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/

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Episode 13: Vaccines

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

Episode 12: Evictions

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

Episode 11: Disasters & Housing

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/

Episode 10: Elections

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 9: Resilience

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

Episode 8: COVID - 19

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 7: Public Office

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

Episode 6: Food

The Council’s Poverty Policy Podcast's new “Episode 5: Work” explores what employment looks like for people living in poverty and how work requirements in programs like Medicaid push people further into poverty. The podcast features an interview with Kevin De Liban, attorney at Legal Aid of Arkansas, and Tsedeye Gebreselassie, attorney at Director of Work Quality at the National Employment Law Project (NELP). https://www.nelp.org/ https://arlegalaid.org/ Kevin's twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindeliban See the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's statement and issue brief on work requirements. https://www.nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/barriers-to-health-and-stability-medicaid-work-requirements-and-other-restrictions.pdf https://www.nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/nhchc-issue-brief-medicaid-work-requirements.pdf

Episode 5: Work

Join us to hear from three special guests on the connection between yoga, poverty, and policy. Yogi Albert, Yoga instructor and advocate in Baltimore, MD. https://anchor.fm/albert-miller Deirdre Hoey, LCSW-C, Therapist at Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore, MD. www.hchmd.org Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director of Policy at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council in Baltimore, MD. www.nhchc.org

Episode 4: Yoga

In this episode we speak with Paula Lomazzi, Executive Director of the Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee and Matt Bennett, author of Connecting Paradigms. Paula talks about her experience as a organizer,the challenges she's faced in her community, and provides tips for advocates. Matt covers the connection between trauma and poverty and the importance of educating those around us in order to build healthy communities. In this episode, we take time to acknowledge Homeless Persons' Memorial Day on Dec 21 and the work we need to do to live in a world where no one dies because they don't have a home. Learn more about Paula's Organization and work here: https://sacshoc.org/ Learn more about Matt Bennett's work here: https://connectingparadigms.org/ Learn more about Homeless Persons' Memorial Day here: https://www.nhchc.org/resources/consumer/homeless-persons-memorial-day/

Episode 3: Community

In our first episode the Policy Team on staff at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council discuss what homelessness is, how we got where we are today, and the connection between health care policies, health status, and poverty.

Episode 1: Homelessness and Health Care 101

In this episode we speak with Wendy Cervantes, the Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). Wendy talks about what immigrants look like in this country, why access to benefits are so important for immigrants, how we can move forward with immigration policy, and covers how to take action on the recent "Public Charge" proposed regulation. Wendy Cervantes Bio https://www.clasp.org/profile/wendy-cervantes Take action on Public Charge https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/ CLASP's Study on Chilling Effect https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/our-childrens-fear-immigration-policys-effects-young-children

Episode 2: Immigration Policy

Poverty and homelessness are the result of failed policy decisions. Each month, join a staff member from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council as they talk to expert guests to explore the connection between structural and social policy issues and poverty. If you're curious about how to help the 40 million people living under the poverty line and the millions more harmed by poverty policies, this podcast is for you.

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