During its 31 years, HCRI, Inc. has been in existence, we gained a better understanding of the social determinants of diseases, social and behavioral change strategies, and strategies to reduce health and health care disparities.
As homelessness increased in the Sacramento area, HCRI, Inc. found that the most underserved population of all - the homeless - was experiencing more untreated serious diseases and no palliative and/or hospice care. This led to a commitment to reduce the number of terminally ill homeless dying on our streets and along our rivers. Beginning in 2017, HCRI, Inc. has focused on raising the money to create a community providing comfort care and hospice care, shelter, clothing, personal items and music/art/writing therapies for eligible terminally ill, homeless men and women. Trained and certified End of Life Doulas will offer their services to residents of Joshua's House, which will be staffed by health professionals, trained hospice volunteers. All services and care will be offered free to eligible terminally ill, homeless individuals while hospice services will be provided by local health systems.
The Health Communication Research Institute, Inc. (HCRI, Inc.), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, was founded in 1989 with a mission to improve communication around end-of-life issues and to reduce health disparities among underserved populations, including the homeless. Since 2015, the focus of HCRI, Inc. has been to establish Joshua's House Volunteer Hospice, the first comfort and hospice house for those experiencing homelessness at the end of life on the West Coast.
We are so pleased to share that we are in the final phase of opening Joshua's House Hospice in the spring of 2025! It has been a long and challenging journey while knowing that more people became unhoused in 2024 than ever before and we had more people dying on our streets than ever before. We were challenged by "Not in my Neighborhood" protesters and increasing City permit and approval fees, but inspired by City, County and community supporters who helped us raise over $3 million.
We are now focused on the final costs that will enable us to more Joshua's House Hospice over to YoloCares Hospice that will operate the facility with highly trained professional staff, trained and certified hospice volunteers and trained, certified End of Life Doulas.
Our commitment to equity and inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day as we seek to grow and develop.
Organization name
Joshua's House Volunteer Hospice
other names
HCRI, Inc.
1989
Tax id (EIN)
68-0195121
Mission Category
Housing, Shelter
Operating Budget
$50,001 - $100,000
Organization Need
Funding: Program, Funding: Unrestricted, Other
Demographics Served
Seniors, Veterans, Homeless/Underhoused/Unhoused
Local Counties Served
Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo
Address
5020 Hackberry LaneSacramento County, CA, US
Yolo County, CA, US