Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Nurses, we’re calling on you to join the BHCHP workforce! And who better than our own superstars to share why they chose our program and what keeps them going. Say hi to Aki, Caroline and Jana, who work at the Barbara McInnis House, our 123-bed respite facility located in the South End. If you’re looking to be part of a mission driven organization and put your nursing skills to their full potential, check us out!! We’ve got current openings in respite as well as several outpatient clinics. Apply at your earliest and we look forward to working alongside you. https://bit.ly/3QkrMaA

Last week, the BHCHP Emerging Leaders Board kicked off the new year with a special event featuring Dr. Jim O’Connell, our President and Founding Physician, who shared several poignant stories recounting his journey into homeless medicine and key lessons learned over 40 years of doing this work. A thought provoking discussion followed after the main talk. Val Bertolami, co-chair of the ELB reflected, "I feel so lucky that we had a chance to hear from Dr. O'Connell in a conversational setting. Hearing his stories from the start of BHCHP through today made me more inspired than ever to be involved and support this organization." Our heartfelt thanks to Biogen for hosting this gathering at their Cambridge space! If you want to stay involved with the Emerging Leaders, check out the website. https://bit.ly/3v7KTg4

On Marathon Giving Day, can you contribute to our runners’ fundraising appeal? Any amount of donation helps to sustain our lifesaving work, bringing the highest quality health care to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Boston. This year, we have a strong team of 13 runners participating in the 129th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, and we’d so appreciate you taking a few minutes today to read this engaging news update with stories from five of our runners. https://bit.ly/4iogY7o Good luck to our team and everyone else gearing up for the marathon in April – we’re ready to cheer you on!

Is your company looking for a fun and interactive way to give back to the Boston community? We've got the right opportunity for you! Join us on Wednesday afternoons for Bingo games with our respite patients and take a tour of our primary multi-service facility located in the South End. Bingo is very much cherished by our patients and provides a great entryway to learn more about our four-decades long work caring for people experiencing homelessness in Boston. We currently have a few openings in April and May, and more open slots in June and so forth. To learn more and sign up, please reach out to Edith Gregory, Corporate Relations Manager, at [email protected]. Photos of group from Citizens Energy Corporation, Ibex Medical Analytics and Cushman & Wakefield. Thank you all for your time and care!

Happy Employee Appreciation Day!! We want to thank our staff for their dedication to serving our unique patient population and doing it with a lot of compassion, joy, creativity and perseverance. BHCHP is a tight community of over 600 clinical and support staff, and we feel honored and grateful to be doing what we do, every single day. Take a minute to drop a special note of gratitude to our staff – thank you for your ongoing support of our work!

We’re giving a special shoutout to our dental team today as they celebrate Dentist’s Day and Dental Assistants Recognition Week! They provide top-notch primary care dentistry with services such as comprehensive and urgent exams, cleanings, cavity restorations, complete and partial dentures. And recently, they began offering crowns and digital dentures as well to our patients! Our sincere thanks to the dental team for being a trusted and quality provider to our patients – and much appreciation to our donors who make this work possible!

Check out this new story on the website! Read about Donna and her transformational time at the Barbara McInnis House, our 24x7 respite facility located upstairs of our primary multi-service hub in the South End. Currently housed, she continues to receive her primary care and behavioral health services at BHCHP. We hope you enjoy this read! https://bit.ly/4bgdYHn

The Marathon countdown is ON!! Two months from now, Team BHCHP will participate in the historic 129th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, and we’ll be there to cheer them on as they accomplish this amazing feat on behalf of our program. In this blogpost, read about how Alexis, Connor and Father Predmore got into running (finding joy and community!) and why they chose to represent BHCHP at this year’s event. We’re blessed to work with a team of 13 runners this year who are all raising critically needed private donations to support our work while ticking off an item on their personal bucket list. Click here to read more! https://bit.ly/3F2rTEI

This Valentine’s Day, we share this heartwarming photo of two patients who recently got engaged in the Atrium of our Barbara McInnis House respite facility. Many congratulations to the duo and we were honored to stand witness to this sweet moment. Like everyone else, the community we serve is full of love to give and share with others. We experience this every single day across our 30+ program sites and we feel blessed to stand together with our patients through their victories and challenges. To all of you who share your time, resources and talents with the BHCHP family, thank you so much for your continued partnership!

We had an amazing Winter Walk this year! Our sincere thanks to everyone who braved the snow and showed up to support our collective efforts to end homelessness in Boston. Your ongoing care and dedication to our patients’ wellbeing means the world! On top of raising critically needed funds for BHCHP, this annual event brings more public awareness to the reality of homelessness, particularly the lives of rough sleepers who spend most of their time outside braving the elements. Although the event is over, you can still contribute to our fundraising efforts by visiting this website. Thank you!! https://bit.ly/3X141ro