With the launch of CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) in January 2022, the California Department of Health Care Services is focused on transforming health care delivery for high-need populations, including people experiencing homelessness.

To address the challenges related to improving health care access for those experiencing homelessness, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), with support from CHCF, has launched Partnerships for Action: California Health Care & Homelessness Learning Collaborative. This two-year initiative supports partnerships between health care and homeless service organizations to pilot projects focused on improving care delivery for Californians experiencing homelessness.

The objectives of Partnerships for Action are to:

• Build the capacity of health care organizations, managed care plans, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders to collaborate on the creation of a more robust support network for people experiencing homelessness
• Foster peer-to-peer learning through virtual and in-person learning sessions, convenings, site visits, and affinity groups
• Spread best practices related to health care and homelessness across California and nationally

This initiative builds on the foundation set by the California Health Care and Homelessness Learning Community, which enabled peer-to-peer learning between providers, managed care plan staff, and other key stakeholders in California.

Partnerships for Action includes the following eight competitively selected cross-sector teams: