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Did you know that homeless New Yorkers live an average of 20 years fewer than those who are housed? Chronic conditions, mental illness, trauma and now COVID-19 take a severe toll, but the root of the problem is a lack of access to trusted, reliable health care. That's why Project Renewals mobile medical program meets patients where they are, delivering primary care on the streets to thousands of New Yorkers who would otherwise have to turn to crowded emergency rooms or go untreated.
Five days a week, at more than a dozen locations throughout the city, our doctors and nurses earn the trust of the people we serve, so that they keep coming back. Help us reach more New Yorkers that need our care.Homeless New Yorkers wake up every day worrying about food, shelter, and safety. Thanks to our medical vans, access to quality health care is one thing that our patients don't have to worry about.
When you support Project Renewal, you make a difference for those who need help more than ever. Your generous support will keep our mobile medical program running:
- $50 provides protective gloves and masks for our medical team
- $150 supplies our van with alcohol swabs, gauze, and band-aids to treat urgent wounds
- $500 cleans one van to meet Covid-19 disinfecting standards
- $1,000 winterizes our van’s engine to combat the extreme NYC cold
- $2,000 covers flu, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis B vaccinations for 50 patients