Housing instability and low-quality homes contribute to a variety of mental and physical health problems. To address the health implications of housing scarcity, health care provider Kaiser Permanente and Enterprise Community Loan Fund – Enterprise Community Partner’s community development financial institution (CDFI) – launched the $100 million RxHome Fund in 2018. The goal? To create and preserve safe, affordable multifamily rental homes for low-income residents across Kaiser Permanente’s service area.

The number of Americans experiencing homelessness on a given night rose by 12 percent in 2023 surpassing 650,000 people for the first time since reporting on this metric began in 2007. Said another way, one out of every 500 men, women, and children in the US were found either in a temporary shelter or unsheltered in places not meant for habitation, such as in parks, cars, abandoned buildings, or transit stations.