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California Community Benefit Organization

Housing is healthcare. Recovery is possible.

WarmDoor Health is a California CBO closing the gap between people in crisis and the sober living, recovery housing, and community support that saves lives — serving low-income Californians, people experiencing homelessness, and communities most impacted by the opioid epidemic.

171,521
Californians experiencing homelessness on any given night
CA Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2023
10,000+
Opioid overdose deaths in California each year
California Dept. of Public Health, 2023
$35B
Annual cost of untreated substance use disorder to California
RAND Corporation, 2022

Who We Serve

Built for the communities California cannot leave behind.

WarmDoor Health connects trained community health workers to people seeking recovery housing across California — while giving recovery facilities the technology to fill beds, retain patients, and serve the communities who need it most.

01

People experiencing homelessness

Connecting unhoused Californians to sober living, transitional housing, and re-entry support with Medi-Cal-covered navigation.

02

Opioid crisis survivors

Peer-led recovery support from navigators with lived experience — meeting people at their most vulnerable and walking alongside them.

03

Women in recovery

Gender-specific housing pathways and female-identifying navigators for women navigating addiction, trauma, and housing instability together.

04

Minority communities

Culturally responsive care rooted in community. Our navigators reflect the communities they serve — language, culture, and lived experience.

05

Low-income Californians

All services covered by Medi-Cal at zero cost to the client. No insurance required, no income thresholds, no barriers.

06

Re-entry and justice-involved

Housing-first pathways for people returning from incarceration — the population most likely to relapse and least likely to be served.


Why We Exist

The gap we exist to close.

5.36M
Californians living with a substance use disorder today
SAMHSA / CHCF Substance Use Almanac, 2025
9 in 10
Who need treatment and will receive no care this year
CHCF Substance Use Almanac, 2025
2× demand
For every sober living bed in California, twice as many people qualify and wait
California Research Bureau
6,700
Community health workers serving a state of 40 million — the workforce WarmDoor is building
CHCF Health Workforce Almanac, 2024

The Pipeline

From crisis to community a complete continuum of care.

01

Anyone can find us

Phone, text, referral from a clinic, social worker, court, or family member. No wrong door — we meet people wherever they are.

02

Navigator assigned within hours

A certified CHW — someone who has lived it — is matched and reaches out personally. Human contact, not an algorithm.

03

Right housing, right fit

AI-assisted matching connects clients to sober living, transitional housing, or residential treatment that fits their actual situation.

04

Support through completion

Ongoing CHW contact reduces dropout and relapse. Facilities retain patients. Programs complete. Lives rebuild.


The Platform

Three sides. One mission.

Recovery Facilities

Fill beds. Retain patients. Thrive.

Recovery homes, sober living operators, residential treatment programs, and government-funded facilities use WarmDoor to source pre-matched clients and stay fully funded.

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People in Recovery

The door is open. You don’t have to find it alone.

Free, Medi-Cal-covered navigation from a real person who has been where you are. From first call to sober living — and every hard day after.

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“I didn’t start WarmDoor because I had everything figured out. I started it because you don’t have to have everything figured out to help somebody. Real people showed up in my life and showed me the way. This is me showing up.”


Khalil Jones  ·  Founder, WarmDoor Health, Los Angeles, California

Who We Are

Built from experience, not from a boardroom.

KJ
Khalil Jones
Founder, WarmDoor Health
Los Angeles, California

Khalil Jones grew up in Detroit, Michigan and spent time homeless on Skid Row in Los Angeles while navigating addiction, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. He found his way out not through a system but through real people who loved him and a faith in God that gave him something to hold onto. That experience is the entire reason WarmDoor Health exists. Khalil didn’t start this organization because he had everything figured out. He started it because he learned what it means when someone opens a door for you — and he believes nobody should have to find that door alone.

WarmDoor Health is a one-person organization right now. We are actively seeking co-founders, partners, team members, and collaborators who share this mission. Get in touch


Funders, Partners & Government Agencies

Invest in the infrastructure California needs.

WarmDoor Health is building the operating layer that connects every part of California’s recovery ecosystem: CHWs, facilities, Medi-Cal, grants, and the people who need it most. We are actively seeking funding partners.

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Aligned with funding priorities of
SAMHSA DHCS California HHS / HRSA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation California Wellness Foundation Medi-Cal