Street Level Health Project (SLHP) is an Oakland-based community center dedicated to improving the wellbeing of underinsured, uninsured, and recently arrived immigrants in Alameda County by working with this population located in the two highly impacted 94601 and 94606 zip codes. Responding to the COVID pandemic, the SLHP staff and volunteers are currently focused on meeting the critical need for food caused by the diminishment of daily employment opportunities. Its Health Access Program acknowledges the role of employment in maintaining health and mitigating illness among low-wage workers facing poverty, malnutrition, chronic illness and homelessness. As one of the few organizations targeting Day Laborers in Oakland, its innovative outreach model pairs community health workers and employment specialists to engage disconnected workers in addressing social determinants of health.
