At Health and Life Organization (HALO), our story begins in Sacramento, with families, neighbors, and communities who for far too long were told to adjust to a healthcare system that was not built with them in mind.

HALO was founded by Hmong and Southeast Asian community leaders who saw firsthand how language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and lack of access were affecting the health of their families. These founders were deeply rooted in Sacramento’s immigrant and refugee communities, and they also carried long-standing relationships with other underserved populations across the city. They understood that while cultures and histories may differ, the struggle to find respectful, accessible healthcare was shared.

What began as a place of care for Hmong and Southeast Asian families quickly grew into something larger. HALO became a home for many Sacramento communities who needed to feel seen, heard, and understood. Even as we have expanded, one truth remains. HALO has always belonged to Sacramento.

Healthcare Built by Sacramento Communities, for Sacramento Communities

When patients walk into a HALO clinic, they often recognize something familiar. The faces behind the front desk. The languages spoken in the hallway. The way staff take time to listen.

Many members of our team are immigrants, refugees, and first-generation professionals who grew up in Sacramento neighborhoods and understand what it means to navigate healthcare while balancing work, family, and cultural expectations. Because these experiences are personal to us, we bring care that is patient, respectful, and grounded in real understanding.

This community-rooted approach shows up in meaningful ways:

• Our staff speaks more than 45 languages commonly used across Sacramento
• Cultural values, family roles, and traditions are honored in care conversations
• Equity, access, and community empowerment guide every decision we make

For us, trust is built the same way it is built in Sacramento neighborhoods. Through relationships, consistency, and showing up.

HALO at a Glance in Sacramento

HALO has grown alongside Sacramento’s diverse communities, responding to real needs as they emerged. That growth reflects decades of trust built one patient, one family, and one neighborhood at a time.

• Today in Sacramento, HALO provides:
• More than 235,000 service encounters each year
• Care delivered by over 500 staff across medical, dental, behavioral health, and support roles
• Eleven permanent clinics and two mobile units across Sacramento County
• A fully community-founded and community-led healthcare organization

This reach allows us to meet Sacramento residents where they are, both physically and culturally.

Comprehensive Care That Fits Real Life in Sacramento

Life in Sacramento is busy. Many families juggle work, school, caregiving, and transportation challenges. HALO’s integrated model of care helps reduce the burden of navigating multiple systems by keeping services connected.

Our Sacramento clinics offer:

• Primary care and pediatrics
• Women’s health, prenatal, and postpartum care
• Dental services
• Behavioral health and enhanced care management
• Dermatology, podiatry, pain management, chiropractic care, acupuncture, and more

By offering coordinated care in one system, patients can focus less on logistics and more on their health.

Care That Is Close to Home Across Sacramento

Access matters in a city as geographically and culturally diverse as Sacramento. That is why HALO places clinics across North, South, Central, and East Sacramento, along with mobile medical and dental units that reach neighborhoods where care is often hardest to access.

By bringing care closer to where people live, work, and raise families, HALO helps make healthcare a regular part of life, not a last resort.

Caring for Sacramento Families Across Generations

In many Sacramento households, health decisions are shared across generations. HALO honors that reality by caring for families as a whole.

We proudly serve:

• Elders with respectful, language-appropriate care that honors life experience
• Adults with flexible services designed around working families
• Children with preventive, developmental, and pediatric care

These relationships often span years, sometimes decades, allowing us to care for Sacramento families through every stage of life.

More Than a Clinic: Creating Opportunity in Sacramento

From the beginning, HALO has believed that communities facing the greatest barriers to care should also have pathways to opportunity and leadership.

HALO creates meaningful careers for Sacramento residents, especially those from Hmong, Asian, immigrant, refugee, and other underserved communities. Many team members begin in entry-level roles and grow into leadership positions, shaping healthcare from the inside.

Our impact in Sacramento includes:

• Creating stable jobs and long-term career pathways
• Lifting community voices into healthcare leadership
• Increasing representation across clinical and administrative roles
• Actively working to remove barriers to respectful, quality care

This is how HALO invests in Sacramento’s future, not just its healthcare system.

Investing in Our People So Sacramento Communities Can Thrive

At HALO, we firmly believe that quality, well-taken care starts with well-taken-care-of staff. In 2025, we invested nearly 1 million dollars in staff bonuses to recognize the people who show up every day for Sacramento’s families. That investment supported more than 235,000 service encounters in a single year.

When our staff feel supported and valued, Sacramento patients feel it too.

Growing With Sacramento, Not Away From It

HALO’s growth has always been guided by community need. Since becoming a Federally Qualified Health Center, we have expanded services thoughtfully, staying focused on access and equity.

From just over 21,000 patient visits in 2008 to more than 235,000 visits in 2025, HALO’s growth reflects the trust Sacramento communities have placed in us and our commitment to grow with the city, not away from it.

Building Healthcare Careers for Sacramento’s Next Generation

HALO believes talent is everywhere in Sacramento, even when opportunity is not.

Through tuition-free, paid Medical Assistant and Dental Assistant training programs, community members can earn a paycheck while learning valuable skills, without taking on debt.

These pathways create real opportunity:

• Entry-level staff advancing into leadership roles
• High school students in Sacramento discovering healthcare careers early
• College and university students gaining hands-on experience while serving local communities

At HALO, where you start does not determine how far you can go.

Leadership That Reflects Sacramento

HALO was founded by Hmong and Southeast Asian leaders who understood the importance of culturally and linguistically appropriate care. Today, leadership across the organization continues to reflect the communities of Sacramento, from the boardroom to clinic leadership to frontline teams.

When leadership reflects Sacramento, healthcare becomes more compassionate, more effective, and more equitable.

A Living Commitment to Sacramento

HALO’s story is deeply woven into Sacramento’s neighborhoods, cultures, and families. It is a story shaped by people who believe healthcare should feel respectful, familiar, and human.

As Sacramento continues to grow and change, HALO remains committed to the communities that built us.

Born from community. Led by community. Caring for Sacramento.

If you or your family are looking for culturally responsive care in Sacramento, or if you are a mission-driven professional hoping to serve your community through healthcare, HALO welcomes you to be part of this shared journey toward healthier neighborhoods and stronger families.