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Health Care Access
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Health Care Access
Housing is healthcare. We integrate on-site wellness screenings, mental health support, and navigation to primary care directly into the housing pathway, instead of treating health as a separate system families have to find on their own.
Who this serves
Program participants at every Continuum of Care stage, Families navigating primary and mental health care
Example initiatives
What this looks like in practice.
On-site wellness screenings
Mental health support and referral
Primary care navigation
Where this is active
Metros currently building this pathway.
Flagship Metro — Active
H.O.O.D. Hope's founding metro and organizational headquarters — where the Sustainable Wellness Housing Program was born and where the model is being proven alongside St. Louis.
Economic Stability
Education Access
Health Care Access
Neighborhood & Environment
Social & Community Context
View Kansas City hub
Flagship Metro — Active
The proof-of-concept flagship for the Sustainable Wellness Housing Program, implemented with local partner Vision for Children at Risk.
Economic Stability
Education Access
Health Care Access
Neighborhood & Environment
Social & Community Context
View St. Louis hub
Target Metro — Regional Expansion
The next stop on the roadmap: testing the portability of the licensing framework and operational guardrails outside the flagship market.
Neighborhood & Environment
Health Care Access
Social & Community Context
View Wichita hub
Get connected
Need support with health care access, or want to help build this pathway?
Residents can start the Find Help pathway. Organizations, funders, and civic partners can start a Partner inquiry.