Radius Health's Pathways to Housing

Julie Strome is Program Director for Pathways to Housing, a program of Radius Health (formerly the Boyle-Macaulay Health Centre).

Pathways to Housing (P2H) offers dedicated support for indivduals transitioning from houselessness. Pathways aims to provide a sustainable solution to houselessness by providing chronically homelss individuals with support needed to overcome systemic barriers, such as serious mental illness and addition. 

P2H was added to Radius’s array of programs and services in 2009. Both the Government of Alberta and the City of Edmonton identified “Pathways to Housing” as a key strategy in their respective ’10 Year Plan to End Homelessness’, and Radius with its expertise and successful history of delivering Primary Health Care and Health Promotion programs for the previous 30 years to the target population, was the logical choice to implement the program in Edmonton. Pathways to Housing specifically targets chronically homeless persons who are disabled by serious mental illness and addiction, made even more complex with a multitude of health and social issues.

Julie is pleased to have the opportunity to tell members of our Club more about the program and discuss ways our Club and its members can support P2H's vital mission.