Millions of Evictions Are Imminent Unless Congress Acts Immediately December 4, 2020 At the end of the month, the CDC’s eviction moratorium is set to expire, putting up to 5 million households at immediate risk of eviction. Likewise, other safety net provisions, such as unemployment benefits and paid sick leave, will also expire, putting 12 […]
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The Future of Our Health Is Now: Statement on the Elections and the Supreme Court November 10, 2020 Today, the Supreme Court is conducting hearings to determine the legality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Last week, the country elected a new President after a long and contentious election that has left the nation still
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Statement on the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness’ Strategic Plan On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released a new strategic plan entitled Expanding the Toolbox: The Whole-of-Government Response to Homelessness. This report (hardly a plan) plays on harmful stereotypes and undermines best practices. For example, it attacks Housing First, an
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Julia Dobbins is the Director of Programs and Services for NIMRC.
While medical respite has grown exponentially in the last ten years, it is still a fairly recent addition to the homeless health care field with the earliest programs beginning in the 1980s. Only 35 states have medical respite programs and of those, only a few have five or more programs in their state. To raise awareness and gain community buy-in, programs must demonstrate with evidence how medical respite care adds value to health systems and facilitates a better continuum of care for very vulnerable clients.
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Prevent Client Evictions! (Updated April 21, 2021, to reflect the new expiration date for the eviction moratorium, June 30, 2021.) The CDC has released an order halting most evictions due to nonpayment of rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order is in effect from September 4, 2020, through June 30, 2021. However, renters are not
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Bobby Watts is the Director of the NIMRC Initiative and the CEO of the National Health Care for the Council.
Interest in Medical Respite (aka Recuperative Care) has increased dramatically over the past few years, and interest accelerated during the past months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this increased demand for Medical Respite Care, two months ago, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council established a new special initiative, the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC). Our goals are ambitious: to increase the number of Medical Respite programs, increase the quality of their services, and increase the sustainability of Medical Respite programs.
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