Women of Means
June 10, 2008 | 1:17 pm
Women of Means is a physician run organization which sends teams of doctors and nurses into shelters in and around Boston to cut through the red tape and provide free, patient-centered medical care to women and children. Dr.Roseanna Means the founder of Women of Means believes that societies neediest women and children deserve accessible and compassionate health care and should not have sacrifice scarce cash, safety, warmth and food to get basic medical help. Dr. Means has also developed and implemented a training program that educates nursing students, medical students and physicians in training about the medical needs and health consequences of poverty and homelessness. A Step Up raised over $4,000 for Women of Means and was able to help to pay for medical supplies at the family shelters.