Circle the City

Circle the City

Health Care for the Homeless Program Grantee/Federally Qualified Health Center Chief Executive Officer: Kim Despres, DHA, RN www.circlethecity.org

Circle the City (CTC) is a dynamic, Arizona-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides integrated, holistic healthcare to men, women, and children facing homelessness in Maricopa County. CTC has two outpatient clinics, where patients can receive primary, preventive healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and assistance with connecting to community resources and services. CTC also operates two recuperative care, respite centers for people healing from an acute illness or injury. CTC’s respite care program began in 2012 to meet the needs of people who were not ill enough to be in the hospital, but too ill to be on the street. Each 50-bed respite center provides patients facing homelessness, a safe place to rest, heal, and recover. Respite patients receive a bed, meals, daily medical evaluation, 24/7 nursing support, behavioral healthcare, and case management to help connect patients to resources, including stable housing. Approximately 70% of respite patients are connected to affordable, long-term housing upon discharge. CTC also operates four mobile medical units that provide healthcare to people in all parts of Maricopa County. Most recently, CTC expanded its patient outreach to hospitals with its innovative Health Navigator Program, where a CTC employee is stationed in the hospital. CTC has received national recognition for its seamless continuum of healthcare for people facing homelessness in Maricopa County.

Circle the City has 4 sites in Phoenix and a mobile medical program serving the greater Phoenix metro area. To find exact clinic locations, please visit:

https://www.circlethecity.org or https://aachc.org/communityhealthcenters/map

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE:

300 West Clarendon Avenue, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85013 623.900.2203 Parsons Family Health Center in Phoenix