A CNN Hero: Student: Rosado Merino, Katherine Melissa
A CNN Hero: Student: Rosado Merino, Katherine Melissa
A CNN Hero: Student: Rosado Merino, Katherine Melissa
STUDENT:
ROSADO
MERINO,
KATHERINE
MELISSA
CYCLE:
ADVANCED IV
TEACHER:
TATAJE SNCHEZ,
RITA NAHIR
TOPIC:
A CNN HERO DR. JIM WITHERS
A CNN HERO
Today Im going to talk about a special hero who takes care for the homeless
people in Pittsburgh. Im talking about Jim Withers. He is a doctor, but he
isnt an ordinary doctor, He is a man with a special mission.
and
he
studied
at
the
University
of
street rounds, the program has a mobile van, drop-in centers and a primary
health clinic, all where the homeless can access medical care.
Withers says that doing walking rounds can be a
challenge to keep up with where the camps are
because homeless have to keep moving to avoid
evicted. All the teams try to keep down to four
people
because
they
dont
want
to
invade
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Pittsburgh Magazine Online A Man and his Mission: Dr. Jim Withers:
http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/May2011/A-Man-and-His-Mission-Dr-Jim-Withers/
2. CNN Heroes Online Meet the doctor who treats the homeless
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/07/us/cnn-heroes-homeless-doctorjim-withers/
3. Operation Safety Net Pittsburgh Mercy A Heritage of Hope. Online
Page.
https://www.pittsburghmercy.org/operation-safety-net/