Trillium is committed to advancing health equity through supporting the whole health of Oregonians, addressing the social drivers of health including access to education, housing and food, and increasing access to care.

Some of our recent initiatives include:

3-year project with the Oregon Health Care Interpreters Association (OHCIA) to recruit, train, and credential Health Care Interpreters (HCIs) in high-demand languages. This partnership will pay full-tuition scholarships for credentialing expenses, continuing education units, and stipends to cover costs such as childcare, time away from work, and technology.

• 130 students will be trained as Health Care Interpreters
• 100 credentialed interpreters have access to 24 hours of on-demand continuing education units required for credential renewal

Peer Support Specialist Training programs, including a sponsorship program for 16 youth of color to become state-certified Youth Support Specialists through partnerships with REAP Inc. and Adulting in Real Life.

• Development and delivery of a culturally specific and trauma-informed training curriculum, providing a pathway into the behavioral health field for youth of color as participants gain skills to support their peers and practice self-care.
• Eleven youth completed an 80-hour training, culminating in a graduation ceremony and a behavioral health fair where the youth could be introduced to behavioral health degree programs and organizations that hire peer support staff.

Connecting community members to housing and wraparound services, including investment in St. Vincent de Paul’s First Place Family Center (FPFC) and Night Shelter Annex and the Homes For Good project, Bridges on Broadway.

• The FPFC, an accessible and trauma-informed day center, provides access to necessary items, food, case management, job coaching, and connections to housing and shelter opportunities.
• The Annex Night Shelter offers safe, trauma-informed housing including individual dorm units and meals, laundry, showers, household and essential items, and dedicated case management.
• First Place Kids supports families experiencing homelessness staying at the Annex with a therapeutic preschool, family resource referrals, family support activities, and community engagement 
• The Annex Night Shelter has the capacity to house up to 28 families at one time.
• 1,416 family cases managed, 25,281 meals served onsite, and 561 families provided with a mailing address, which is vital for accessing housing and getting jobs
• The Homes for Good project, Bridges on Broadway, refurbished a former Red Lion motel in Eugene into 57 units of permanent supportive housing for people with high needs and experiencing chronic homelessness. Additional capital expenses were provided for other Homes for Good housing sites.

Trillium’s Start Smart for Your Baby® care management program provides extra benefits and support for Trillium members during and after pregnancy.

• Start Smart for Your Baby® supported 73 moms in 2024 by providing access to an RN Case Manager.
• In 2025, the Start Smart for Your Baby® program launched an enhanced model which evaluates physical and behavioral health factors to pinpoint potential barriers to maintaining a healthy, full-term pregnancy.
• All members outreached are screened for depression and/or anxiety. For those with needs, members are connected to our integrated Behavioral Health team.
• For members who are engaged in Case Management, we consistently evaluate Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) throughout the perinatal period and offer support through community-based resources via our closed-loop referral system in Connect Oregon. 
• All Trillium members can obtain member rewards via our MyHealthPays incentive program. Pregnant members can be rewarded by going to prenatal/postpartum appointments and engaging with our Start Smart for Your Baby® team.

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Behavioral Health

Trillium values a person-centered approach to health and wellness for our members, including access to effective and equitable behavioral health initiatives and services. We work with youth and adult members, hospitals, county and community partners, and stakeholders to provide the best healthcare outcomes for our members needing behavioral health resources and supports.

Trillium’s Health Assistance Linkage and Outreach (HALO) program recognizes that substance use disorders must be viewed and assessed from a multifaceted perspective to address mental illness and unmet social needs. HALO considers the physical, mental, and environmental needs that may be triggering substance use, empowering our care managers to leverage enhanced screenings to inform treatment recommendations for optimal outcomes.

To address Oregon’s epidemic of youth fentanyl overdose death, Trillium partners with organizations like Song for Charlie on outreach efforts like “The New Drug Talk,” an online platform to help parents and caregivers educate young people about the risks associated with fentanyl, counterfeit pills, and today’s drug environment.

To help prevent suicide, Trillium’s Choose Tomorrow program uses a predictive risk model that identifies members who are at risk for suicide. Staff will complete assessments, safety plans, and care plans to coordinate care and provide support to Trillium members.

Expanding access to care through secure telehealth and online services, including partnerships with Boulder Care for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and Teladoc’s Mental Health digital platform.

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Provider Network

Trillium is committed to growing the provider workforce and increasing access to culturally responsive whole healthcare for Oregonians.

Some of our recent initiatives include:

Supporting nursing workforce recruitment and training by investing in academic degree programs like Bushnell University’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Nurses who complete this program will be highly skilled in delivering culturally competent care and treating patients in community and integrated behavioral health settings.

• 62% of Bushnell’s nursing graduates stay in Lane County and over 90% practice in Oregon

Helping providers meet people where they are by awarding grant funding for Central City Concern’s Mobile Health Program offering primary care, behavioral healthcare and dental care to those experiencing homelessness. 

Helping to grow the Traditional Health Worker workforce by supporting training and education programs like Greater New Hope Charities’ Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Community Health Worker (CHW) training program which is free to BIPOC participants who are low-wage earners or unemployed. All facilitators and trainees identify as BIPOC, and this program aims to expand the availability of CHWs serving East Multnomah County’s BIPOC communities.

• 75 BIPOC participants completed Community Health Worker training 

To advance health equity and address food security, Trillium partners with FOOD for Lane County to bring free, high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, plus additional food items, to low-income individuals and families at convenient community and neighborhood locations serving diverse populations, including some medical clinics in Lane County.  In 2024:

• 320,093 pounds of fresh produce distributed to 54,607 individuals in 24,711 households
• 6 months of free weekly food boxes distributed to pregnant Trillium members participating in Start Smart for Your Baby® program
• New distribution sites opened at Oregon Department of Human Services locations and the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center, which serves the Coquille Tribal family, other American Indians and Alaska Natives, tribal employees, and the general public

To increase access to dental care, Trillium partners with Capitol Dental to close care gaps and to reach members in geographically limited areas through mobile services and support from Community Health Workers.

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Tribal Communities

Trillium is committed to partnering with Tribal communities to ensure access to culturally responsive healthcare and improve whole health outcomes.

Some of our recent initiatives include:

Addressing the social determinants of health including access to housing, food, transportation, and personal hygiene options by investing in a shower and laundry trailer for unhoused and temporarily unhoused community members of the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde.

To help connect Tribal communities to health and wellness resources, Trillium was proud to sponsor several health fairs at the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians’ Eugene and Portland offices.

To increase food security, Trillium partnered with Ko-Kwel Wellness Center and FOOD for Lane County to establish distribution sites to bring fresh, nutritious food directly to the community.

To support the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) as they provide holistic wraparound services to Native youth and families in Oregon, Trillium’s leadership team built and delivered 10 bikes for use in NAYA’s culturally specific programs supporting youth ages 10-14.

To help meet the needs of Tribal community members by providing essential cold-weather items such as gloves, scarves, and hats for distribution during the winter season, Trillium’s Executive Leadership Team participated in a holiday shopping initiative to support the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians' Portland office.

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