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Chicago to fund safe-harbor housing for healthcare workers

A $30M city program will subsidize transitional housing for nurses and aides recovering from workplace assault.

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The Chicago city council on Thursday approved a $30 million program that will subsidize transitional housing for healthcare workers recovering from workplace assault, the first municipal program of its kind in the United States.

The program covers up to 90 days of housing and is administered through the city’s Department of Public Health.


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