National Eviction Moratorium Ends Next Week: Action Steps for the HCH Community July 22, 2021 The federal eviction moratorium, which expires on October 3, 2021, was implemented to prevent housing instability from contributing to the spread of COVID-19 and has been reinstated five times. The Biden administration does not plan to extend the federal moratorium […]

The National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC), a first-of-its-kind institute designed to advance best practices, provide expert services, and promote state-of-the-field knowledge in medical respite/recuperative care, will mark its one-year anniversary on July 15, 2021. A special initiative of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, NIMRC has made a significant impact in

Follow-Up Notice About the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine April 26, 2021 On Friday, April 23, the CDC and FDA announced they are lifting the pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine after an expert committee met Friday and determined the vaccine’s known and potential benefits outweigh its known and potential risks. These

National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s 2021 Conference & Policy Symposium to Include A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi April 22, 2021 The National Health Care for the Homeless Council has announced that Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in

Notice About the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine April 13, 2021 Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID 19 vaccine due to six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood

Statement on Addressing Anti-Asian Violence and Hate March 24, 2021 We grieve and stand in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community against the ongoing anguish of racism in our shared land. We are reminded once again — with painful heartache — that the history and current experience of racist hatred in our

Grantmaking Partnership of CDC Foundation/NIMRC Awards $1.6 Million to Programs in Seven States and Washington, D.C. February 15, 2021 The CDC Foundation (CDCF), in partnership with the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC), has awarded $1.6 million in grants to nine existing and emerging medical respite/recuperative programs across the country. Grant support will be

National Health Care for the Homeless Council CEO Appointed to the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force February 12, 2021 Bobby Watts, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, is one of 12 leaders nationwide appointed to the Biden-Harris Administration’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, the White House announced this week.