Caring for people living on San Diego's streets is a difficult challenge taken up by many organizations, most of which are nonprofits. One of those groups, Healthcare in Action, is taking it on one patient at a time.
The team has been treating and counseling both father and son since last July. They have earned their trust and, as a result, the two are making progress.
“It’s needed. it's very much needed. They do a heck of a job out here and they help a lot of people,“ Jerome said. Angeles is a bit of a fixer, you could say. He connects homeless clients with programs, shelter and housing.Last year the San Diego County District Attorney’s office released a two-year study of crimes connected to homelessness.
“When I think of the streets, I think of everything amplified by 1000. Women are treated so poorly on the streets, that’s amplified. Racism, that is amplified. Everything we have in our own society is just amplified,“ Goettsch said. Flint has been working this job for 13 months. In that time she has learned a great appreciation for winning the small battles.
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