Community Programs

Latino Prevention Center

Culturally-rooted HIV prevention, wellness, and insurance enrollment for San Francisco's Latino community — in partnership with Instituto Familiar de la Raza.

Community health, in your language

The Latino Prevention Center is a collaboration between Mission Neighborhood Health Center and Instituto Familiar de la Raza (opens in a new tab). It offers prevention and wellness services for people at risk for or living with HIV — including free rapid testing and insurance enrollment.

Primary medical care is not offered at this site — we are a prevention, education, and support hub. For medical care, we help connect you to MNHC's Shotwell Clinic or another clinic of your choice.

Programs & services

Free rapid HIV testing
Free, rapid, confidential testing — results in about 20 minutes. No appointment needed. Bilingual staff provide pre- and post-test counseling.
Drop-in · free
Hermanos de Luna y Sol (HLS)
HIV risk-reduction program for Spanish-speaking Latino gay and bisexual men. Founded in 1995, based on Dr. Rafael M. Diaz's research, emphasizing cultural pride, community-building, and personal empowerment. Group sessions and individual counseling.
Mon & Wed 6–9pm · Spanish-language
Treatment outreach & linkage
The Treatment Outreach team works in the community to connect people living with HIV to care, case management, and essential support services — beyond stigma or language barriers.
Linkage to care
Insurance & Healthy SF enrollment
Bilingual counselors help you enroll in Healthy San Francisco (opens in a new tab) or Covered California (opens in a new tab). Immigration status is not reported and is not required to enroll.
Free counseling

Visit the center

Address

1663 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103

Hours

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

Main line

(415) 437-2900

HIV testing team

(415) 240-4104

Hermanos de Luna y Sol

(415) 355-9056

Call to ask about the next cohort or individual risk-reduction counseling (Thu/Fri 9am–3pm).

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Mon–Fri 8am–5pm · Sliding scale fees · No insurance required

(415) 552-3870 How appointments work

Community health, in your language

The Latino Prevention Center is a collaboration between Mission Neighborhood Health Center and Instituto Familiar de la Raza. It offers prevention and wellness services for people at risk for or living with HIV — including free rapid testing and insurance enrollment.

Primary medical care is not offered at this site — we are a prevention, education, and support hub. For medical care, we help connect you to MNHC's Shotwell Clinic or another clinic of your choice.

Programs & services

Free rapid HIV testing

Free, rapid, confidential testing — results in about 20 minutes. No appointment needed. Bilingual staff provide pre- and post-test counseling.

Drop-in · free

Hermanos de Luna y Sol (HLS)

HIV risk-reduction program for Spanish-speaking Latino gay and bisexual men. Founded in 1995, based on Dr. Rafael M. Diaz's research, emphasizing cultural pride, community-building, and personal empowerment. Group sessions and individual counseling.

Mon & Wed 6–9pm · Spanish-language

Treatment outreach & linkage

The Treatment Outreach team works in the community to connect people living with HIV to care, case management, and essential support services — beyond stigma or language barriers.

Linkage to care

Insurance & Healthy SF enrollment

Bilingual counselors help you enroll in Healthy San Francisco (opens in a new tab) or Covered California (opens in a new tab). Immigration status is not reported and is not required to enroll.

Free counseling