Health
Caring for the Carer
Addressing mental health concerns is a critical part of CaringWorks’ mission to end homelessness. Helping our clients achieve long-term stable housing includes a multidisciplinary approach that often includes behavioral health services. Through a wide range of services delivered by our compassionate employees, our team lives up to the motto that “caring does work.” And as…
Read MoreAging and Homelessness
September is Healthy Aging Month and many organizations are promoting healthy living for seniors. At CaringWorks, we understand the unique health challenges facing the elderly population who have experienced homelessness. Just a few of the health problems they may be facing include chronic substance abuse, mental illness, chronic pulmonary disease, vascular disease, hypertension, urinary incontinence,…
Read MoreCaringWorks Receives Healthcare Georgia Foundation Direct Services Grant
CaringWorks is very proud to be a recipient of the Healthcare Georgia Foundation Direct Services Grant. This grant will support the implementation and evaluation of the Community Health Worker (CHW) evidence-based model to prevent, manage, and reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke). According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is…
Read MoreElevating lives with ASPIRE
For homeless men, women, and children, a common cold quickly becomes pneumonia…undetected high blood pressure becomes a stroke…or untreated diabetes becomes kidney failure. Ultimately, unequal access to healthcare becomes a life cut short––and that is a fact that we simply cannot live with. At CaringWorks, we aspire to a much higher standard for our clients’…
Read MoreCaringWorks Earns National Grant to Expand Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support Services During COVID-19 Crisis
CaringWorks, a non-profit agency working to end homelessness by providing access to safe, affordable housing and support services, today announced it received a micro-grant from Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) to help expand health resources for its homeless and deaf clients during COVID-19. Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), the largest deaf-led social impact…
Read MoreCaringWorks Hosts Whole Health and Wellness Day, Offers Free Health Screenings to Community
WHO: CaringWorks, a non-profit agency working to end homelessness by providing access to safe, affordable housing and support services. Health TRUST Rockdale (HTR), the grant-making division of the Hospital Authority of Rockdale County. WHAT: Whole Health and Wellness Day is an effort to build a healthier community through free health screenings. The event is sponsored…
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