The CDC’s eviction moratorium is in effect from September 4, 2020, through December 31, 2020. However, renters are not automatically covered; they need to complete a signed declaration and present it to their landlord. Find out more about the declaration and what else you need to know to protect clients and prevent evictions.

Registration is open for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s 2020 Governing Membership Meeting on October 1-2. The Governing Membership Meeting is open to Council members only. If your organization is not a member but you would like to participate in this important learning opportunity, click here for details on how to join the Council. This year’s meeting will be all virtual, with sessions and built-in breaks encompassing topics like Consumer Advisory Boards’ pandemic response, supporting the mental health of staff, anti-racism, and leading in the midst of change, and more!

Our new paper assesses COVID-19 response in other countries with single-payer health care in order to demonstrate why Medicare-for-All is needed in the U.S.  We encourage the HCH community to use this resource in advocacy efforts. Also, see our single-payer issue brief released earlier this summer: COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Further Illustrating the Benefits of ‘Medicare-for-All’.

The Council has released a statement regarding the recent changes to CDC guidance that reduce testing recommendations for those who have been in contact with COVID-19 positive individuals. More testing is necessary, not less. 

There will be no peace in our society until we have achieved justice for everyone. The National HCH Council and our entire community recommit to fighting racism and building a society based on justice, not oppression.