Boise's Unique Housing Fund Awards First Grant

The Supportive Housing Investment Fund partners with Terry Reilly Health Services to provide wraparound services for new permanent supportive housing.

Published on Mar. 2, 2026

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A unique public-private partnership fund in Boise, Idaho called the Supportive Housing Investment Fund has awarded its first grant to Terry Reilly Health Services. The grant will allow Terry Reilly to provide personalized case management and wraparound services for people moving into a new 95-unit permanent supportive housing project opening this fall.

Why it matters

Boise has had to take a unique approach to funding supportive housing and services, as Medicaid does not cover these costs in Idaho. The Supportive Housing Investment Fund allows the city to partner with businesses and the community to raise funds and meet the needs of people transitioning out of homelessness.

The details

The Supportive Housing Investment Fund of Ada County was launched in 2024 with support from the City of Boise. It is a partnership between public and private entities to provide the services needed for successful permanent supportive housing. The fund has nearly reached its $15 million matching goal through community donations.

  • The Supportive Housing Investment Fund was launched in 2024.
  • The new 95-unit permanent supportive housing project is opening this fall.

The players

Lauren McLean

The mayor of Boise who explained that the grant to Terry Reilly Health Services will allow them to personalize case management services for individuals moving into the new permanent supportive housing.

Terry Reilly Health Services

A community health center in Boise that has received the inaugural grant from the Supportive Housing Investment Fund to provide wraparound services for people moving into permanent housing.

Idaho Community Foundation

An organization that collaborates on the Supportive Housing Investment Fund and has partnered with businesses in Ada County to accept donations from the community.

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What they’re saying

“This grant to Terry Reilly allows Terry Reilly to personalize the case management services for every individual. They're getting what they need to build the life that we all dream of, to get on that road to self-sufficiency and ultimately, in the future, move on to another home so that these services can meet the needs of somebody else.”

— Lauren McLean, Mayor of Boise (Public News Service)

“The community has rallied around this idea. Because we know that providing housing and services will prevent the problems that other cities have experienced with regard to homelessness.”

— Lauren McLean, Mayor of Boise (Public News Service)

What’s next

The new 95-unit permanent supportive housing project is scheduled to open this fall.

The takeaway

Boise's unique public-private Supportive Housing Investment Fund is an innovative model for funding the wraparound services needed to make permanent supportive housing successful, especially in states like Idaho where Medicaid does not cover these costs.