Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2023

On Dec. 21, We Honor Those We’ve Lost and Renew our Resolve to Fight Injustice

On the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, people in our communities will die without a home. Each Dec. 21, we gather for Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day to memorialize and honor our family, friends, patients/clients, and community members who experienced the injustice of homelessness. Please join the the National Consumer […]

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Invest in hope and healing this holiday season

Donate Today to Improve Access to Equitable, High-Quality Health Care and End Homelessness!

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council has been offering hope and healing for nearly 40 years. Through training, research, and advocacy we have been working to build an equitable, high-quality health care system in the movement to end homelessness. Today, our work is more important than ever and we need your support! We set

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Learning Collaborative

Learning Collaborative Focuses on Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Strategies for Serving Trafficking Survivors

Join Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) for a four-part learning collaborative (LC) focused on integrating the needs of survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), human trafficking (HT), and exploitation (E) into emergency preparedness for health centers (HCs) and their partners.  Evidence shows that IPV/HT/E

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Learning Collaborative

Build Capacity in Your Health Center or MRC Program to Address Housing-Related Needs 

Health Care for the Homeless Health Centers (HCHs) and Medical Respite Care (MRC) programs serve consumers with different kinds of housing-related social needs. However, while HCHs and MRC programs are ideal places to begin addressing needs for consumers who are transitioning into (or preparing to transition into) housing, it is very challenging to do so

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Register Now for Our Learning Collaborative on Cultivating Leadership and Fostering Engagement with Transitional Age Youth

Transitional-age youth (TAY), defined as individuals aged 18-24 years old, experiencing homelessness have distinct health care and housing needs compared to older adults and younger children. Meaningful engagement of transitional-age youth in services, consumer leadership, and health center governance is essential for developing programs that effectively address their unique needs. While there is often high

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Listening Sessions: Data and Health Equity

Listening Sessions on Data and Health Equity: Three Dates Available

Please join us for an upcoming series of virtual listening sessions specifically designed for Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) facilities looking to leverage data to address health disparities.  During these listening sessions, we will explore how data can be leveraged to address health disparities and advance equity in healthcare settings. The sessions will feature

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Learning Collaborative: Quality Improvement for Health Centers

Learning Collaborative: Quality Improvement and Measures for Health Care for the Homeless

Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) programs experience unique challenges in meeting clinical quality measures as the social drivers of health (SDOH) are often amplified for the patients they serve. People experiencing homelessness often experience additional barriers in managing their health concerns and differences in what health conditions are a priority for this population, it’s important

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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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