Health Trust

Housing services:provides financial support, case management, housing navigation, and other support services clients need to remain stably housed. The Health Trust specializes in housing services for people living with hiv/aids, people who have experienced chronic homelessness, and families with children ages 0-5 who are at-risk of becoming homeless.see schedule o continuationthe Health Trust recognizes stable housing is a social determinant of Health, and staff provide intensive case management services through rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and rental assistance administration. Housing services reaches more than 600 individuals, of which 179 are for individuals living with hiv/aids. Specific services include:family support services (fss) - assists families with children ages 0-5 who are at risk of homelessness, providing a homelessness acuity assessment and rental assistance. Families with non-acute risk of homelessness are connected to local family resource centers for case management. In fy22, 104 families received homelessness prevention services, 121 families received covid rent support, and 71 families received case management and linkages to community services.the housing plus project (hpp) - screens and assesses individuals living with hiv/aids who are at risk of losing housing due to financial hardship, and provides support services to eligible clients to prevent deterioration of Health. Clients receive short-term financial assistance and case management services. In fy22, hpp served 40 individuals.housing for Health (hfh) program - assists individuals living with hiv/aids and survivors of intimate partner abuse who are at risk of homelessness. Funding received from The santa clara county office of supportive housing and city of san jose helps clients maintain their permanent supportive housing (psh) status through case management, housing inspections, service linkages, and recertifications. In fy22, hfh served 96 clients. Coordinated care project (ccp) - serves individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness, providing case management as clients enter into and live in permanent supportive housing units. Some clients receive support with managing behavioral Health matters, hiv/aids, and/or criminal justice involvement. In fy22, The Health Trust served 213 clients residing at "scattered permanent supportive housing sites'' across santa clara county.fy22 also marked The start of California advancing and innovating medi-cal (calaim), a multi-year initiative by The department of Health care services (dhcs) to improve The quality of life and Health outcomes of medi-cal members. The initiative focuses on implementing a broad delivery system, program, and payment reform across The medi-cal program. One calaim goal is to improve quality of life for medi-cal members through services provided through community-based organizations. In fy22, The Health Trust entered into contracts with santa clara county's two medi-cal managed care plans to provide enhanced care management (ecm) and community support (cs) services, as part of calaim.

Food & nutrition services: food & nutrition services focuses on providing nutritionally appropriate food to meet The complex Health conditions of clients. Specific services include:see schedule o continuationfood is medicine - The Health Trust, as a member of The California food is medicine coalition (cal fimc), participated in a statewide medi-cal medically tailored meals pilot program initially for patients with congestive heart failure. The goal of The program was to reduce 30-day and 90-day hospital readmissions for participating clients, reduce healthcare costs, and improve Health outcomes. While this pilot was slated to wind down in fy21, The Health Trust received short-term state funding to provide medically tailored meals to an expanded list of eligible clients during fy22. With The addition of this funding, The Health Trust doubled The number of clients served and provided triple The number of meals. The 272 clients served by The Health Trust in this program received more than 57,000 meals and more than 500 registered dietitian sessions. Meals on wheels (mow) - delivers nutritious meals five days a week to low-income, homebound seniors and adults with disabilities. In addition to The meals, drivers also provide wellness checks, making sure that clients are safe, alert, and stable. In fy22, demand for meals remained high, about triple pre-pandemic levels. The Health Trust provided more than 275,000 meals and more than 49,000 wellness checks during The fiscal year.friends from meals on wheels (fmow) - is a friendly visitor program aimed at decreasing social isolation by providing more than 1,900 friendly visits or phone calls to older adults. In client surveys, 96% of clients reported that participating in The program made them feel more socially connected, and 80% believed that The program was very important to their daily well-being. Jerry larson foodbasket - is a community hub that provides high quality food and nutrition services, as well as engagement opportunities for volunteers. Annually, The Health Trust distributes more than 198,000 pounds of food donated primarily by second harvest of silicon valley to clients in The Health Trust's programs.food in housing - increases food security for high-need permanent supportive housing clients by providing them with nutritionally appropriate bags or boxes of food.free grocery at tropicana - in partnership with second harvest of silicon valley, every first wednesday of The month, fresh produce and usda food items are distributed to community members at The tropicana shopping center in east san jose. Approximately 245,000 pounds of food is distributed to The community, reaching more than 2,600 households per year.

Chronic disease services: chronic disease services provides community-based, chronic disease prevention and management resources to individuals living with complex Health conditions.see schedule o continuation- hiv/aids services - The Health Trust is The largest non-medical hiv/aids program in santa clara county, providing a variety of services to low-income santa clara county residents living with hiv/aids. These services include, but are not limited to, medical and non-medical case management, care coordination, and food assistance - serving more than 600 low-income client.