An artist, gamer, and movie lover, Curtis McLaughlin (above) has been part of the Health Care for the Homeless Art Group for more than five years.
Art is one of my coping skills. I can be anywhere and create art wherever I go.
01.21.22
By Kevin Lindamood, President and CEO
If you're like me, you see the New Year as the perfect time for reflecting on what really matters to you.
As a friend of Health Care for the Homeless, you understand the urgent need to end homelessness. Now I ask you to take the next step and become a sustaining donor to the cause, with a monthly gift to support more of the work you value.
Some 9,000 of our neighbors will seek care at Health Care for the Homeless in 2022. Here, they find skilled health professionals committed to giving quality, inclusive care.
Your monthly gift delivers ongoing support for essential services that insurance public funding simply won't cover.
It is disheartening to start another year with the continued threat of COVID-19. But we can draw strength by looking out for one another.
Here's what your monthly donation delivers:
If there's one thing I know after two decades of this work, it's that real change happens when we resolve to act on our values.
Will you commit to being a steady source of support and care by making a monthly donation?
An artist, gamer, and movie lover, Curtis McLaughlin (above) has been part of the Health Care for the Homeless Art Group for more than five years.
Art is one of my coping skills. I can be anywhere and create art wherever I go.
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