To identify and better understand challenges and best practices and to cull recommendations, we developed, in partnership with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, a two-part survey that was sent to all 52 CHC members of the Mass League. The first part addressed issues around recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce; the second part assessed demographics for both patients and staff. A total of 25 CHCs (48% response rate) completed at least one portion of survey. Follow-up interviews were conducted with executive directors and/or human resources managers in 10 federally qualified CHC’s. The CHCs we surveyed employ an average of 47.2% White/non Hispanic workers, 20.4% Hispanics/Latinos, 14.9% black/non Hispanic, and 10.5% Asian. CHCs are largely staffed by females (averaging 78% across all centers), yet men were 6% more likely than women to hold higher level positions. More important than overall demographics is the extent to which the ethnic/racial demographic composition of each CHC workforce matches the demographic composition of the population they serve.