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Program Description

  Healthcare for the Homeless

Healthcare for the Homeless provides medical, behavioral health, and dental services to individuals experiencing homelessness in emergency shelters, street outreach, and transitional housing. Medical services are also provided to individuals and families served in permanent supportive housing programs. This program also coordinates discharge plans with hospitals for people experiencing homelessness. Healthcare for the Homeless is committed to reducing the health disparities for people experiencing homelessness by providing low barrier access to services and reducing re-admissions to hospitals.

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Program Contacts

Contact Christine Hong of the HHS - Services to End and Prevent Homelessness at 240-777-1179 or Deborah Lambert of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2794 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY24Actual FY25Estimated FY26Target FY27Target FY28
Average number of individuals per month receiving primary care services through Healthcare for the Homeless (Key Collaborative Medicine) 179144120115110
1  The increase in primary care services from FY24 to FY25 is partially due to strengthened collaboration efforts with EMS/Fire Rescue and other healthcare community resources. The increase in education resources, after-hours medical support, and coordination with other service areas will provide added resources and decrease engagement with Healthcare for the Homeless in the future.
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Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY26 Approved26045105.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.810690.00
FY27 Recommended26855795.00