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Nationally recognized health care experts to help shape National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) –When the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) launches on Wednesday, July 15, it will be a first-of-its kind institute designed to expand the field of medical respite care and enhance knowledge about these vital programs for patients […]

National Institute for Medical Respite Care to Launch July 15 (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — On July 15, 2020, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council will launch the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC), the first-of-its-kind institute to identify best practices, offer expert services, and advance state-of-the-field knowledge in medical respite care (also known

No Justice, No Peace The trauma of racism is compounded by the lack of constructive national leadership. This is especially true when elected officials and others seem intent on escalating violence and sowing purposeful divisions between people. All this prevents both progress and unity. According to Bobby Watts, CEO of the NHCHC, “America’s ‘original sin’

Telling Our Story to the Nation and the World Effective communications—telling the story of the Council family—drives impact by sharing the right message at the right time through the right channel to the right readers and listeners. Staying connected with the nation and the world is key to the Council’s leadership as the voice of

$500,000 Philanthropic Partnership: Kaiser Permanente and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council Sixteen nonprofits meeting the health needs of people experiencing homelessness in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic have been awarded a half-million dollars in grants through a funding partnership between Kaiser Permanente and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council

NHCHC Commends Passage of CARES Act, Emphasizes a Long Road Ahead NASHVILLE, TN, March 30, 2020 – The president signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) into law on March 27, 2020, providing $2 trillion in direct spending to address the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Council advocated for the inclusion of

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