Catholic Charities USA has launched a five-year, multimillion-dollar initiative to improve housing options and health care services for people who are homeless. One of the nation's largest social service providers, the agency will begin the effort in five cities, working with a network of organizations, including Catholic health systems and facilities.
The goal of Catholic Charities' "Healthy Housing Initiative" is to reduce chronic homelessness by 20 percent over five years in the selected cities, to connect at least 35 percent of newly housed clients to primary care and behavioral health services and to decrease homeless clients' hospital readmission rates by at least 25 percent.
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