Jesse Owens Clinic set to reopen in April, honoring the Olympic medalist who broke barriers
Jesse Owens was a record-breaking athlete who gained international fame, breaking barriers in the 1936 Olympics. Owens spent his final years in the Valley and one of his final forms of advocacy, the Jesse Owens Clinic, still stands in South Phoenix near Central and Baseline. For the past 7 months, construction crews have been hard at work renovating it. It will soon serve as Mountain Park Health Center’s newest primary care facility that will include some important touches to Owens’ spirit. Utilizing New Markets Tax Credit allocation from Raza Development Fund, MPHC will transform the existing 18,000 SF building into a state-of-the-art 22,000 SF medical facility.