Dr. David Buck has been appointed to the 15-member Advisory Board of the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program. The board, newly created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services on grants and loans to establish nonprofit, member-run health insurers serving the individual and small-group markets.. (read GAO Press Release)
Frances Isbell, Executive Director, presented Integrated Care, Goal-Negotiated Care and Jail Inreach at the annual conference of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, meeting June 2-5 in San Francisco.
VIVA Volunteers
The Volunteer Appreciation Picnic was held Saturday, May 8 from 12-2 at Christ Church Cathedral.
Examples of courageous people who are taking steps out of homelessness.
Project Access
Project Access is Houston’s only, regularly scheduled, no charge transportation service for homeless people. It’s designed to help homeless people travel to and from organizations that provide essential services such as health care, meals, shelter, and social services.
A 40 passenger bus travels the 21 agency route Monday through Friday, 52 weeks a year.
If you need a printed version of the complete schedule and time table, please go to one of the following links:
Time schedule
The Project Access Bus is free of charge to any homeless person, but every rider must have a ticket for each ride. Tickets are available at any of the sites listed below.
| Cathedral Clinic | 1212 Prairie (John S. Dunn Outreach Center) |
| Healthcare for the Homeless - Houston | 2505 Fannin (SEARCH Clinic) |
| Lord of the Streets | 3401 Fannin |
| MHMRA Bristow | 2627 Caroline |
| Open Door Mission | 5803 Harrisburg |
| Palmer Way Station | 6221 S. Main |
| SEARCH | 2505 Fannin |
| Star of Hope – Men | 1811 Ruiz |
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