33%
Local
Community
Closer than you think
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Let’s be part of the solution
Dora Barilla, group vice president, community health investment, Providence
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Community
Resource Desks
Thousands are made homeless following a natural disaster. 311,000 housing units were damaged from Hurricane Harvey alone.
Federal
Government
health care
organizations
Health care coverage for all
There are not enough local resources available to help people who are experiencing homelessness. That is why we work with non-profits equally dedicated to addressing the homeless crisis, helping them strengthen and grow to meet community needs.
80%
Better access to affordable housing
22%
Mental health issues and addiction
24%
What do consumers think about homelessness?
50%
State Government
Despite not being seen as primarily responsible for the solution for homelessness, consumers rightly feel that “health care” has a strong linkage to the cause. Finding meaningful solutions will require participation from all of these organizations and many more.
Better access to
mental health services
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What do you feel are the leading causes of homelessness?
Doubled up with friends and family
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4,425,768
Source: Exploring Homelessness and Poverty Survey, 2019
Call it bold, but my aspiration is that the public and private sectors can actually solve this national public health crisis if we join together.
Nonprofits
The stereotype
30%
—Mike Butler, president of
operations and strategy, Providence
Respite
care
32%
The cause
12%
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said something else
The cause
2007
Rising housing costs
Local
Corporations
72%
The stereotype
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thought panhandling
Source: The State of Homelessness 2019 Report
Temporary modular shelters
Respite Care
Supportive housing
said couch surfing
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Because homelessness and housing insecurity are health issues, we’ve embedded Community Resource Desks in several of our primary care clinics in Oregon. The desks assist patients with basic social needs like housing, utility assistance and help with job searches.
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In 2019, Providence conducted a survey to understand consumer perceptions of social problems facing the nation. Consumers in the western U.S. identified homelessness and poverty among the top three issues.
said car living
Mental health
and drug addiction
3,546,184
Faith-Based
Organizations
Homelessness:
22%
Solutions come when
we work together.
17%
Whose crisis is it?
The truth is much more complicated. Of people experiencing homelessness:
Provide a pathway to employment
Of the nation’s homeless population live in the seven western states served by Providence.
home
60%
pictured tent cities
The population of Americans experiencing homelessness face many burdens. But their plight isn’t just financial. Not having a home can have severe health repercussions as well.
Without a home, people are more likely to have untreated health problems, chronic disabilities, and mental health disorders.
17%
Who is at risk?
The solution
59%
What would have the greatest impact on ending homelessness?
6,657,299
5,711,775
13%
have a disability
Supportive
Housing
Source: Exploring Homelessness and Poverty Survey, 2019
We asked consumers to describe what homelessness “looks like.”
20%
This approach offers permanent, affordable homes to residents with low incomes, designed to help them remain housed. Voluntary supportive services are available to give residents the best chance at a productive life.
94% of supportive housing residents at Plymouth Housing in Seattle stay housed.
7%
41%
The health care connection
In reality, the risk of homelessness is closer than most people imagine. In 2017, 11 million Americans were living “doubled up” with family or friends, or spending more than half their income on housing — a near 20% increase in the last decade.
— Mike Butler, president of
operations and strategy, Providence
Homelessness is one of the most pressing public health crises in our nation.
At Providence, we believe that housing and health are inextricably linked. That’s why we’re working on being part of the solution, not only with health care but through investments in housing and other basic human needs.
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Nonprofit advising
in New York City are employed. They just can’t afford rent.
Top 3 Social Problems
Non-profit advising
Tackling the opioid and addiction crisis
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41%
Low income
are in families with children — many in flight from domestic violence.
While there’s not really a unifying view on what homelessness “looks like,” consumers agree on where the burden of solving it falls.
The reality
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Homelessness and poverty
2017
The state of having no home. “Families are facing homelessness"
57%
noun
ness
21%
e
These are the real faces of the homeless crisis
Increase access to healthcare
36%
·
66%
75%
64%
The Problem
Lack of affordable healthcare
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Source: Exploring Homelessness and Poverty Survey, 2019
78%
We have joined with Pearl Jam and Catholic Charities to help fund and drive awareness toward modular shelters. These shelters offer a temporary safe space to stay for people experiencing homelessness while agencies help find a more permanent solution.
Temporary modular shelters
58%
The solution
Severe housing burden
We believe that finding solutions for safe, affordable housing is the right thing to do… it’s a moral imperative.
The reality
When you don’t have shelter, it’s harder to heal after medical treatment. Respite programs provide medical care and referrals to support services, so people experiencing homelessness can recuperate safely, avoiding unnecessary return trips to the hospital. It is an interim solution until patients are connected with permanent housing.
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32%
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