Culturally rooted healthcare navigation
Havenly helps immigrant and refugee families in the Bay Area find culturally competent healthcare providers, navigate insurance eligibility, and access community resources—in the languages they speak and with the dignity they deserve.
The challenge
For SWANA and Muslim immigrant and refugee families, the U.S. healthcare system presents compounding barriers: unfamiliar processes, language gaps, cultural misunderstandings, and deep-rooted institutional mistrust. These challenges lead to delayed preventive care, fragmented treatment, and avoidable suffering.
SWANA communities are often invisible in health data—grouped under the broader “Caucasian” label despite facing dramatically different health outcomes. In California, SWANA groups experience worse outcomes on 12 of 14 major health indicators compared to non-Hispanic white populations.
Havenly exists because no family should navigate healthcare alone—especially when language, culture, and systems are stacked against them.
Platform features
Havenly combines healthcare navigation, social services, and community resources into one culturally grounded platform.
Find primary care providers, specialists, community clinics, and FQHCs who serve your community and accept your insurance.
Filter by language, insurance type, distance, cost, gender preference, and telehealth availability to find your best fit.
Screen for Medi-Cal and Medicare eligibility, find sliding-scale clinics, and get guided through financial support options.
Connect with providers who speak Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Somali, Turkish, and more—or offer same-day interpretation.
Find care that is trauma-informed, gender-respectful, religiously aware, and sensitive to the experiences of immigrants and refugees.
Access SNAP benefits, Section 8 housing assistance, disability services, low-income childcare, and other essential support programs.
Prepare for the USCIS Citizenship Test with study guides, access naturalization resources, and connect with ESL conversation partners.
Discover job placement services, vocational training, digital literacy programs, and resume-building resources for economic mobility.
How it works
Share your language, location, insurance status, and the type of care or resources you're looking for. Everything stays private.
Havenly finds culturally competent providers who match your preferences—from language to gender concordance to cost.
Book appointments, explore your insurance options, and connect with community resources—all in one place.
Our vision
Havenly is designed to scale from healthcare navigation into a comprehensive resource for immigrant integration and economic mobility.
Provider directory, referral tools, insurance eligibility screening, and culturally competent care matching for San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
In developmentSNAP benefits, Section 8 housing, childcare services, USCIS citizenship test preparation, and ESL resources for broader community integration.
PlannedJob placement, vocational training, digital literacy programs, resume building, and workforce development partnerships for long-term self-sufficiency.
PlannedWhat makes us different
Every provider in our directory meets rigorous cultural competency criteria—because dignified care means more than just access.
Providers who speak your language or offer reliable, same-day interpreter services.
Providers familiar with refugee experiences, displacement, war trauma, and resettlement stress.
Honors gender concordance requests and is sensitive to modesty norms during examinations.
Understands Ramadan fasting, halal medication concerns, prayer times, and privacy norms.
Understands public charge fears and helps navigate Medi-Cal or RMA eligibility without pressure.
Our team
As the daughters of SWANA immigrants and current medical students, we bring firsthand understanding of the barriers our community faces—combined with clinical training and a commitment to health equity.
Co-Founder
Medical student with experience in patient-centered bereavement care and culturally grounded health tool design at Stanford School of Medicine.
Co-Founder
Medical student with entrepreneurial experience and a background in translational research, navigating cross-border challenges and community health innovation.
Supported by
The Markaz at Stanford University
An academic center advancing the wellbeing of SWANA and Muslim communities through innovative, community-centered projects.
Service area
Havenly is launching in the communities with the highest concentration of SWANA and Muslim immigrant families in the region.
East San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, South San Jose, and Cupertino—home to significant Afghan, Arab, Iranian, Pakistani, and Turkish communities.
San Mateo, Redwood City, and South San Francisco—with Arabic-speaking households, Afghan families, and refugee placements from resettlement agencies.
Join our waitlist to be the first to know when Havenly launches. Together, we can build a healthcare system that sees, respects, and serves every community.