Health & Fitness
Kaiser Permanente $150K grant aids homeless program in SM County
$150,000 Kaiser Permanente grant to Human Investment Project (HIP) Housing expands program for homeless and at-risk become self-sufficient
A program that provides educational support, counseling and access to affordable housing to low-income families will be expanded thanks to a Kaiser Permanente grant.
The $150,000 grant to the San Mateo-based HIP (Human Investment Project) Housing will expand their Self Sufficiency Program for up to 150 homeless individuals and families at-risk of homelessness in San Mateo County.
“We’re thrilled to have been selected by Kaiser Permanente as a partner in the prevention of homelessness,” said Kate Comfort Harr, Executive Director of HIP Housing. “Their investment in our Self Sufficiency Program will deepen and expand our ability to give low-income families in San Mateo County the tools they need to avoid homelessness including access to stable and affordable housing, financial competency through education, and intensive counseling to overcome trauma and other barriers that would otherwise hold them back.”
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The Self Sufficiency Program supports clients who are in school with completion of their educational goals and helps them achieve financial stability through employment. The program also provides counseling to clients and provides them with access to affordable housing through the HIP Housing Program.
“The Kaiser Permanente grant is an inspired recognition of the powerful intersection between housing and health and we are very excited to be partnered in this collaboration to prevent homelessness for low-income families,” said Harr.
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The $150,000 grant to HIP Housing is part of Kaiser Permanente’s national commitment to prevent homelessness. In 2018, Kaiser Permanente announced a $200 million Thriving Communities Fund to improve community health by addressing housing stability and homelessness, among other community needs.
“At Kaiser Permanente, we recognize that housing and health are directly connected,” said Sheila Gilson, Senior Vice President and Area Manager of the Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center. “Part of our mission is to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve, and that can’t happen until people have stable housing.”