HEALTH CARE
Client volunteer Michael Amhrein manages the hygiene cottage where people
can shower and wash clothes at Love and Hope in Action in Stuart.
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are a stepping stone to access to the health care they
need. We have a lot of resources.”
LOVE AND HOPE
Martin County, also with for-profit hospitals, has
the Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) organization to treat
homeless and those without insurance. VIM also relies
on donated treatment from the medical community
and more than a dozen service providers. Spending 98
percent of $10 million annually, VIM treated more than
11,000 patients last year using donations and fund-raisers
to cover costs.
VIM’s motto is “The care is free — the treatment
priceless.”
“A few years ago, our relationship with LAHIA (Love
and Hope in Action) was formed and we are lucky to
have them,” says Kim Ouellette, case manager for VIM.
“They keep people on track with their appointments.
It’s a little harder with homeless patients because of
their barriers, no phone or transportation. If we screen
them in their environment, we enroll more of them. It’s
challenging for providers because it is hard to get better
when you are living outside and not getting enough
sleep. It is also hard to go hungry in this county, but that
doesn’t mean people are eating the right foods.”
LAHIA, in Martin County since 2009, has been operating
solely on donations and grants. When a new kitchen
was needed, an anonymous donor wrote a check. With
more than 150 volunteers helping out, LAHIA offers
breakfast, showers, clothing and a path to receive medical
care for homeless people. >>
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