Kerry's Kids was established to carry on the dream of Dr. Kerry Spooner Dean after her life tragically came to an end in May 1998. Kerry's dream was to help organize a mobile health clinic to serve indigent children and their families in the Bay Area. She understood that in order to provide adequate health care, health screening, immunizations and health education to these children, it was essential to bring these medical services directly to the children and their families in the communities where they lived. Simply having health facilities miles away was not enough. Kerry realized that many children never made it to Children's Hospital of Oakland where she was a medical resident due to the lack of health insurance, the institutional obstacles, a parent's fear of reprisal or losing their kids, the language barriers, and transportation difficulties that prevented homeless children from accessing health care. It was this realization that drove Kerry to follow her dream of organizing a pediatric mobile health clinic. It was Kerry's dream and the profound contributions that she was making to these communities that inspired the creation of Kerry's Kids. Kerry's Kids is committed to bringing free health care and education services to underserved children in the neighborhoods where they live.

In 1998 Kerry's Kids' volunteers worked with the City of Oakland, specifically the Oakland Head Start Program, to identify various sites in the Oakland community that may be in need of the types of services provided by a mobile health clinic. The sites identified included homeless shelters, residential drug rehabilitation facilities for mothers and children, and a refuge for battered women. Kerry's Kids' volunteers continue to evaluate new sites that may have children in need of visits by the mobile health clinic.

• VACCINATIONS, WELL CARE, AND MINOR ACUTE CARE OF CHILDREN
• HEALTH EDUCATION
• PATIENT ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE REFERRAL

Rescue Mission, LeMoyne College, Syracuse NY - PA students from LeMoyne College are working in conjunction with the Rescue Mission to conduct face to face interviews with men who are homeless. Their grant will supply Timberland boots to the homeless. Timberland has also agreed to supply 108 additional pairs of boots at no cost to the project. Their goal is to collect data on the healthcare needs of the men who are homeless in Syracuse. The interviews will provide the Rescue Mission and the Syracuse Community with a health needs assessment.

Central City Concern's Old Town Clinic - This clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving primarily homeless and low income clients. The funds were used to add a ventilation system to exam rooms. In addition, they were also in need of improving handicapped accessibility at the clinic.

University of Connecticut - Mobile Free Migrant Farm Worker Clinic - This clinic is a health professions student-led effort currently addressing health disparities in this extremely underserved population.