Health Care Without Walls
Hospitals and Health CareMassachusetts, United States2-10 Employees
Health Care Without Walls is a nonprofit based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1999. It provides free, comprehensive, gender-specific medical care, education, and advocacy to homeless women and children in Greater Boston. The organization operates with a paid nursing staff and community health workers to remove barriers faced by women experiencing poverty and homelessness. Through daily access to care and supportive services, HCWW aims to improve health outcomes and foster a sense of purpose and self-worth among the women and children it serves. In 2021, HCWW expanded its footprint with the opening of a new location in New York, signaling growth beyond its Boston base. Positioned within the hospitals and health care sector, the organization targets low-income, shelter-dependent women and their children, offering free medical services and related education and advocacy to address structural barriers to care.