With more than 181,000 people living on the streets and in shelters, California is home to more people experiencing homelessness than any other state in the nation. California’s CalAIM initiative has created new opportunities for homeless service organizations to partner with the health care sector to align services and enhance care delivery for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
This profile series explores innovative cross-sector partnerships that are working to improve care and service delivery for people experiencing homelessness through CalAIM services. The profiles share insights from pilot teams that participated in Partnerships for Action: California Health Care & Homelessness Learning Collaborative, an initiative supported by the California Health Care Foundation and led by the Center for Health Care Strategies.
- Opening a Window into Health and Homeless Services Integration in Santa Clara County – Highlights a partnership between Gardner Health Services and Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County to offer housing navigation services and care management for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
- Engaging the Community to Support People Experiencing Homelessness: Lessons from Tuolumne County – Features a partnership between Resiliency Village and Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic and their efforts to better serve people experiencing homelessness through outreach and mobile medicine.
- Cross-Sector Solutions for Improving Health and Homelessness in Kings and Tulare Counties – Outlines lessons from a partnership among Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance, Anthem Blue Cross, Health Net, and CalViva Health to integrate CalAIM services into existing systems and facilitate data sharing.
- Building Health Access for People Experiencing Homelessness: Street Medicine Rooted in Outreach Programs – Explores a partnership between Akido Labs and the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System to create a financially sustainable street medicine program in Los Angeles.
