Earlier this year, two staff members were recognized for their leadership with a grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. The grant supports leaders of color from organizations supported by the Foundation.
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Earlier this month, Congress and the Administration passed The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients. This legislation builds upon past grants and provisions to address opioid and substance use disorders through expansions of medication-assisted treatment, recognition of peer supports as crucial to recovery, and acknowledgement of housing as part of the broader solution.
The President is expected to sign the bill into law next week, but much work remains. According to the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's Senior Director of Policy, Barbara DiPietro, this legislation is a "patch work" of incremental changes that is a step in the right direction, but does not make the substantive changes needed to fully address the addiction crisis. Further measures need to be taken, such as the funding in the CARE Act, discussed by Congressman Elijah Cummings and Senator Elizabeth Warren during their visit to our Downtown clinic in July.
For now, members of the National Health Care fore the Homeless Council identified five priority areas from this legislation related to our work and mission:
Earlier this year, two staff members were recognized for their leadership with a grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. The grant supports leaders of color from organizations supported by the Foundation.
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Gregory Rogers is a Senior Community Health Worker (CHW) with years of experience in addiction counseling. A vital part of a client’s care team, CHWs work with clients to navigate care both in the clinic and out in the community. See how Greg spends his days!
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