Care For the Homeless

As you may know, Congress recently passed a Continuing Resolution to continue federal appropriations until December 8, 2017, avoiding a general government shutdown when the current federal fiscal year ends this Saturday. Unfortunately, they did not reauthorize the largest portion of funding for Community Health Centers like Care for the Homeless – and that funding authorization WILL expire on September 30 if Congress doesn’t act. (Congress also needs to reauthorize CHIP – the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and several other well-known programs, or they too can face a fiscal cliff.) As a lead advocate and key contact for both NACHC and CHCANYS, Care for the Homeless has been very actively advocating for both authorization and full funding for community health centers. Our efforts have included contacting and visiting members of Congress, making phone calls, and writing and signing on to letters and e-mails supporting this effort. With less than a week to go to meet the de...

Care for the Homeless (CFH) is pleased to announce the appointment of George Nashak as its Executive Director. Many know Nashak as the current Executive Vice President of HELP USA and the former Deputy Commissioner for Adult Services for the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS). George Nashak, new Executive Director at Care for the Homeless As Executive Vice President of HELP USA, Nashak oversees the operations of the organization’s $100 million portfolio of housing and supportive services for homeless people. Before joining HELP in 2012, he spent eight years at DHS, first as Assistant Commissioner for Housing and Program Planning, working on the New York/New York III Agreement and other permanent housing initiatives for homeless clients. Then, as Deputy Commissioner for Adult Services, he was responsible for the single adult shelter system, street homelessness services, and the re-housing of homeless adults.  Prior to his stint at DHS, Nashak served as Vice ...