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Kind World #17: The Goodness Deep Within

April 9, 2015/in Press

In this Kind World story, Cheryl Kane, a nurse with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, recalls an unforeseen moment with Max that continues to inform her nursing practice, years later.

Street-Smart Medicine

February 19, 2015/in Press

A few weeks after a 600-person army of volunteers scoured Santa Barbara County to tally the homeless population and assess their needs, a lecture hall packed with UCSB students heard from two out-of-town doctors about the importance of “street medicine” in providing care to the indigent.

Amid Scramble to House Homeless, Boston Night Center Reopens

February 17, 2015/in Press

While Boston continues to deal with mountains of snow and extreme cold, the city is also grappling with an even larger than usual number of homeless people.

Winchester Doctor Finds Her Calling

February 14, 2015/in Press

Dr. Virginia Barrow of Winchester has found her true calling.

Since 2011, Barrow, known as Ginger, has been providing medical health care for homeless patients in downtown Boston as a physician on staff at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.

Boston Shelter Expected to Open with 100 Beds

January 13, 2015/in Press

As Boston officials rush to create shelter space for some of the 700 homeless people who were displaced when the only bridge to Long Island was closed, 100 new beds are scheduled to become available Tuesday.

A Rush to Get Homeless in from Cold

January 7, 2015/in Press

With temperatures expected to plummet below zero this week, city officials and homeless advocates are racing to find more space to house the surge of people sleeping on the streets since the city’s largest shelter on Long Island closed last fall.

Waltham Resident, Retired Hospital Executive, Aids Homeless

January 5, 2015/in Press

Every Monday afternoon from 1 to 3, you’ll find Waltham resident Richard Daggett doing something rather unusual: tending to the feet of homeless people.

Daggett, a 76-year-old retired hospital executive, is a volunteer with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), a nonprofit delivering healthcare to more than 12,000 homeless men, women and children a year at 70 shelters and other sites.

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Kind World #17: The Goodness Deep Within

Street-Smart Medicine

Amid Scramble to House Homeless, Boston Night Center Reopens

Winchester Doctor Finds Her Calling

Boston Shelter Expected to Open with 100 Beds

A Rush to Get Homeless in from Cold

Waltham Resident, Retired Hospital Executive, Aids Homeless

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