2009 Ellen Dailey Consumer Advocate Award
Call for Nominations

The National Consumer Advisory Board of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council developed the Ellen Dailey Award to honor a woman who was a consumer, advocate, friend, and respected colleague. She welcomed consumer involvement and recognized and prepared people to use their strengths. She was a loud voice for people experiencing homelessness and fought against the social problems that allow homelessness to exist. She loved everyone no matter what their circumstances were. Ellen died on June 18, 2006. This annual award commemorates her strength and spirit. The 2009 Ellen Dailey Award will be presented at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium in Washington, DC, June 24-27.

• Must be a consumer or former consumer of Health Care for the Homeless
• Must be committed to improving the health and well-being of homeless persons through advocacy, outreach, and/or other work
• Must have done extraordinary work to improve the access to health care services for people experiencing homelessness
• Members of NCAB Executive Committee are not eligible for this award

• Exhibits leadership in their community
• Mentors other consumers
• Mobilizes other homeless persons in their community to become involved with advocacy
• Has participated in a consumer advisory group or the board of an HCH project

• Nominations must be submitted by April 6, 2009
• Anyone can nominate someone else
• Nomination forms can be filled out and submitted online or e-mailed to ncab@nhchc.org (download .pdf here)
• Nominations must include a statement about the person explaining why they should be nominated in no less than 100 words

• The Ellen Dailey Award selection committee will review nominations and select the individual that best personifies the spirit of Ellen Dailey by April 15.
• The committee may interview nominees prior to making its final decision.