Chelsea Hensley

Long-Overdue COVID-19 Relief Bill Passes On Sunday, December 27, President Trump signed Congress’ long-overdue $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill (summary) as an amendment to the annual budget agreement for fiscal year 2021. Last week President Trump threatened to not sign the bill, creating unnecessary chaos and a lapse in unemployment benefits. The bipartisan relief bill includes a

The Future of Our Health Is Now: Statement on the Elections and the Supreme Court November 10, 2020 Today, the Supreme Court is conducting hearings to determine the legality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Last week, the country elected a new President after a long and contentious election that has left the nation still

Statement on the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness’ Strategic Plan On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released a new strategic plan entitled Expanding the Toolbox: The Whole-of-Government Response to Homelessness. This report (hardly a plan) plays on harmful stereotypes and undermines best practices. For example, it attacks Housing First, an

Prevent Client Evictions! (Updated April 21, 2021, to reflect the new expiration date for the eviction moratorium, June 30, 2021.) The CDC has released an order halting most evictions due to nonpayment of rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order is in effect from September 4, 2020, through June 30, 2021. However, renters are not

CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Offers Welcome, But Interim, Relief NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 3, 2020 — On Tuesday evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an order establishing a nationwide eviction moratorium. Under the order, evictions are banned through December 31, 2020, for tenants unable to pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This

Weakened CDC Testing Guidance Jeopardizes Public Health NASHVILLE, TN, August 28, 2020 – The emergence of COVID-19 has created tremendous challenges for Health Care for the Homeless programs and others who deliver health care and support services to people who are homeless. Shelters, food programs, and the broader homeless services systems in every community have also

Federal Inaction on COVID-19 Is A Disgrace. We Need Congress To Act NOW. NASHVILLE, TN, August, 17, 2020 –  The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the long-term failures of the health care, housing and safety net systems in the United States. For 30 years, the HCH community has worked on the front lines to provide