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City of Houston Awards $700,000.00 Grant to Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston for Street Medicine Program

  • When: 2025/08/12
  • Address: Citywide, Houston, Texas
  • City: Houston
  • State: Texas
  • Category: Economic Development Incentives
  • Subcategory: Grants
  • Asset Class: Specialized Housing
  • Size (Dollars): $700,000.00

The City of Houston approved an ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement with Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston (HHH) to provide $700,000.00 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program – American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. This program will support HHH's Street Medicine program, which delivers vital wraparound services directly to approximately 200 individuals experiencing homelessness annually. Services include primary and urgent medical care, substance use treatment, mental health support, HIV and STI testing. The program operates in partnership with The Way Home, Houston's homeless response system, and utilizes the Coordinated Entry (CE) system for housing assessments. The funding consists of $630,000.00 from HOME-ARP and $70,000.00 from CDBG, allocated over two years for both program and administration costs. The initial agreement period is from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026, with an option for renewal. HHH has been a recipient of City funding since 2003.

Source

Applicant - Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston


Roxanne Lawson

Ownership - City of Houston


Michael Nichols

City Representative - Roxanne Lawson