At Squamish Helping Hands Society many of our in-house care plans identify personal goals which focus on reducing chronic pain and getting connected to physical health care.  When clients have identified medical needs in their care plan they are invited to take part in our Squamish Pain Program, a multi-modality quarterly intake to address the physical realities of street entrenched life, substance use, and childhood neglect and/or malnutrition.  Our Squamish Pain Program delivers care for participants in both acute and chronic pain using multiple modalities including massage, physiotherapy, counselling, and yoga.  In 2024, we served 87 unique individuals with a variety of treatments and tools to withstand and reduce pain increasing their quality of life.  Twenty of our residents were part of that number as the stability provided by meeting their basic needs allowed them to examine and heal the sources of their pain.  

Our Open-Door Health primary care clinic, which connects clients with physical and mental health care had 752 appointments with participants, residents, and community users, serving 89 individuals.  We offered 10 vaccine clinics, 10 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) clinics, and 11 foot care clinics followed by 48 individual follow up foot care appointments.  Many of our participants are working through foot-related problems because of poor footwear, prolonged exposure to cold, wet, weather, and inadequate health care. Foot care is a critical component of restoring health and is frequently included in case plans as a priority to address.  We also delivered 10 barber and wellness clinics to enhance personal grooming and help individuals achieve personal case planning goals of improving their sense of self-worth and outward appearance.  Referrals to these services are critical as they help meet the goals of care plans and foster self-actualization and an increase in feelings of self-worth.