The Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA

Name

The Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA

Legal name

The Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA

Website

https://mobileclinicproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAGAH

Mobile & Street Medicine Primary Care Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

SECONDARYHLAFAGAN

Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

Keywords

• Street medicine services
• Homeless healthcare access
• Mobile clinic programs
• Community health outreach
• Health advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization accepts tax-deductible donations made payable to 'UCLA Foundation' with notation for Mobile Clinic Project, and non-tax deductible donations made to 'The Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA'. Venmo donations also accepted at @Finance-MCP. Donation amounts range from $2 (hygiene kit) to $70 (vision care for a year).
2. Grant Writing and Intramural Funding: Grant Writing Committee applies for intramural grants that fund MCP truck upkeep, medications, medical supplies, and basic needs resources. Funding supports clinic operations including medications, referrals, and health education programs.
3. Volunteer/Student Labor: Organization relies heavily on volunteer student labor from UCLA medicine, public health, and undergraduate programs, reducing operational labor costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA provides free, low-barrier direct medical care, legal advocacy, and social service navigation to individuals experiencing homelessness and vulnerable populations in greater Los Angeles through weekly mobile clinics. Services include acute care treatment, health education, medications, referrals, harm reduction supplies, hygiene kits, clothing, phone charging, laundry vouchers, and bus passes, all delivered without identification, documentation, or payment requirements. The Companion Care sub-program accompanies clients to Federally Qualified Health Centers for primary care follow-up.

Product overview

The Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA is a nonprofit street medicine organization offering a multi-faceted service model centered on its Mobile Clinic (street medicine) program. The organization operates weekly clinic sessions in Hollywood and Santa Monica, providing direct medical care alongside legal advocacy and social services. Key program components include the Companion Care accompaniment program that connects clients to primary care at Federally Qualified Health Centers, an Undergraduate Caseworker Program with specialized committees (Health Education, Logistics, Referrals, Database, Advocacy, Grantwriting), Medical Team Services with physician-supervised student clinicians, and Public Health Services for research, outreach, and resource coordination. All services are low-barrier, requiring no identification, documentation, or payment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Served Hollywood's unhoused population alongside HoFoCo every Wednesday night for 24+ years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Hollywood Food Coalition (HoFoCo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 1987, HoFoCo served free dinners to those experiencing food insecurity every night. In 1999, they contacted UCLA Fielding School of Public Health noticing the desperate need for healthcare among their clients. Two Fielding students conducted a needs assessment at the HoFoCo site, leading to MCP's founding on October 26, 2000. MCP has served Hollywood's unhoused population alongside HoFoCo every Wednesday night for 24+ years.
• Wesley Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompanion Care program partners with Wesley Health Center in East Hollywood, a Federally Qualified Health Center. Through this partnership, Companion Care secures pre-scheduled primary care appointment slots for MCP clients. Clients receive accompaniment to these appointments for navigation, paperwork, advocacy, and emotional support.
• LA LGBT CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCP operates an additional clinic at the LA LGBT Center on the second and fourth Sunday of every month. This expands service access for LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing homelessness in the greater Los Angeles area. Sunday clinic operates 1:00-3:00 PM at 1625 Schrader Blvd behind the LA LGBT Center.
• UCLA Fielding School of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCP was conceived by UCLA public health students in the late 1990s as part of a class project. Dr. Michael Prelip, Professor and Department Chair in Community Health Sciences, established the relationship with the Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition and brought students on-site. Public health graduate students serve as consultants and coordinators.
• UCLA School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical students from UCLA's School of Medicine participate in MCP clinics under the supervision of attending physicians. Medical students work with clients on chief complaints, history, physical examinations, assessments and plans. Attending physicians from various specialties oversee clinic and act as supervisors and mentors.
• UCLA Blood and Platelet CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth Education Committee collaborates with the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center to host blood drives that benefit both MCP's client base and the larger Los Angeles community.
• FAME Assistance ProgramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic Health volunteers coordinate with the FAME Assistance Program on a monthly basis to receive bus tokens and taxi vouchers to provide to clients. These vouchers help clients reach referral sites, medical appointments, job interviews, or obtain governmental documentations.
• Salvation Army HollywoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWednesday clinic operates at the Salvation Army Parking Lot at 5941 Hollywood Blvd, LA. Services include medical visits, acute care treatment, information about other resources, supplies, phone charging, limited laundry vouchers and bus passes. Clinic hours 6:30-9:00 PM every Wednesday.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Venice Family Clinic: Federally Qualified Health Center serving low-income and unhoused populations across the greater Los Angeles area; a regional counterpart addressing the same community health needs via more fixed-site primary care.
• LA LGBT Center: Hosts one of MCP's Sunday clinics and serves many of the same vulnerable LGBTQ+ populations in Los Angeles with broader health and social services, making it both a partner and a comparable community health provider.

Others

• Hollywood Food Coalition: MCP's longest-running partner, providing nightly meals to the same unhoused Hollywood community since 1987; closely aligned in population served but focused on food rather than medical care.
• National Health Care for the Homeless Council: Advocacy, training, and research organization for the Health Care for the Homeless field; comparable mission and target population but functions as an umbrella policy/training body rather than direct clinical provider.

Direct peers

• Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program: One of the longest-running programs delivering primary care, mental health, and substance use services directly to individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston, with a comparable integrated clinical-and-social-service model.
• Project Renewal: NYC-based nonprofit running mobile medical clinics, street outreach, and primary care for people experiencing homelessness; closely matches MCP's combination of mobile clinics, case management, and connection to the healthcare continuum.
• Healthcare in Action: Operates mobile medical clinics providing primary care, behavioral health, and social services to unhoused populations across California; directly comparable street medicine model with similar target population and physician-supervised field care.
• Common Ground (Camillus Health Concern): Community health organization operating street outreach and primary medical care for people experiencing homelessness in Miami-Dade; comparable mobile/street medicine model serving a similar population with integrated services.

Emerging players

• Street Medicine Institute: International nonprofit supporting the development of street medicine programs through training, advocacy, and a clinician network; comparable as an enabler and standard-setter for organizations like MCP.
• Keck Street Medicine at USC: Student-run street medicine initiative at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, applying a near-identical academic-affiliated mobile clinic model to the same Los Angeles unhoused population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mcp_ucla
• Facebookfacebook.com/mcpucla
• Instagraminstagram.com/uclamobileclinic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mobile-clinic-project-at-ucla

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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