Meeting our patient's basic needs with community collaboration!

The Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Team sees many people at CRMH who are homeless. They live their lives walking the streets and many have come without shoes on their feet. Dr. Del Fabbro went and purchased a pair for one patient but when more people began coming without shoes, they needed a more sustainable solution. Debby Jones-Worrell, MSW, made it her mission to do just that. She reached out to Fleet Feet, another Roanoke community non-profit, who was willing to help. They have a warehouse of shoes that were returned that they cannot re-sell. They were more than happy to work with Debby! We will trace the shape of the person's foot and scan/send it to Fleet Feet and they will find a personalized fit of athletic shoes for the patients for free - and deliver them to the hospital for the patient to have before discharge.