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Searching for Familiar Faces: The Unseen Impact of the Riverfront Encampment Closures When I first joined Street Med STL, I was told that our Saturday outreach changed based on where we would find the patients. Rather than the usual practice of setting up a clinic and...

This weekend, I ventured out with the Street Med outreach team. Our team provides weekly healthcare to some unhoused populations in downtown St Louis. We come bearing donations of food, clothing and hygiene products, but mainly we lug around big red doctor bags and...

It had been a few weeks since I was last out with Street Med and I hadn’t noticed a porta-potty before. In one of the encampment areas we frequently visit, there it was in full boxy blue synthetic glory, parked on a sidewalk. It gave me a topic of conversation. “Hey,...

“I was afraid I missed you,” she exclaimed as she quickly caught up to our caravan. “I haven’t been staying here lately, but wanted to see you. You are the only ones I trust to take care of me.”  Though we had known her for a while, it had taken many weeks for this...

“Hi there, we are out here with Street Med STL – we are just wondering if anyone needs any medical care?” While we frequently see friends we have known for some time, it is not uncommon to meet a new face. This new face was young, but wore the marks of someone with...