HomePress CenterPress Releases & Statements Media Releases & Statements Read media releases and official statements from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council. Table Of Contents 2023202220212020201820172015 2023 Study Shows Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Homelessness May Cause Significant Spikes in Mortality, Overdoses and Hospitalizations | April 10, 2023 LINK 2022 National Health Care for the Homeless Council Welcomes New Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness | December 20, 2022 LINK National Health Care for the Homeless Council Receives $2.9 Million Grant from the United Health Foundation | December 15, 2022 LINK The Council’s VAP Recognized For Successes at White House COVID-19 Equity Summit | November 16, 2022 LINK Monkeypox and People Experiencing Homelessness: A Public Health Advisory | August 10, 2022 LINK Supreme Court Decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Will Negatively Impact People Experiencing Homelessness | June 24, 2022 LINK Leading Health Care Organizations Form Unique Collaboration to Support Recuperative Care for People Experiencing Homelessness in California | March 8, 2022 LINK CDC Foundation and NIMRC Award Nearly $1 Million to Medical Respite Care Programs in Five States to Strengthen Behavioral Health | February 28, 2022 LINK NHCHC Statement on the Appointment of Jeff Olivet to Lead the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness | February 1, 2022 LINK 2021 New Program Will Use “Vaccine Ambassadors” to Improve Vaccine Education and Access Among Vulnerable Populations | November 10, 2021 LINK The Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Information for the HCH Community | September 13, 2021 LINK Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Staff in the HCH Community | August 10, 2021 LINK National Eviction Moratorium Ends Next Week: Action Steps for the HCH Community | July 22, 2021 LINK National Institute for Medical Respite Care Celebrates First Year | July 9, 2021 LINK Follow-Up Notice About the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine | April 26, 2021 LINK National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s 2021 Conference & Policy Symposium to Include A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi | April 22, 2021 LINK Notice About the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine | April 13, 2021 LINK Statement on Addressing Anti-Asian Violence and Hate | March 24, 2021 LINK Grantmaking Partnership of CDC Foundation/NIMRC Awards $1.6 Million to Programs in Seven States and Washington, D.C. | February 15, 2021 LINK National Health Care for the Homeless Council CEO Appointed to the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force | February 12, 2021 LINK For 2021, Shine a Bright Light on the Dark Truth About Homelessness | January 4, 2021 LINK 2015 – 2020 2020 Long-Overdue COVID-19 Relief Bill Passes December 28, 2020 Millions of Evictions Are Imminent Unless Congress Acts Immediately December 4, 2020 The Future of Our Health Is Now: Statement on the Elections and the Supreme Court November 10, 2020 Statement on the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness’ Strategic Plan October 27, 2020 Prevent Client Evictions! September 21, 2020 CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Offers Welcome, But Interim, Relief September 3, 2020 Weakened CDC Testing Guidance Jeopardizes Public Health August 28, 2020 Federal Inaction on COVID-19 Is A Disgrace. We Need Congress To Act NOW. August 17, 2020 Nationally Recognized Health Care Experts to Help Shape National Institute for Medical Respite Care July 15, 2020 National Institute for Medical Respite Care to Launch July 15 July 7, 2020 No Justice, No Peace June 3, 2020 Telling Our Story to the Nation and the World April 22, 2020 $500,000 Philanthropic Partnership: Kaiser Permanente and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council April 17, 2020 From Our Partner: United Health Foundation Pledges $5 Million to Support Americans Experiencing Homelessness and Food Insecurity Exacerbated by COVID-19 April 3, 2020 NHCHC Commends Passage of CARES Act, Emphasizes a Long Road Ahead March 31, 2020 Statement from the National HCH Council: Dangerous Opportunity March 25, 2020 From Our Partner: Supporting COVID-19 Response for U.S. Homeless Population March 15, 2020 Administration’s FY2021 Proposed Federal Budget Violates Human Rights February 14, 2020 National HCH Council Opposes CMS Medicaid Block Grants January 30, 2020 2018 Homeless Encampments: Roles for the HCH Community April 26, 2018 Barriers to Health & Stability: Medicaid Work Requirements & Other Restrictions February 1, 2018 2017 Statement from the National HCH Council: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day and Advocacy Agenda December 21, 2017 Letter to U.S. Senate: Graham-Cassidy Bill November 22, 2017 Statement from the National HCH Council: Congress Must Act Now to Extend Health Center Funding November 11, 2017 Press Release: Council Must Act Now to Extend Health Center Funding November 7, 2017 Statement from the National HCH Council: Hurricane Harvey September 1, 2017 Statement from the National HCH Council: Recent Proposed Federal Health Reform Legislation March 30, 2017 Press Release: Bobby Watts Named New CEO of National Health Care for the Homeless Council March 17, 2017 2015 Standing in Solidarity: In Support of the Movement for Social Justice June 2015
