Laura Rabell

National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s 2021 Conference & Policy Symposium to Include A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi April 22, 2021 The National Health Care for the Homeless Council has announced that Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in […]

Notice About the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine April 13, 2021 Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID 19 vaccine due to six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood

Statement on Addressing Anti-Asian Violence and Hate March 24, 2021 We grieve and stand in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community against the ongoing anguish of racism in our shared land. We are reminded once again — with painful heartache — that the history and current experience of racist hatred in our

Grantmaking Partnership of CDC Foundation/NIMRC Awards $1.6 Million to Programs in Seven States and Washington, D.C. February 15, 2021 The CDC Foundation (CDCF), in partnership with the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC), has awarded $1.6 million in grants to nine existing and emerging medical respite/recuperative programs across the country. Grant support will be

National Health Care for the Homeless Council CEO Appointed to the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force February 12, 2021 Bobby Watts, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, is one of 12 leaders nationwide appointed to the Biden-Harris Administration’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, the White House announced this week.

For 2021, Shine a Bright Light on the Dark Truth About Homelessness January 4, 2021 A year-end reflection from Bobby Watts, CEO of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, and Donald Whitehead Jr., Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless Thirty years ago, the truth that homelessness is not inevitable led

Millions of Evictions Are Imminent Unless Congress Acts Immediately December 4, 2020 At the end of the month, the CDC’s eviction moratorium is set to expire, putting up to 5 million households at immediate risk of eviction. Likewise, other safety net provisions, such as unemployment benefits and paid sick leave, will also expire, putting 12

Statement from the National HCH Council: Dangerous Opportunity It has often been pointed out that the Chinese word for “crisis” is composed of two characters. The first means “danger” and the second is “opportunity.” Thousands of years ago, their culture contained the wisdom that with every crisis, there is also opportunity. In March 2020, “COVID-19” is