Dr. Martinez and Clinic Manager Yvonne speak to members of Impact Grants Chicago during their grant presentation event June 1, 2022. Thank You Impact Grants Chicago for the generous $20,000 Merit Award.
Honoring Dr. Charles Martinez – Volunteer Citizen of the Year
The Old Irving Park Community Clinic continues to receive support from the local and national news and media for the work we’re doing for the greater Chicagoland community. The clinic has been featured on programming with Brian Williams, WGN, highlighted in foreign documentaries, and sighted in many different local articles. Below is a sampling of the most recent and relevant news:
OIPCC Featured on Brian Williams Special
Making a Difference: Two boyhood friends who made it through the school of hard knocks together made their way through medical school and now, 60 years later, they’ve come together again to provide free medical care to their community.
OUR LADY OF THE RESURRECTION CARES AWARD RECEPTION
GREEK AMERICAN DOCTOR MAKES FREE HEALTHCARE REALITY
George Maltezos, a mental health counselor, together with his longtime friend Dr. Charles Martinez, started an all volunteer free healthcare clinic for the uninsured needy in Chicago. Two longtime friends who grew up “without” on the streets of Chicago are making a difference.
Check out the article in Greek Reporter HERE