June 2024 Updates – Read our newest blog post, learn key legal updates, and more!
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MLPB’s Aging and Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Learning-and-Action Lab (the “Lab”) is a two-phased initiative designed to inform and improve clinic-based HRSN screening, referral, and problem-solving strategies impacting older adults who live in Rhode Island. This work was made possible by generous funding from the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Community Health Fund (BCBSRI’s advised fund at the Rhode Island Foundation), and with programmatic support from the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island (CTC-RI). This report summarized the most recent phase of the Lab, where members of clinical practices and older Rhode Islanders worked together to develop recommendations to improve HRSN screening, referral, and problem solving.
MLPB attended the Children’s Trust Celebration Day in Gardner!
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Law & Policy Consultant Nedhi Teixeira and Partnership & Project Manager Jeff Gilbert (pictured, left) attended the Children’s Trust Celebration Day in Gardner on June 13.
MLPB has had a long and productive relationship with Children’s Trust and are proud to support two of their programs: Healthy Families and the Family Centers.
MLPB attended GenUnity’s 2024 Health Equity Fellows Celebration
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On May 23, MLPB’s Law & Policy Consultant Kate Gannon attended GenUnity’s celebration for this year’s cohort of Health Equity Fellows. Earlier this spring Kate met with the Fellows in a small group to discuss her experiences working in health and policy at MLPB.MLPB has had a long and productive relationship with Children’s Trust and are proud to support two of their programs: Healthy Families and the Family Centers.
As GenUnity’s Co-Founder and CEO Jerren Cheng states: “this cohort is a living testament to the transformational power of centering joy, love, and connection.” MLPB appreciates being able to participate in training the Health Equity fellows, and we celebrate our growing connection to this amazing and innovative organization.
Read MLPB’s latest blog, written by Jeff Gilbert and Law & Policy Consultant Rebecca Kislak, for more detail about how the RI Aging and Health-Related Social Needs Learning-and-Action Lab came about!
Since1983, Massachusetts has been the only state to have a “right to shelter” law to guarantee shelter for eligible families and pregnant women. That changed in April, when Governor Healey enacted a new nine-month limit on stays in the state’s emergency shelter system. This law is retroactive to when shelter residents first arrived in the shelters, so notices will be issued in July. The earliest that shelter participants could be asked to leave is early October 2024.
The important thing for EA shelter participants to know is that they do not have to leave the shelter immediately when they receive these notices to leave. They can apply for up to two 90-day extensions if they are employed, participating in approved training programs, or meet some protected criteria (such as being pregnant or recently given birth; have a diagnosed disability or medical condition; or are at imminent risk of harm from domestic violence). Read more about EA Shelter in the Housing Stability section of MLPB’s Digital Digest.
For additional updates on Rhode Island and Federal law, click on the maps below!
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Information contained in this newsletter is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship.