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Partnerships and New Strategies Expand Our Show Me Healthy Housing Work
Our pilot program Show Me Healthy Housing continues to expand in size and scope. The effort provides funding to health-related nonprofit agencies for the construction of housing as well as the provision of case management and health care services for their clients. This project is based around the concept of supportive housing, a strategy which…
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Our Journey Into Supportive Housing
We often have days in our personal and professional lives that we’ll remember forever. April 16th, 2014, is one of those for me. That was the day that we as a Foundation began our formal journey into the issue of housing, with me as the lead. The request came from our Strategic Planning Committee, which…
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Show Me Healthy Housing
The connection between health and housing is a growing topic in the philanthropic community, and it’s not difficult to understand why. Adequate housing is at the center of many aspects of our lives, and it can serve as a sturdy anchor for those trying to get back on their feet. A safe, affordable place to…
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Navigating COVID-19: Health Policy Solutions- Housing
Keeping people safely housed during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical for keeping everyone healthy. And yet the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 is threatening housing stability across the nation. Temporary federal, state, and local policies have prevented some people from losing their homes, but these policies will eventually expire, leaving millions of Americans facing potential…
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Show Me Healthy Housing Year-One Report
This report summarizes the Urban Institute’s findings from the first year (October 2015–September 2016) of its evaluation of the Show Me Healthy Housing (SMHH) supportive housing projects funded by Missouri Foundation for Health. SMHH is Missouri Foundation for Health’s first entry into funding permanent supportive housing. Permanent supportive housing provides a permanent rental subsidy with…
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Show Me Healthy Housing Final Evaluation Report
This is the third and final evaluation report for Missouri Foundation for Health’s Show Me Healthy Housing pilot program. Through Show Me Healthy Housing, the foundation provided grants to four supportive housing programs: two that served veterans experiencing homelessness, one that served homeless families, and one that served individuals with a serious mental illness or…
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Navigating COVID-19: Health Policy Solutions – Housing
The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 threatens housing stability across the nation. With record unemployment, many Americans are struggling to pay the bills, putting them at eventual risk for eviction or utility shutoff. A patchwork of federal, state, and local responses has focused on keeping people in their homes through eviction moratoriums, rental assistance, and…
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Show Me Healthy Housing Year-Two Report
This report summarizes the Urban Institute’s findings from the second year of its evaluation of the Show Me Healthy Housing (SMHH) supportive housing projects funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). At this point, all four projects have completed development and begun serving tenants. Our findings are based on analysis of program assessments, administrative…
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Show Me Healthy Housing Year One Report Released, Highlighting Progress, Lessons Learned, and the Value of Collaboration
Though still early in the process, our Show Me Healthy Housing (SMHH) work is already showing impact. SMHH is the Foundation’s first foray into promoting the development of permanent, supportive housing throughout the region. In December 2016, the Urban Institute released its Year One Evaluation Report, which showcases the progress made and the lessons learned…
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Legislative Updates: Activities and Resources
State and Federal Legislative Activities To help community partners navigate the state policymaking process, MFH offers polling and surveys, health-related legislative updates and analysis, informational resources, capitol trainings and events, and advocacy training and technical assistance. This page provides nonpartisan information on the issues being addressed by the state and federal policymaking processes. We share biweekly…
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Publications & Reports
Access to Care Behavioral Health Childhood Obesity Community Needs Tobacco: Contraceptive Access Expanding Coverage Infant Mortality Oral Health Policy Click here for all of our Health Policy publications. Public Health Supportive Housing Changemaking Now Annual Reports Financials Missouri Foundation for Health has a responsibility to maximize limited resources and we strive for transparency in all…
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A Broken Government Reveals What Unites Us – The Net Benefit
When we launched our campaign #TheNetBenefit last summer, we already knew we were dealing with a critical issue. Our goal was a timely one – to educate about the importance of the social safety net, and how we are collectively better off when our fellow Missourians have access to the food, shelter, health care, and…