People of these United States of america. I pray that they will serve with humility, dignity and honor. To enact laws that would be fair , just and equitable. You have blessed this nation with great wealth and great resources. Thank you. Help us to be mindful of the disenfranchised, the despondent, the dejected and especially those who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey and we pray for your protection for those in the path of Hurricane Irma. Lord god, i humbly beseech you to hear my prayer and enable this gathering to hear and believe in the power of prayer. In your holy name i pray, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings. And announces to the house his approval thereof. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Walberg. Mr. Walberg i ask all to join in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with l
To bring two different clinics with two total care of having a single way of doing things. Its been challenging but the San Francisco staff has shown they can do anything to come together to create this incredible clip. Ive said about being incredible in the way they provide care to the homeless they have the best practice and thats whats been brought together not only is the practice being brought together but its a one stop care for Homeless People it has housing and primary care and Community Programs so its a one stop location and we will get a better outcome for homeless patients in San Francisco. I wanted to thank t n b c theyre great partners and because of them working with us thats why we have the great clinic that we have. Tom railway dell we have 12 clinics throughout though city and this helps homeless but just to have the sensibility and vision and commitment on how to help clients and we need Health Care Reform and this will help house to manager the care of people who ha
Wear written up in tour guides. We continue to a provided exemplar dental services for those who are fengd that hiv and we continue to a have this beautiful space downstairs have a strong commitment to provide services in your offer 15 community sites. We have a wonderful office space o pet Treatment Program that brings recovery right into the preliminary care setting pr we are ahead of the curtain with Community Based primary care hepatitis care treatment and ahead of the hiv care and we co run a center of the obsolesce in the tenderloin. Through josh about 12 years ago we started or josh started the first Medication Adherence Program for people who are homeless or mentally ill and many people were written off because they were thought two disorganized to manage it and we said no, we, take care of those people and help them and that Program Continues clapping weve had integrated prim care and Behavioral Health before president obama thought about that. We have our psychiatry services.
Relationships that have become cusada gardens and now a network of people and places and projects that are really shaping the culture and life in bayview hunters point. It was its been the distinct pleasure of my life, frankly, to careful where you move, it can change everything. But if youre going to move to a new place, Annette Young smith is the neighbor that you would pray to have. And i can tell you that she has been a terrific friend and mentor, too. She is still the chair of the board of the cusada gardens. We know its quesada. [laughter] she is still the board. She is still very much at the heart and soul of everything we do. She is our spiritual mentor, and we love her. We truly, truly adore this woman. And id like to introduce her to you and i think youll understand why. Congratulations, Annette Young smith. applause first of all, i thank god for being here and i thank god for all of you being here. Amen. And id like to thank jeffery for nominating me and i accept the award.
Included many of our constituents i saw how much they loved the space. Those are not the easiest to please but they know their loved and cared for and a place with integrity and respect. I mentioned this a couple months ago when i came to the Affordable Housing program an amazing youth space here in the tenderloin. But when i spinster a night in one of the homeless shelters homelessness is not just an economic issue we treat homelessness as a economic issue we talk about job creation and housing and food. What became clear is homeless is a Public Health issue. That people have homeless not only because of the economic stylists but because of Mental Health issues and other issues. Tom has for decades i want to thank the men and women that work here they are defenders and nurses their dedicated and committed to this population and to our neighborhood this is where they choose to stay you can see the longevity of the service and i know that ms. Garcia is the director of our Public Health