Description: The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) is a U.S.-based nonprofit membership organization that supports health centers, clinicians, and programs that provide health care to people experiencing homelessness. It advances access to care through training, technical assistance, policy analysis, research, and coalition-building, with a focus on trauma-informed, low-barrier primary care, behavioral health, and integrated services for unhoused populations. Type: Non-profit organization Policies: Advocacy for expanded access to Medicaid and Medicare, sustained and increased federal funding for Health Care for the Homeless programs, support for integrated primary and behavioral health services, harm reduction and substance-use treatment policies, policies addressing social determinants of health including housing and supportive services, and emergency/public-health response for people experiencing homelessness. Funding: Mix of federal and foundation grants, membership dues, training and conference fees, and philanthropic donations. Affiliates: HRSA Health Care for the Homeless Program and its local HCH projects, community health centers and federally qualified health centers serving people experiencing homelessness, and national homelessness and public-health advocacy partners.
