Skip to main content You can t call this population - Christian Assistance Ministry brings vaccine to San Antonio s homeless community
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Miranda Garcia reacts after receiving her vaccine at Christian Assistance Ministry. CAM partnered with the San Antonio Fire Department and Metro Health to provide more than 70 vaccines to the unhoused population from around San Antonio. Outreach workers spent the previous day visiting camps to talk to people and convince them to get vaccinated.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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“Happy” and his dog King wait for 15 minutes after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Christian Assistance Ministry. CAM partnered with the San Antonio Fire Department and Metro Health to provide more than 70 vaccines to the unhoused population from around San Antonio. Outreach workers spent the previous day visiting camps to talk to people and convince them to get vaccinated.Jessica Phelps /San Antoni
Sneakers, snacks and shelter - CAM event connects homeless to services in San Antonio
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Andrew Wright, who has been living in a tent near the Interstate 37 overpass, tries on a new pair of shoes he received at an outreach event on March 16, 2021, at Christian Assistance Ministry near downtown San Antonio.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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John Mellow sweeps the area around his friends’ tents under the Interstate 37 overpass near McCullough, east of downtown San Antonio. Mellow says he does so to keep things as clean as possible and make living conditions just a little better. On March 16, 2021, word had spread that the encampment was to be removed soon, as it had been in early February.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less