“Over the years we have developed strong connections in this high-risk community through our compassionate and caring presence. During this time (35 yrs!) we have ‘aged’ alongside this resilient, but also fractured neighborhood. We feel both a passion and a responsibility to create a new model of compassionate care to specifically address not only the physical, but also the psychological and spiritual needs of the elderly homeless and marginally housed women and men in this community. As Mary Ann says, ‘I intend (and pray) that I will do this sacred work until I draw my last breath.'”
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