Planning the Wellness Campus reflects our resolve to close a key gap in care for unhoused seniors and other unhoused residents with complex health conditions.
Alameda Point Collaborative convened leaders in community development, social justice advocacy, racial equity, community development, and health care provision. These thought partners have shaped an integrated service model, raised early funding, advanced the campus design, galvanized broad community support, and launched our capital campaign.
Key achievements include:
- Awarded $15 Million in State Funding for one-time capital costs to construct the Medical Respite building.
- Secured a no-fee conveyance of federal property for the campus.
- Developed a holistic service model that integrates post-acute medical care, behavioral health wellness, trauma recovery, cognitive care services, and end-of-life care
- Achieved broad support from key elected officials, community leaders, and stakeholders
- Attracted early financial support from Kaiser Permanente and Alameda County for the capital campaign
- Designed a healing environment with beautiful buildings and garden courtyards
Special Election Victory
Residents of the City of Alameda demonstrated the power of a community taking a stand to address homelessness. In a special election in April 2019, residents decisively rejected a ballot initiative aimed at stopping the project. Residents engaged in a reflective dialogue around homelessness, racial justice, and repair of historic harm. A broad coalition of community leaders, elected officials, neighboring residents, labor, and civic associations endorsed the project.
Stakeholder Engagement
The Wellness Campus engages consumers, content experts, and community leaders in each aspect of the project planning and design. The project has been enriched by extensive consumer inputs and participation.
Given a history of exclusionary policies, Alameda residents voted to affirm the Wellness Center. The project is a living embodiment of a commitment to address the structures that underlie homelessness. With this project, Alameda will be even more beautiful.
Damon Francis, MD
Medical Director of the Homeless Health Center at Alameda Health System, and Chief Clinical Officer of Health Leads, Alameda ResidentThe Wellness Campus will be a great place for homeless people to go for housing, medical help, and the feeling of love. Homeless people don’t feel accepted and refrain from getting care. This project will offer a beautiful place to heal.
Bennie Whitfield
Consumer Advocate and St Mary’s Senior Center LifeLong Medical Care Patient$15 Million In CA State Funds
With Senator Skinner’s leadership, the AWC was recently awarded $15 million in the 2021-22 State Budget, in recognition of the project’s significance in advancing the state’s commitment to addressing homelessness, health and behavioral health, and aging issues in Alameda County