Inspector ofPoor MavisFarquharson(left) andCouncillorAlvin Francis(secondleft) greetan elderlyhomelesswoman atKingston andSt AndrewMunicipalCorporation'sWorldHomelessDay healthfair indowntownKingston.(Photos: JIS)
October 16, 2019
KSAMC opens walk-in shower for homeless
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on October 11 — World Homeless Day — opened a newly constructed walk-in shower for the city’s homeless. It also offered free health checks and offered care packages at a function organised by the Poor Relief Department, in partnership with the National Council on Drug Abuse.
Here are some highlights:
Distinction College student nurse Kemoreen Patterson (right)conducts a blood pressure check on an elderly homeless gentlemanat the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation’s WorldHomeless Day health fair, at the Poor Relief Department in Kingston.
Inspector of Poor MavisFarquharson (left) speaksto managing director of theNational Council on DrugAbuse, Michael Tucker (thirdleft); director of Kingston CityRun, Maurice Bryan (secondleft); and Councillor AlvinFrancis (right) about the newlyconstructed walk-in shower forthe homeless at the Poor ReliefDepartment in Kingston.
