A Group of Homeless Folks Complete Their First 5K at St. Vincent's... Check Out the Video!
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 07:13AM
The UCSD Combined Program in Other Interesting News

22 homeless adults and teens trained for 2 months to participate in Father Joe's Thanksgiving 5K. Using unconventional resources like yoga, tai chi and meditation to prepare for the event, some made unexpected progress toward overcoming the larger challenges in their lives.  The UCSD Combined Program is proud to use the recreation prescription model to refer patients to the St. Vincent's Health and Wellness program founded by Nick Coniaris.  This has been an incredibly creative and rewarding program!  Learn more...

 

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