Poverty Policy Podcast

For this episode of the Poverty Policy Podcast we’re teaming up with the Healthcare-NOW! and their Medicare for All podcast for a crossover episode. We discuss the Build Back Better bill and weigh its potential impact on individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness.

Speakers:

Courtney Pladsen, DNP, FNP-BC, RN: Director of Clinical and Quality Improvement at NHCHC

Barbara DiPietro, PhD: Senior Director of Policy at NHCHC

Benjamin Day: Executive Director at Healthcare-NOW!

Gillian Mason: Director of Communications and Development at Healthcare-NOW!

Medicare For All Podcast from HC-NOW! https://www.healthcare-now.org/medicare-for-all-podcast/

NHCHC's Health Insurance Enrollment Brief https://nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HCH-Insurance-Issue-Brief_2020.pdf

NHCHC's Build Back Better Bill Summary https://nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/BBB-Bill-Summary-Nov-29-2021.pdf

NHCHC's Letter to Congressional Leadership on BBB Health Provisions

https://nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BBB_Letter-to-Congressional-Leadership_Signed.pdf

On this episode we are cross-posting the Voices for Human Needs Podcast on the topic of "Housing Is Health Care"

Episode Summary: "In this episode of the Voices for Human Needs podcast, we discuss issues of housing, health care, and policy to address the challenges for those experiencing poverty and facing homelessness. Listeners will hear from two members of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council: Dr. Courtney Plasden from Portland, Maine, the council’s clinical director, and Art Rios Sr., the Chair of the National Health Care Consumer Advisory Board based out of Portland, Oregon. Courtney and Art share how their lived experiences with homelessness influence their ongoing work providing direct services to homeless populations both before, and during, the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, we are joined by Steve Berg, the Vice President of Policy and Programs at the National Alliance to End Homelessness in Washington D.C. Steve shares how advocates at the grassroots and federal levels must continue to push forward policies during the budget reconciliation process and economic recovery legislation that could make a real difference in the lives of those at risk of, or facing, homelessness. "

You can find a blog post with the episode overview, calls to action, and transcript on the Voices for Human Needs Blog https://www.chn.org/voices/episode-4-podcast-housing-is-health-care/

This episode of the Poverty Policy Podcast is on the COVID-19 vaccine. Regina speaks with Katie League, COVID-19 Policy Manager at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) and author of the latest vaccine policy brief (linked below) and David Peery, NHCHC Board Member and NHCHC Consumer Advisory Board Co-Chair. Regina, David, and Katie discuss David’s experience on a COVID-19 vaccine trial and what policies are needed to allow for fast and equitable distribution of the vaccine. They also talk about the role of both historical and present-day mistreatment of people of color in the health care system and how to foster trust within communities for the vaccine.

NHCHC’s Vaccine Policy Brief: https://nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Issue-brief-10-COVID-19-HCH-Community-Vaccines.pdf

NHCHC's Vaccine Webinar: https://nhchc.org/webinars/covid-19-the-hch-community-vaccines-for-clients-and-staff/

Homeless Mortality Data Toolkit: https://nhchc.org/homeless-mortality/

Regina interviews Noëlle Porter (Director of Government Affairs, National Housing Law Project) and attorney and artist, Rasheedah Phillips (Managing Attorney for Housing Policy at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia). In this episode, we talk about the past and present of the eviction crisis, current policies to prevent evictions and allow for adequate legal representation, and the policy changes needed to address evictions and poverty amidst a pandemic.

