Joyce Babb, MSW, LCSW

Mission El Rincon Community Clinic provides comprehensive substance abuse treatment and specializes in providing culturally specific services for Latinos within the Near Northwest Side communities of Chicago. We strive to enhance the health and well being of families and significant others in our communities. El Rincon Community Clinic is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ), not for profit organization, established in 1972 by community residents and recovering substance abusers who were struggling to address the challenges of psychoactive drug abuse within the west side community areas. The clinic has the distinct classification of being one of the first Latino-focused substance abuse treatment centers on the west side of the city of Chicago and is located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. We have a well-established history as a leading provider of substance abuse treatment services in this community. El Rincon Community Clinic believes in the importance of building a healthy community. It is important for the community to have the ability to sustain itself, the families, the children, the schools and the businesses contained within it. Without this sustainability, communities deteriorate. Our goal is to help those within our community create a healthy, productive, empowering lifestyle for themselves. As a result we are committed to: