In 2020, we were honored to win the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge from Enterprise Community Partners and Wells Fargo. Four years later, their ongoing support continues to amplify our Health + Housing initiative, helping us make a lasting impact in our community. #AffordableHousing #HealthAndHousing #CommunityImpact
“I just wanted somewhere I could call home: a place of peace. Everything that I need will be right here.” For Mattie and her neighbors at The Pearl in Jackson, Mississippi, “everything” includes a beautiful, affordable home with on-site health services. The 76-unit community is one of two developments made possible by Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Inc.'s Health + Housing innovation using financing from health insurers like Medicaid managed care organizations. To help scale this kind of development, GCHP is collaborating with health partners to track key data points and demonstrate the positive impact of linking health and housing. “This is no longer an abstract project – it’s a real place where people live and their lives will be impacted by the building, the healthy design practices, and the culturally competent care they’ll receive,” says GCHP’s Kevin Krejci.