PHOENIX, Ariz. (9/10/2024): UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona has awarded Human Services Campus, Inc. dba Keys to Change a $1.1 million grant to support, enhance and expand critical client services designed to assist individuals experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County.
The grant to support critical client services comes at a crucial time as contract funding made available through COVID-19 emergency relief is decreasing or ending over the next fiscal year. Funds from United Healthcare Community Plan of Arizona will be used for programs including intake and assessment, housing and behavioral health navigation, and housing referral. Additionally, the funding helps with diversion, which focuses on reuniting people experiencing homelessness with family or friends to prevent the need to enter the homeless services system.
“UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona’s support to Keys to Change will help provide important services and social care resources to individuals experiencing homelessness, enabling them to access the resources they need to live healthier lives,” said Jean Kalbacher, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona. “We are proud to collaborate with Keys to Change to expand housing and social care resources to those in our community that need it most.”
Keys to Change CEO Amy Schwabenlender said, “The understanding and generosity shown by UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona is tremendous. Their support will ensure our operations for the downtown Key Campus are readily accessible for unhoused individuals in Phoenix. We are grateful and inspired.”
For more information about UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona, visit www.uhccs.com/healthyaz. For more information about Keys to Change and the work done at Key Campus, visit www.keystochangeaz.org.
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Media Contacts:
Amy Schwabenlender
CEO
Keys to Change
602-281-8628
amys@keystochangeaz.org
Kim Beaudoin
Development Manager
Keys to Change
602-282-0849
kbeaudoin@keystochangeaz.org
About UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona:
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona serves more than 500,000 members in Arizona’s Medicaid, Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), Elderly/Physical Disability (EPD) and Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) programs, the most of any Medicaid health plan in Arizona. Additionally, the health plan has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) with the Health Plan Accreditation and Long-Term Services and Supports Distinction. For more information, visit www.uhccs.com/healthyaz.
