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Access Esperanza Celebrates Diamond Anniversary
Photography by: Mario Fernandez
Access Esperanza Clinics celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Access to Hope Gala on November 9 at the McAllen Convention Center. Board Chair Felicia Villarreal, board member Bonnie Gonzalez, and CEO Patricio Gonzales gave tribute to the agency’s founders and future. From humble beginnings in 1963 as a clinic in the basement of the First United Methodist Church in Mission, Access Esperanza Clinics has grown into the largest family planning provider along the South Texas border. Today, four clinics in Hidalgo County serve 16,000 individuals annually, offering vital reproductive and preventive healthcare services to the community.
