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Ellen Dailey was many things, including a person who experienced homelessness. Ellen used this experience to champion the unique voice of those experiencing homelessness and the right of all people to play a role in the decisions affecting their lives. She was instrumental in starting the Consumer Advisory Board in Boston and the National Consumer […]

Nominate Yourself or a Colleague by February 29, 2024 The work of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council continues to be critical in this time of increasing homelessness. The Council’s endeavors in education, research, training, and support of health centers, HCH programs, and medical respite programs across the country depend on the strong

This award is named in honor of the late Willie J. Mackey, a dedicated member of the RCPN Steering Committee and a fierce advocate for medical respite care. This award recognizes an individual who has made a profound impact on their community through the delivery or advancement of medical respite care. The award is presented

About the NCAB Steering Committee The National Consumer Advisory Board (NCAB) Steering Committee is comprised of national leaders who are using their real-life experience to inform decisions about policies and practices at health centers across the country.  The NCAB Steering Committee includes a chair, two co-chairs, a peer advocate, 3 members at large, and 5 regional representatives.  There

Nominate yourself or a fellow clinician for the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network Steering Committee, which comprises national clinical leaders in the care of people without homes. Steering Committee members are actively engaged in shaping the Council’s clinical agenda, creating and disseminating resources to improve care across the field, and advocating for solutions

The Karen Rotondo Award for Outstanding Service honors the memory and legacy of Karen Rotondo, RN, the “Founding Mother” of the HCH Clinicians’ Network. It is awarded to one exemplary clinician in the HCH field annually at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference. The Clinicians’ Network will provide support to the award recipient

We invite you to apply, or encourage a colleague to apply, for the John N. Lozier Scholarship for New Members. Please feel free to help those you encourage with the application. Established in 2017, the John N. Lozier Scholarship for New Members is an award honoring the legacy of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s

We invite you to nominate yourself, a colleague or a program participant for the Philip W. Brickner National Leadership Award, which recognizes individuals who have significantly strengthened services and/or advocacy to address the health status of people without homes. At Saint Vincent’s Hospital Department of Community Medicine in New York City in the 1960s, Dr.