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Kaiser Permanente pledges $25 million towards homeless crisis

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FILE - In this May 30, 2019 file photo, tents housing homeless line a street in downtown Los Angeles. Nonprofit health care system Kaiser Permanente today announced it will be the first private sector contributor to Newsom's newly announced fund to combat homelessness in the state, committing $25 million to the effort. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
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California Homeless Fund
Posted at 8:05 AM, Jan 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-17 11:05:22-05

Calling California's homeless crisis a public health issue, hospital giant Kaiser Permanente has pledged $25 million to a new state fund aimed at getting people off the streets.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week creating what he proposes to be a $750 million fund that providers could use to pay rents, subsidize affordable housing or help board and care homes.

Kaiser said safe and stable housing is key to a person's physical, mental and social health and that Kaiser's donation is one of the first of its kind from the private sector.

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