National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Mission:

The mission of the Council is to help bring about reform of the health care system to best serve the needs of people who are homeless, to work in alliance with others whose broader purpose is to eliminate homelessness, and to provide support to Council members. We recognize and believe that:

• Homelessness is unacceptable.
• Every person has the right to adequate food, housing, clothing and health care.
• All people have the right to participate in the decisions affecting their lives.
• Contemporary homelessness is the product of conscious social and economic policy decisions that have retreated from a commitment to insuring basic life necessities for all people.
• The struggle to end homelessness and alleviate its consequences takes many forms, including efforts to insure adequate housing, health care, and access to meaningful work.

Program Highlights/Accomplishments:

The mission of the Council is to help bring about reform of the health care system to best serve the needs of people who are homeless, to work in alliance with others whose broader purpose is to eliminate homelessness, and to provide support to Council members. Consistent with our Mission, we:

• Advocate for universal health care and for the improvement of current systems intended to serve people who are poor and homeless;
• Research critical issues;
• Train and organize health care providers, service agencies, and homeless people themselves to improve care;
• Publish newsletters, monographs, action alerts, policy statements, training videos and books;
• Collaborate with a broad range of public and private entities interested in the problems of health care and homelessness.

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