Street Outreach

RIGHT CARE, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME

Street Outreach brings health care, vital resources, and personalized guidance to vulnerable neighbors.

Led by a registered nurse and three community health workers, the team meets people where they are to help with:

• Assessing needs and navigating resources (e.g., food assistance, transportation, health insurance enrollment, debt relief, shelter)
• Scheduling medical, dental, and mental health/counseling appointments
• Administering over-the-counter medications and safely storing prescription medications, preventing
  theft, misuse, and misplacement
• Performing health screenings and vaccinations
• Partnering to complete applications for safety-net programs, housing, employment, and more
• Providing education and lifesaving supplies

Street Outreach focuses on helping people meet their basic needs first, bringing high-quality, relationship-based health care, and support to people in need.

Street Outreach meets people where they are - whether that’s a homeless shelter, encampment, community center, or sidewalk. Care adapts around people’s realities, centering equity and dignity.

The result?

• Increased engagement with healthcare and behavioral health services
• Reduced avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations
• Improved chronic disease management and medication adherence
• Increased housing and employment placement
• Strengthened trust between marginalized communities and healthcare institutions