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California Community Benefit Organization

Housing is healthcare. Recovery is possible.

We connect people to the rooms and the relationships that make it real — serving low-income Californians, people experiencing homelessness, and communities most impacted by the opioid epidemic.

171,521
Californians experiencing homelessness on any given night — the largest unhoused population in the nation
CA Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2023
10,000+
Opioid overdose deaths in California each year — disproportionately affecting low-income and minority communities
California Dept. of Public Health, 2023
$35B
Annual cost of untreated substance use disorder to California taxpayers — in healthcare, incarceration, and lost productivity
RAND Corporation, 2022

Who We Serve

Recovery is not one story.

We build bridges for people the system has overlooked. Our work focuses on those who face the highest barriers to a stable room and a fresh start.

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 math is brutal. And it is real.

Millions of Californians carry a substance use disorder. Nearly all of them walk through life without treatment, without a room, and without a hand reaching back.

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 the street to a set of keys.

Recovery is not a straight line. It is a series of doors. Some are heavy. Some are locked. We walk people through four critical thresholds that turn crisis into community.

01

Outreach meets the person where they are

Community health workers find individuals on the street, in shelters, and in emergency rooms. The first conversation starts with trust.

02

A bed opens and a plan takes hold

We place people directly into vetted sober living homes. A bed is a foundation. A plan is what keeps it.

03

Peer navigators walk the path alongside them

Certified CHWs with lived experience guide this journey — covered by Medi-Cal, no one left behind.

04

A life rebuilds in the community

Stability becomes momentum. People move from surviving to working, from isolation to belonging. The door stays open behind them.


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 slept on the concrete of Skid Row and I know what a closed door feels like. WarmDoor exists because a room and a relationship saved my life. That same door has to swing open for the next person.”


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

Who We Are

The man who built the door he needed.

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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

California cannot afford to wait.

The numbers are not abstract. They are neighbors, veterans, and people who ran out of options. Every dollar represents a life that could move toward recovery with the right door opened at the right time.

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