Creating pathways to healing
For more than 23 years,
Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston has been promoting health, hope and dignity for those affected by homelessness.
Founded in 1999, HHH emerged in response to a critical need for accessible and holistic healthcare services for some of Houston's most vulnerable people. By 2001, we earned the distinction of becoming Houston’s third federally qualified health center, and the only one exclusively dedicated to serving the homeless.
First founded as a two-exam room clinic with an adjacent dental chair, we have grown to operate three integrated care clinics throughout Houston. This integrated healthcare is centered on co-located medical care, mental health, addiction counseling, intensive case management and comprehensive dental care.
We provide on-site care at seven permanent supportive housing (PSH) communities and operates innovative community outreach programs that link those affected by homelessness with resources critical to overall health and stability. We are the primary provider of ‘supportive’ care in the term permanent supportive housing.
We expanded our care
in 2021 to serve children and families who have been affected by homelessness with the establishment of the Reed Family Clinic, which now serves a population that previously had almost no access to healthcare.
This clinic fosters whole-family wellness that include adult primary care (including well women's services), pediatric medicine, trauma-informed mental health services, adult and pediatric psychiatry, care coordination and case management. This multidisciplinary, collaborative model allows for targeted, upstream intervention and prevention of homelessness.
As the first of its kind in the nation, we are creating a blueprint for community-directed, culturally responsive care directly within the community.
