The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants is a non-profit healthcare advocacy organization dedicated to empowering advocates and consumers to navigate our healthcare system effectively and facilitate informed decisions around high quality, timely, safe and affordable care. We promote rigorous standards for the practice of advocacy including ethical considerations and codes of conduct when providing medical decision-making support; We educate consumers and healthcare professionals on research and current trends in patient-centered navigation, advocacy and decision-making support; We partner with individual advocates and other grassroots organizations to collaborate on patient-centered reforms that maximize use of the healthcare system, protect consumer choice and improve access to high quality, affordable care. We welcome as members everyone who is interested in the field, either as a professional or an interested consumer. We have several levels of membership available.
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Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading organization bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income elderly or disabled homeowners and non-profit community facilities. We serve needy residents of Berkeley, Richmond, Emeryville and San Pablo.
BOSS provides shelter, housing, and support services to help homeless families and individuals address urgent health needs, build skills, increase income, and move into permanent affordable housing. We operate a network of drop-in and residential programs in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, and Hayward that serves approx. 1,500 people a year. BOSS programs focus on 4 areas: Housing : Shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing assistance. Health: Clinical case management for the disabled, health education, drug/alcohol recovery support, medications monitoring. Income: benefits advocacy, money management, job training, job search assistance and placements. Social Justice: Leadership skill-building, organizing to fight the root causes of homelessness, social network-building.
