Introducing the Community Care Hub and our Social Care Network 1.0
/Healthcare is so much more than what happens at your doctor
It’s true! It’s having access to safe and affordable housing to come home to, the access and affordability of healthy food, the community who supports you, and so much more. Our mission at BHT is to improve the health of our region and support the growth of a network of community-based organizations, behavioral health specialists, and healthcare centers that support community needs.
So, what’s our solution? Meet our Community Care Hub!
Our goal is to help folks find the unique care that is best for them, whether it be navigating complex health systems, breaking down barriers like language access, or finding vital resources for everyday needs. We connect individuals to a care coordinator at one of our trusted partner organizations who can work with them step-by-step to find the right basic, medical, and lifestyle support for their unique needs, and is with them every step of the way.
BHT holds contracts with community-based organizations, behavioral health specialists, and healthcare providers to create a network that can connect folks with the right care for them from community representatives that share their culture, language, or beliefs. We uplift those organizations with technical assistance, administrative functions and training, and support their workforce needs to create an integrated system that strengthens our communities. In return, they are able to focus less on worries of consistent funding and grant-writing, and more on serving our communities.
How it works
We know from experience our community has unique needs that can’t be served by providing the same care and treatment plan to all without considering diverse lived experience, cultural, and language needs. That’s why we match folks with a care coordinator at one of our trusted partner organizations that is the right fit for them and can help them find the right care path. This helps reduce barriers and duplication of services and takes the burden off the individual to navigate incredibly complex systems of care.
What it costs
Our Community Care Hub will be FREE to our regional community! BHT works to braid and integrate funding sources to support community-based organizations and provide a care coordinator match at no cost to individuals. We do the heavy lift of federal contracting and compliance to help reduce barriers for the folks that do the work to keep serving our community.
Where we are starting: Meet our Social Care Network 1.0
We decided to start small to be able to grow our care system responsibly and with the right infrastructure to support the growing need. We are so excited to introduce the 11 partners we are contracting with for the launch of our Social Care Network:
Carl Maxey Center (CMC) is a Black-led and Black-centered non-profit, 501c3 organization, based in the East Central neighborhood of Spokane, Washington. CMC is both a neighborhood cultural center and gathering place, as well as a community based organization that provides programs and services focused on addressing the needs of Spokane's African American/Black community.
Health and Justice Recovery Alliance (HJRA) provides a Peer service delivery model that centers the experience of the participant and community in crisis by supporting navigation from crisis to well-being.
Latinos en Spokane is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization centered on supporting citizen participation, culturally-led community development, and empowerment of the Latino and immigrant population in Spokane County. They have centered their efforts on going to the community, listening to needs, building trust, and providing technical support and wrap-around services directly to families navigating the complexities of immigration, education, healthcare, housing, and city resources.
Peer Spokane cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing peer emotional support and development services to those impacted by addiction, mental health, and/or HIV/AIDS.
Spectrum Center’s mission is to create a safe, intersectional, intergenerational, 2SLGBTQIA+ community gathering space that celebrates a resilient, healthy community through social connectedness and support, arts and culture, access to resources, and leadership development.
American Indian Community Center (AICC) was founded in 1967 as a social gathering place for Indian and Native American people who lived in the Spokane area. Since 1967 AICC has become a comprehensive social service agency serving American Indian/Alaskan Natives and all other racial groups by providing Employment and Training Services, which attempts to match programs and resources for the individual client’s needs. We also offer Indian Child Welfare services or families who are in danger of losing their children to Child Protective Services.
Rural Resources: Through education, resources and support, they offer real hope to children, seniors and families, by working to create a stronger and more stable community for us all. Each year, 14,000 people in Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Whitman and Stevens Counties turn to Rural Resources for short-term assistance and long-term solutions to help them take control of their lives and their futures.
Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center is a regionally recognized community social service center providing comprehensive education, social services and cultural enrichment programs for children and families. It is located in East Central Spokane, one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Spokane County. The Center was created over 40 years ago as a community response to a community need.
Nuestras Raices is a community center that is committed to increase public awareness and pride in the depth and diversity of Hispanic / Latino culture. Their community center promotes and serves the Hispanic/Latino interest through cultural, business outreach, social justice and wellbeing of our community.
Northeast Tri County Health District (NETCHD) delivers a variety of programs and services to Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens County residents while working with other entities to assess, protect, preserve, and promote the health of the tri-county area.
Frontier Behavioral Health is a nonprofit Trauma-Informed Care organization that provides clinically and culturally appropriate behavioral healthcare and related services to individuals of all ages in collaboration with community partners. They prioritize the delivery of services for individuals and families who are at high risk, high need or publicly funded.
VOA Eastern Washington specializes in providing care to youth and adults with housing-first solutions and low-barrier access to services. For over 125 years, they have been uplifting individuals and communities, helping them to weather life’s storms. Their work touches the mind, body, heart – and ultimately the spirit – of those they serve, integrating their deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.