Jessica Salem

Jessica Salem, the Executive Director of the Center for Health Equity at Dayton Children's Hospital, talks passionately about the Kinship Housing Project. She reveals how community health workers identified urgent housing needs for kinship caregivers, particularly during crises. Salem elaborates on assembling partners, funding strategies, and the hospital's pivotal role in the initiative. She highlights the project’s success in improving child health outcomes and offers advice for other health systems looking to implement similar community-focused housing solutions.