John Tumino

We met James in 2019 when he reached out to us about our Hire Ground work program. James was homeless living in a place not meant for human habitation with his dog. Its been 2 years and James has done a total 180 degree turn and is giving back. Check out his story and see the transformation that has taken place, going from homelessness to housing and now running his own Non Profit. Hire Ground its a hand up not a hand out, an Alternative to

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Big thank you to Katrina, Steve and Team for Carrying IMFK’s Taste and See Syrup and Sauce. It’s Eating with a Purpose stop in say hello and pick up a Jug and a Jar. #TasteandSee

Today we were able to meet a new friend who is experiencing homelessness. We received multiple calls from a local business who was concerned for the safety of  a very friendly homeless individual residing behind their establishment. Our team was able to engage and introduce ourselves  and ask about his story. As we were talking I noticed an abscess on our friends hand and asked if Doctor Lehmann could take a look at it. He allowed Doc to examine him and proceeded to inform us that heroine is his drug of choice and that he wanted to be free from it. Doc asked if he would be interested in taking Suboxone as well as us making an appointment with Doctor Johnson and Doctor Aslam from Upstate Rehabilitation. Our friend was all in and so appreciative. Tomorrow he will meet with JD and Kat (IMFK Care Managers) to start housing intake paper work and JD will be transporting him up to the clinic to meet the medical team for treatment. JD has committed to being his sober support while he moves through this new journey of life. I love first contacts with new friends, you never know what your going to experience. Todays encounter was beautiful and we are looking forward to our friends transformation off of heroine. Thank you everyone for your continued support  of our Mission

We introduced you to John our homeless friend last week. JD (IMFK Care Manager) is a Marine and so is our friend John. During street outreach John reached out to Dr. Lehmann who does House Calls for the Homeless and asked for assistance with navigating his meds. Our dear friend is a diabetic and has been running high sugars for some time which is a major concern for someone with diabetes. Leigh Ann (Co-Founder of IMFK) is also a diabetic and we know the challenges of navigating this illness and cant even image trying to do so living outdoors. Doc was able to call in scripts for insulin as well as some other important meds that were needed. Pictured here is Doc doing a follow up visit to make sure John was doing well and to ask if he had any questions. The challenge for someone surviving homelessness is transportation as well as consistent reliable phone service to communicate with a PCP. Doc becomes that PCP at street level and brings compassionate care to all our friends outdoors on a consistent basis. John has been reconnected to Veteran services and JD is assisting him through that process. Our approach is total rap around care from food, clothing, medical care and hard core advocacy. Being a Voice for those who feel Like they HAVE NO VOICE is very important in showing our friends that we are truly there for them. With your continual support we are able to Build Hope and Change Lives and on behalf of all our friends we say THANK YOU!