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Resource Roundup: Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Planning

Disaster Resources for Those Serving the Unhoused Community

"I've never seen devastation like this." Cars and trucks were tossed around like toys in Asheville, North Carolina, after catastrophic flooding from Helene. pic.twitter.com/4wA33g7VLB — AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 30, 2024 The news and images coming out of the Southeastern U.S. in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene this weekend are heartbreaking. At least 120 people in […]

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Meet the Recipient of the First Trailblazer in CA Recuperative Care Award!

The National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a special program of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, is delighted to announce that the very first Trailblazer in California Recuperative Care Award has been awarded to Sandra Maple-Deaver of Gospel Center Rescue Mission in Stockton. Maple-Deaver received her award at the inaugural California Recuperative

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Register Now – Learning Collaborative: Gender-Affirming Care in Medical Respite

Transgender and nonbinary people experience homelessness at higher rates than their cisgender peers, and disproportionately experience unsheltered homelessness and associated adverse health outcomes. Medical respite programs play a uniquely important role in addressing this multi-faceted injustice, but they often face barriers in their pursuit of gender-affirming services for both guests and staff, including pre-existing physical

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NHCHC Statement: CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Orders Statewide Sweeps

Rise in Encampment Sweeps Emphasizes Need for Two-Track Solution to Homelessness 

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is appalled at California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order last week that authorizes statewide encampment sweeps of unhoused people while making no requirements for connecting people to permanent housing. Thousands of low-income Californians are now subject to even greater rates of harassment, arrests, and fines —simply because

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