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Proving a Negative: Verifying Homelessness for HCH Eligibility

Primary audience: HCH health center staff. This month we take up the notion of “proving” health center patients are indeed experiencing homelessness. (Find a less colloquial, in-depth version of this in our 2018 technical assistance notice.) With limited resources, HCH health centers must ensure that their federal funds are used exclusively for their intended purpose (while noting the […]

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Long-Overdue COVID-19 Relief Bill Passes

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

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Statement on U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness’ Strategic Plan

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

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Prevent Client Evictions!

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

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CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Offers Welcome, But Interim, Relief

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

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Weakened CDC Testing Guidance Jeopardizes Public Health

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

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Federal Inaction on COVID-19

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

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