Wolverine Street Medicine

Every day, people experiencing homelessness show up at hospitals and emergency departments with severe medical conditions that could be avoided by preventive care, health education, and vaccination. Barriers to care and social determinants of health lead to high rates of diabetes, hypertension, and vaccine-preventable illness in people experiencing homelessness. Breaking down barriers to care and repairing the relationship between people experiencing homelessness and medical professionals is key to improving health and wellness in our communities.

Wolverine Street Medicine is a student-led medical group that provides free medical services to people experiencing homelessness through mobile outreach visits and barrier-free shelter clinics in Detroit and Washtenaw county. But we need your help to continue offering our patients basic medical services. In the past year, we have started the following initiatives:

• Washtenaw County Expansion: We have partnered with the Ypsilanti District Library and expanded to weekly Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County street runs to increase access to medical care for our local clients.
• Foot Care Clinic Expansion: We have partnered with Michigan Medicine Podiatry to provide comprehensive foot care to our unhoused neighbors in Jackson and at St. Andrew’s Church in Ann Arbor.
• Dental & Social Work Expansion: In collaboration with the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, we now offer dental screenings and preventive education and care.
• Undergraduate Board: We established an undergraduate board to expand mentorship and educational opportunities for students interested in serving the unhoused community.
• Community Health Fair: We hosted our first annual Community Health Fair in Ypsilanti, providing food, clothing, foot care, and medical services to community members.
• Emergency Medicine Resident Elective: We partnered with the Michigan Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine to establish an elective for residents and fellows focused on providing critical medical care to the unhoused population.

Your support will allow us to continue to expand our organization's initiatives to better meet the needs of our population. See how your gift can make a difference:

• $10 pays for 20 dental kits for patients that include a toothbrush, toothpaste, and mouthwash
• $20 covers nicotine replacement therapy for one client interested in quitting cigarette smoking
• $20 covers one hygiene kit for patients that would include shampoo, conditioner, hand warmers, wash cloths, and socks
• $25 funds enough syringes to administer 200 vaccines
• $50 covers gas for one week of mobile outreach
• $100 provides one week of bagged lunches that assist with outreach and provide our patients with a healthy meal
• $100 covers one order of medications for chronic conditions, from cardiac medication to asthma medications
• $150 immunizes three adults against pneumonia
• $650 covers the monthly cost of our van/mobile-clinic lease
• $1,000 immunizes 30 adults against vaccine-preventable illnesses

Support Our Work:
We continue to grow each year and need your support to sustain our efforts. Wolverine Street Medicine is entirely student-run, and most of our funding comes from generous donors like you. If you’d like to learn more about us please visit our website: www.wolverinestreetmedicine.org