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Kaiser Permanente Announces $200 Million Impact Investment, Partners with U.S. Mayors and CEOs to Address Housing Stability


OAKLAND, Calif., May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest integrated health system, announced an impact investing commitment today of up to $200 million through its Thriving Communities Fund to address housing stability and homelessness, among other community needs. The organization's initial focus will be on preventing displacement or homelessness of lower- and middle-income households in rapidly changing communities; reducing homelessness by ensuring access to supportive housing; and making affordable homes healthier and more environmentally sound.

Bernard J. Tyson

Impact investing is a form of investment used to deliver a measurable social benefit. Kaiser Permanente's impact-investing pledge will deliver national and local social and environmental returns with an initial focus on housing, a significant community health challenge.

Housing stability is a key factor in a person's overall health and well-being, with homelessness affecting more than 550,000 people every day. By investing in community needs, such as housing, this unique investment strategy is designed to advance Kaiser Permanente's mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of its 12 million-plus members along with the health of the 65 million-plus residents who live in the communities it serves.

"Affordable housing will be a significant focus of Kaiser Permanente's impact investing portfolio to generate housing stability and improve health outcomes," said Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente. "We hope our commitment creates a broader national conversation on homelessness, and encourages other companies to join with us to advance economic, social and environmental conditions for health."

Kaiser Permanente also has joined the Mayors and CEOs for U.S. Housing Investment, a first-of-its-kind coalition comprised of local government officials and business leaders working to advance key federal housing priorities. Together with mayors from Alexandria, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; Charlotte, North Carolina; Oakland, California; and Portland, Oregon, Kaiser Permanente will convene stakeholders to discuss national housing challenges at a meeting today in Washington, D.C.

"Many of the communities we serve are grappling with some of the highest rates of housing insecurity and homelessness in the United States. As a family physician, I've provided medical care to the homeless, and have seen first-hand the impact that living without a home can have on someone's health. To improve the health of an entire community we must step beyond the four walls of our hospitals and medical offices to help those most in need," said Bechara Choucair, MD, Kaiser Permanente's chief community health officer. "We hope this national commitment to impact investing in housing stability will inspire other companies to share the responsibility of this critical issue growing in the United States."

There will be additional details shared in the coming weeks about Kaiser Permanente's investments in local communities across the United States.

About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to shaping the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 12.2 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: kp.org/share.

For more information:
Marc Brown
[email protected]
510-271-6328

 

Bechara Choucair MD

Kaiser Permanente Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Kaiser Permanente)

SOURCE Kaiser Permanente


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