Taking advantage of new state funds, some CA health care providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.
Email addressGet the news that matters to all Californians. Start every week informed.Construction workers building an apartment complex site for an affordable housing project in Bakersfield on May 29, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight LocalTaking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.
It’s still a relatively rare use of the money — it’s more likely to pay for services for unhoused people, such as case managers or safe RV parking sites. That’s partly because creating housing is so expensive in California, and partly because most health care providers don’t know much about homebuilding.
“We would have been stalled, and who knows where it would have been now if we hadn’t had that money come in,” said Stephen Pelz, executive director of the housing authority, who said Akido funded about 10% of the roughly $3 million project. “It’s everything,” Kurtz said. “We’re going to be able to make a significant impact, I think, in reducing homelessness.”
“We’re looking at other opportunities,” said Kris Kuntz, program director for housing and homeless strategy at Anthem. ”We’re looking at: Do we go purchase single family homes that are on the market? Things like that.”Blurring the line between housing and health care has been confusing for many involved, said Carolina Reid, faculty research advisor at the UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation.
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