Resources-

National Housing Law Project Website:https://www.nhlp.org/

National Housing Law Project Policy Resources: https://www.nhlp.org/advocacy-and-litigation/advocacy/

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Website:https://clsphila.org/

Rasheedah's Art Exhibit: https://apexart.org/yu.php?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=ImaginingPR&utm_medium=email

Aspen Institute Research on Housing and Evictions:https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-covid-19-eviction-crisis-an-estimated-30-40-million-people-in-america-are-at-risk/

Action Alert on COVID19 Relief: https://nlihc.secure.force.com/actions/TakeActionNew?actionId=AR00928

On this episode of the Poverty Policy Podcast Regina interviews Joey Lindstrom, the Field Director for the National Low Income Housing Coalition, about disaster response and housing needs. Joey talks about what an equitable disaster response looks like and what it means to restore a community back to normal when “normal” means living without home. Joey shares information about bills that will help create an equitable disaster response and how to advocate on the bills to Congress. During the discussion Joey also addresses the intersection of this issue with the upcoming election and the eviction crisis (which will be covered more in depth on a future episode).

Our Homes Our Votes Campaign: www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org

Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Landing Page: https://nlihc.org/explore-issues/projects-campaigns/disaster-housing-recovery

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act- Fact Sheet: https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/TAKE-ACTION_Reforming-Disaster.pdf

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act – Action Alert: https://nlihc.secure.force.com/actions/TakeActionNew?actionId=AR00926

For this episode of the Poverty Policy Podcast, Regina interviews Donald Whitehead Jr., the newly named Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, about elections and voting for people living in poverty and homelessness. Donald talks about what it means for people without a stable address to vote, his thoughts on mail-in voting in the era of COVID-19, and what organizations and policy makers must do to ensure voting is achieved as a human right. Donald also shares the one thing he would ask his member of Congress to change (pass the Voting Rights Act) and his City Council person to change (make sure there are enough polling places) in order to combat voter suppression.

You Don't Need a Home to Vote Campaign: https://nationalhomeless.org/campaigns/voting/

About the Voting Rights Act of 2020: https://www.naacp.org/latest/john-r-lewis-voting-rights-act-2020/

National Health Care for the Homeless Council's voter registration page: https://nhchc.org/take-action/voter-registration/

The episode features conversations with Carrie Craig, MSW, LCSW from Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and Lawanda Williams, LCSW-C from Baltimore’s Health Care for the Homeless. Both Carrie and Lawanda are licensed social workers and professionals working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss resiliency, positivity, self-care and the role of policy advocacy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore: https://www.hchmd.org/

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in Colorado: https://www.coloradocoalition.org/

NHCHC’s Action Alert Mobilizer Newsletter: https://nhchc.org/mobilizer/

Episode 8 features a conversation with Catherine Crosland, MD, from Director of Homeless Outreach at Unity Health Care in Washington DC, and Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Policy Director at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council on the local response to the coronavirus pandemic and policy solutions.

Find the latest on homeless health care and COVID19 on the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's COVID19 Landing Page: https://nhchc.org/coronavirus

This episode explores what it takes to run for office and the role of public officials in ending poverty. Interviewees include Bakari Burns, MPH, MBA (City Council Member, Orlando, FL), Elizabeth Talbott, MBA (City Council Member, Waterford, CA), and Nilesh Kalyanaraman, MD (County Health Officer, Baltimore, MD).

Episode 6 explores hunger and food security and features interviews with Lauren Badger, Senior Government Relations Associate at the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), and Art Rios Sr., Chair of the National Consumer Advisory Board (NCAB).

About FRAC- https://frac.org/

About NCAB- https://nhchc.org/consumers/ncab/

Take Action - https://frac.org/action

More about SNAP/EBT - https://frac.org/programs/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap

(11/1/19)Update : Federal Judges have issued preliminary injunctions–including nationwide injunctions by courts in New York, Washington, and Maryland—that stopped the U.S. Department of Homeland Security public charge rule mentioned in this episode from taking effect October 15, 2019, as originally scheduled. It is unknown at this point what the future course of the litigation will bring and if the rule will go into effect. This rule is just one factor contributing to an environment of fear driving eligible immigrant families to forgo participation in vital nutrition programs. To learn more about the rule and other threats to immigrant families, visit FRAC and the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign at www.frac.org and www.protectingimmigrantfamilies.org