We are thrilled to invite you to The Power of Her Voice, a special benefit poetry reading in support of Santa Cruz Community Health.

Thursday, December 5, 2025

7:00 PM

Temple Beth El

3055 Porter Gulch Road, Aptos

This inspiring evening will feature a series of Monterey Bay Area poets sharing their voices and stories. Ellen Bass headlines the event, joined by poets Terri Drake, Nancy Fowler, Teri Ketchie, Veronica Kornberg, Jennifer Lagier, Ruth Mota, Dion O’Reilly, Linda Serrato, and Patrice Vecchione, who will read from the anthology Women in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond.

Enjoy an evening of poetry, community, and connection.
Light refreshments will be served, and books will be available for purchase at the event.

Tickets are available online now—reserve your spot today!

Join us in celebrating the power of women’s voices while supporting our mission. Since our founding, we have remained committed to health care as a human right and have continuously worked to advocate for social, political, and economic equality. This milestone event will honor our history, celebrate our achievements, and look forward to a future of continued service and advocacy.

About Santa Cruz Community Health

Through the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center, Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center and our new Live Oak Health Center, Santa Cruz Community Health (a Federally Qualified Health Center) provides comprehensive primary care services in English and Spanish to all ages, genders, ethnicities, abilities and sexual orientation, regardless of their ability to pay. Seeded by the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center in 1974, SCCH has maintained a 51-year commitment to its mission:  to improve the health of its patients and the community and advocate the feminist goals of social, political, and economic equality. SCCH’s health centers serve over 13,000 patients through a dedicated staff of medical providers, nurses, licensed clinical social workers, health educators, and administrative personnel.