Helping Hands Mobile Clinic

Helping Hands Mobile Clinic aims to address the issue of health disparities in Baltimore by providing basic health needs assessments to unhoused populations without the overwhelming cost of establishing a traditional clinic, but with the same range of care traditional clinics would provide. There exists a gap in the access to healthcare pipeline, exacerbated by homelessness in target populations. Many of these individuals are unable to seek or receive treatment for chronic conditions due to various reasons, including lack of insurance, low health literacy and linguistic barriers. The Helping Hands Mobile Clinic seeks to address these issues by bridging the gap that currently serves as a barrier using a multifaceted approach model. The organization works with community partnerships to reach and build relationships with potential patients, assists individuals by providing information and assistance in navigating access to healthcare services and opportunities available to them and provides basic healthcare needs and preliminary resources.