Ybor Youth Clinic

The Project/Challenge

The Ybor Youth Clinic (YYC), a nonprofit clinic under the umbrella of the USF Foundation that is supported by the Department of Pediatrics at USF Health, is launching this campaign to raise much-needed funds to support daily clinic operations. Much of the salary support at the YYC is provided by grant funding, but due to restrictions on how these funds can be used, it is difficult to cover other expenses like rent and utilities.

This year our clinic needs your help more than ever, because we must raise funds to repair the clinic’s aging air conditioning system! This expense is not covered in our lease agreement. We must pay for the repair out of our operating fund. Help us keep our staff and patients comfortable as the Florida heat builds!

More About the Ybor Youth Clinic

The YYC opened its doors on Oct. 15, 2012, initially focusing on caring for LGBTQ and homeless youth. Since those early days, the clinic has expanded its focus to include all youth, aged 13 to 24, whose needs may not be met by traditional health care providers.

Services include free sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing and no- to low-cost appointments for STI and HIV treatment, prevention counseling, birth control and linkage to other community youth programs. In addition, the YYC also serves as a research center for national and state projects involving the health of teenagers and young adults.

We recently launched YYC AfterHours, staffed by USF medical students and undergraduates as well as partners from EPIC/Empath Health, to expand our testing hours to one night a month. Our AfterHours crew is pictured above.

Clinic Hours:

Monday          9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday          1 – 5 p.m.
Wednesday    9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday        9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Every 3rd Thursday   5:30 – 8 p.m.

Why We Need Your Help

Funding for staff salaries and testing comes from research, grants and contracts with the Hillsborough Department of Health. Money needed to support daily operating expenses, such as rent, utilities and equipment repairs, comes from our fundraising activities.

Although insurance is accepted at the YYC, many patients do not have any coverage, and no one is turned away because they cannot pay. Particularly now when many of our youth and young adults are worried about continued access to safe, welcoming health care spaces, we need your support to continue providing our existing services and allow us to develop innovative new programming.

Need More Reasons Why the YYC Deserves Your Support?

Check out our short video produced by Bay News 9 that highlights one of our patients explaining what the clinic has meant to him and click on our Project Owner photos to see why this cause is important to each of them.

USF Faculty and Staff: You can give online through this site, or complete this payroll deduction form (fund #250196, Ybor Youth Clinic Fund) and email it to fscampaign@usf.edu.

Appreciation

Because of you, we can continue providing high-quality health services to the youth in the Tampa Bay area. We are truly grateful for your generosity!

Spread the Word

We need your help to reach our goal! Please donate, but also help by sharing this page with your friends, family, colleagues and others you think would like to support our mission. You can click on the social media tools at the top of this page to share directly to your social profiles.

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