Membership

In the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, agencies and individuals, clinicians and advocates, homeless people and housed people come together for mutual support and learning opportunities, and to advance the cause of human rights.

Membership Spotlight

Dan Russell, CEO, Genesee County Community Mental Health, spoke with Barbara DiPietro, Director of Policy for the Council to discuss health care reform, integration of primary care and behavioral health care and about being a new member of the Council. Read the interview.

Individual Membership

Individual Membership is open to anyone who supports the Council’s mission, and is free of charge. Membership begins when we receive your application, and ends only when you ask to be removed or when our messages to you are repeatedly returned as undeliverable. When you join as an Individual Member, you will be invited (not required) to  subscribe to the newsletters published by the Council and to join one or more of our Individual Membership Groups:

You will also be invited to provide basic information about yourself, your work, and your interests, to help us find ways to involve you meaningfully in our national level work.

Please click here to become an Individual Member.

Organizational Membership

Organizational Membership is open to any agency or group that supports the National Council’s mission.

Modest annual dues are assessed on a sliding scale based on the amount of the agency’s HCH or Respite Care budget, or are negotiated on an individual basis for other types of organizations. For new Organizational Members, an introductory rate of $500 is charged for the first year.

Organizational Members appoint a Representative who takes part in two annual Membership meetings and participates in the Council’s active Committee structure.

Please click here to apply for Organizational Membership.

Benefits of Membership

Members of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council have:

  • Practical, day-to-day assistance from professional staff and peers in the field.
  • Personal support in their difficult, sometimes isolating work.
  • Ways to advocate for a progressive policy agenda that seeks equal access to quality health care for all persons.
  • Opportunities to participate in the leadership and the day-to-day work of a unique national organization that is grounded in work with homeless people.
  • A place to develop new approaches that make a difference in HCH practice and in the lives of homeless persons, such as Respite Care, Consumer Advisory Boards, and the Health Disparities Collaboratives.
  • Solid information about national developments that affect their work.
  • Training events and publications that are responsive to their unique needs.
  • Recognition as involved leaders in the field.