Join Our Team! Through the end of December 2024, we’re offering sign-on bonuses for full-time and part-time frontline positions in our clinics.
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Join fellow staff members at the annual National Health Care For the Homeless Council Conference & Policy Symposium on May 11-14 in Phoenix, AZ. The theme for 2020 is EQuality = Equality + Quality—emphasizing the importance of coordinated and comprehensive health care in successfully ending homelessness.
Five of your coworkers will be leading the way and presenting this year!
Lawanda Williams, Director of Housing Services (joined by Carrie Craig from the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless):
Deirdre Hoey, Behavioral Health Therapist:
Regina Reed, National Health Policy Organizer:
Barbara DiPietro, Senior Director of Policy:
Katherine Cavanaugh, National Consumer Advocate:
Even if you aren't presenting, there are plenty of reasons to attend! You can use your professional development (PD) funds to cover some of the costs for the event. Before moving forward with registering for the conference, talk it through with your supervisor and be sure you understand your PD benefit. Submit the professional development request form, check request and registration information to get the process started. Please note that staff are responsible for any expenses above and beyond PD funds.
"I learned a lot about the work happening in my own state! It was a rewarding and memorable experience," MAT Expansion Project Manager, Erica Frasca encourages. "Everyone should experience it."
For more reasons to register, read other staff members' reflections about last year’s conference here.
Join Our Team! Through the end of December 2024, we’re offering sign-on bonuses for full-time and part-time frontline positions in our clinics.
On Monday, July 15, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services hosted a press conference to highlight the success of the Assistance in Community Integration Services (ACIS) program - and to celebrate the program's inclusion in the FY25 state budget. President & CEO Kevin Lindamood was in attendance along with other city and state leaders, including hospital partners who were crucial to funding the local match required during the pilot period.
Meet our new Director of Practice Operations Cecelia Lane! A DMV native with 18 years of experience in health care operations, Cecelia is coming to us after several years in leadership positions on the West coast, as well as her work as a community health consultant. In her new position, Cecelia will oversee registration, benefits enrollment and referrals, improving access to care throughout the agency. Learn more about her plans (and her two Yorkshire terriers!) below.
This summer could be the hottest on record in Maryland—make sure that you know how to keep yourself and your neighbors safe.