Services offered
Dental
Cleanings, exams, restorations, extractions, and urgent dental care on a sliding scale.
Enabling services
Transportation, translation, case management, outreach, and patient navigation.
Substance-use treatment
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling, and recovery support for opioid and alcohol use disorders.
Hours
48.00 hrs/wk · Full-Time
About The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center
The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in Uvalde, TX. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale based on household income, uninsured patients below 200% of the federal poverty line typically pay a nominal fee of $0 to $30 per visit. The center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance, and uninsured patients.
Community Health Centers like The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center play a critical role in serving Black families and other historically underserved populations. They are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services in a single location.
HIV testing + PrEP at The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center or nearby
Every HRSA-funded FQHC offers confidential HIV testing and can prescribe PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). If The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center doesn't have a dedicated HIV care program, our HIV locator shows the named PrEP-prescribing clinics and testing sites across Texas.
Substance use treatment context
Black overdose deaths rose roughly 40% from 2019 to 2022 per CDC NVSS, the fastest-rising drug-overdose mortality of any U.S. demographic. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, is the evidence-based standard of care. FQHC-based MAT addresses access barriers that disproportionately affect Black patients (DEA-waivered prescribers are more concentrated in low-income areas via FQHCs).
Coverage + benefits in Texas
The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center accepts Texas Medicaid. FQHC certified application counselors typically cross-enroll Medicaid + WIC + SNAP at the same visit. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What services does The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center offer?
The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center in Uvalde, Texas offers Dental, Enabling services, Substance-use treatment.
Does The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center accept Medicaid or sliding-scale fees?
The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center accepts Medicaid, accepts Medicare, welcomes uninsured patients, offers sliding-scale fees based on household income.
What are the hours at The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center?
48.00 hrs/wk · Full-Time
Is The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center a federally qualified health center?
Yes. The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) funded by HRSA Section 330. FQHCs are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.
Where is The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center located?
The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center is at 908 Evans St, Ste B, Uvalde, TX 78801-6051. Phone: 830-278-3765.
Please verify before visiting. Hours, services, and insurance acceptance can change. Call the center directly to confirm they're open and accepting new patients before you go. Data last verified on April 24, 2026.
The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center and the sliding-scale alternatives listed below are the right first stop. A same-day telehealth visit is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid. If nothing nearby can see you soon:
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Where to go next
If The Center For Community Wellness: Wellness Center is full, too far, or not the right fit, these are your closest alternatives and the coverage help that goes with them.
Other clinics in Uvalde
- Administrative Office Building Uvalde, TX · 0.0 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
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- Uvalde County Jail Clinic Uvalde, TX · 2.2 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Strhs Uvalde Behavioral Health Site Uvalde, TX · 2.8 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Chdi Ham Lane Uvalde, TX · 3.5 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK