C.O.M.B. initiative
Project Helios
Healers.
A rapid-response healthcare concept offered by the Balati EMS healthcare network for people experiencing homelessness and opioid addiction.
The idea
Care that meets people where they are.
The proposed response team would be called by frontline organizations, provide emergency care, and arrange transportation to local hospitals when needed.
The program also outlines harm-reduction outreach on scooters, including overdose response, Narcan bags, and wound-care kits.
Project goals
Build the first wave of response.
- 01Secure funding for the first wave of the project
- 02Launch the project by March 2026
- 03Serve more than 10,000 people in the first three months of service
- 04Expand the response model to other boroughs