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Street Outreach
All Community Members Deserve Access to Safe, Affordable Medical Care
Blue Ridge Health Street Outreach offers caring, one-on-one support to members of the unsheltered population, runaways, and other street youth, while also linking them to community partners such as Thrive and Vaya, who assist with housing needs. When individuals have a safe place to live, it becomes easier to address mental health and substance use needs, as well as to find and maintain employment.
Located in a historic section of Hendersonville, NC, the 7th Avenue clinic offers an accessible and safe place to serve people who are living without shelter, while also providing healthcare in a convenient location for the general community.
If you are living without shelter or without safe, stable housing, please fill out the form below and someone from our team will be in touch.
Street Outreach Services Include:
• Making initial assessments of needs and eligibility
• Providing assistance in navigating a crisis
• Addressing urgent physical needs by providing nutrition, first aid kits, hygiene supplies, and more
• Participation in the coordinated entry system of the local Continuum of
Care (COC)
• Evaluation, verification, and documentation of eligibility
• Counseling
• Developing, securing, and coordinating services
• Helping obtain federal, state, and local benefits
• Monitoring and evaluating participant progress
• Supplies to assist with communication barriers, survival needs, emergencies, and personal care
- Assessing participants’ health conditions and developing treatment plans
- Assisting participants in understanding their health needs
- Providing or helping to obtain emergency medical treatment
- Crisis interventions
- Explanation for the use and management of medications
- Medication and follow-up services
BRH – 7th Avenue
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Clinic Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 1 – 5 p.m.
Care Coordination Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Outreach Hours: Wednesday and Friday 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Group visits available Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
Learn More About Our Street Outreach Program
Download this brochure for more details
Recovery Support Unit
At Blue Ridge Health, we believe recovery is possible for everyone. Our approach uses practical, evidence-based strategies to support individuals in overcoming challenges related to substance use and in building healthier lives. The 7th Avenue clinic offers a high-risk Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program for patients who might not otherwise have access to care.
We are able to get patients started on medications more quickly than other sites, and we provide intensive case management along with weekly visits to help them achieve stability. Patients can then transition to other sites, where they continue their recovery journey.