At least every quarter, the nurses of MedStar Franklin Square, led by the Magnet Ambassadors, undertake a project in the community surrounding the hospital. In recent months, the nursing department has taken on the following projects:

	Food for the hungry; a purpose for the nurses We cooked and served meals to 150 homeless women and children at the Eastern Family Resource Center adjacent to the hospital.
	Bags full of supplies; kids full of smiles Staff from across the hospital donated 358 backpacks filled with supplies for all students at Battle Grove Elementary and St Stephens Christian Academy. Learn more.
	Safety first Nurses assembled 80 first aid kits for donation to the House of Ruth, a local shelter for battered women and their children. Thirty kits will stay at the emergency shelter and 50 kits will go to families transitioning out of the shelter. First aid kits were identified by the House of Ruth as a need they have not been able to fill. The hospital’s pharmacy and materials management assisted in gathering the supplies to fill the kits.