Community Partnerships

Trinity Health Ann Arbor provides financial support for the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County's (SAWC) Recuperative Care Program (RCP), an initiative designed to improve health outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability while reducing preventable and costly hospital utilization. The program serves individuals who are medically vulnerable and often face complex physical and behavioral health challenges.

Recuperative care, also known as medical respite care, offers short-term residential support for people experiencing homelessness who are well enough to be discharged from the hospital but too ill or frail to safely recover on the streets or in a traditional shelter setting. By providing a safe place to heal, access to supportive services, and connections to ongoing health care and housing resources, the Recuperative Care Program helps participants achieve greater stability, supports recovery, and reduces avoidable emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.

Trinity Health Ann Arbor provides 33,572 square feet of leased space for $1 per year to House N2 Home, a nonprofit organization that transforms empty housing into welcoming homes for individuals and families rebuilding after homelessness. Working in partnership with case workers from more than 50 agencies throughout Washtenaw County, House N2 Home receives referrals for people moving into permanent housing and works directly with each client to understand their individual needs and preferences.

With the support of hundreds of volunteers, the organization provides and thoughtfully sets up furniture, household essentials, linens, kitchen items, décor and other necessities – helping ensure that individuals and families are not simply housed, but have a comfortable, functional place to call home as they begin their next chapter. 

Trinity Health Ann Arbor is proud to partner with the Washtenaw Housing Alliance (WHA), having helped establish the organization and continue to serve as its employer of record since its inception in 2000. In addition to providing ongoing annual financial support, Trinity Health Ann Arbor provides in-kind support through partial funding of employee benefit costs for WHA staff.

Through the Sister Yvonne Gellise Fund for Permanent Supportive Housing Services (Yvonne Fund), Trinity Health Ann Arbor also contributed $1 million to establish this community endowment at the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, creating a sustainable source of revenue for permanent supportive housing services in Washtenaw County. The WHA works to grow the Fund for the community’s benefit and the aim of preventing and ending homelessness.

The Washtenaw Housing Alliance is a coalition of more than 25 organizations working collaboratively to prevent and end homelessness across the county. By coordinating resources, aligning strategies and strengthening partnerships among service providers, WHA helps create a more effective and responsive housing system.

The Alliance also plays a key role in advancing the development of permanent affordable housing solutions, ensuring that more individuals and families have access to safe, stable and affordable places to call home. 

Alpha House works to support families experiencing homelessness in building a better future through shelter, housing, and supportive services designed to help families achieve stability and secure permanent housing. Trinity Health Ann Arbor supports this mission in-kinds contributions.  Located on the Trinity Health Ann Arbor campus, Del’s House offers 29 private living units, each with its own bathroom and capacity for up to four beds.

This new Alpha House facility expands Washtenaw County’s capacity to provide safe, stable shelter and supportive services for families experiencing homelessness while they work toward permanent housing solutions. 

To learn more or to make a donation, please visit Alpha House's website below.