients to the essential services they need, including our in-house mental health, behavioral health and WIC nutrition programs, as well as to external providers for services such as emergency shelter, employment training and childcare.

Axis also collaborates with local school districts to provide health education, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and mental health counseling services. In addition, we work closely with local courts and law enforcement agencies to provide court-ordered services in the areas of drug and alcohol recovery, anger management and domestic violence.

Although Axis has a well-established network among Tri-Valley human service providers, school districts, law enforcement agencies and local courts, it could not survive without the support of the community. As public funding for human services dwindles, community support becomes even more critical for Axis to continue its services. From the crumpled dollar bill left in the donation box by a grateful senior citizen, to the $25,000 grant we recently received from the SBC Corporation for the purchase of computer equipment, each donation is critical to our ability to continue meeting the needs of Tri-Valley residents.