Lessons from the Streets: 3 Decades of Caring for Boston's Rough Sleepers

March 9, 2017 @ 7:00PM — 8:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

A true pioneer in the field of street medicine, and Bethesda Cares' guide in creating our street medicine program, Dr. Jim O'Connell is president of Boston's Health Care for the Homeless Program. He'll be discussing his extraordinary work and signing his recent book, Stories from the Shadows: Reflections of a Street Doctor. We will also honor the tireless work of our partners, with special awards to: Kim Ball, Homeless Services Administrator, HHS Special Needs Housing; Jennifer Schiller, Chief Programs Officer, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless; Stacey Matthews, ServicePoint Dedicated User Support Specialist, HHS Special Needs Housing; and Sharon Sierra-Kocsinski, Contract Monitor, HHS Special Needs Housing,