SMART Ride 9 Beneficiaries

Broward County


Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Since 1991, the Comprehensive Family AIDS Program has provided care to infants, children, youth, women and families who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Funding is provided through the federal Ryan White Care Act, Parts A and D, of the federal Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) and  Children’s Medical Services of the State of Florida (CMS).

CFAP Services Include:

  • Nutritional counseling
  • Dental care
  • 24/7 on-call for medical care
  • Laboratory tests, including confidential and anonymous HIV screening
  • Access to clinical trials and research studies
  • Support groups; client advocacy; education
  • Summer camp program for infected children

Pride Center at Equality Park

In 1993, philanthropist and gay pioneer, Alan Schubert, conceived an idea of a Gay and Lesbian Community Center that would provide a place for all to meet in Fort Lauderdale. The goal was to provide a center that would work hand-in-hand with existing organizations and new groups in need of support to ensure that all facets of the gay and lesbian community would be served. The Pride Center at Equality Park has emerged as a bastion of pride, service and education.

We have evolved over the years and provide comprehensive telephone crisis counseling, suicide prevention, information and referral services, as well as HIV testing, and prevention programs targeting all aspects of our community. The Pride Center Calendar of Events provides additional information about meetings, groups and testing dates and times.

 

West Central Florida
Metropolitan CharitiesMetropolitan Charities, Inc. is a multi-faceted agency in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties serving the HIV+ community via Medical Case Management, Eligibility, Minority AIDS Initiative, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Prevention/Testing/Outreach services. We have funding from Ryan White Part A and B, Project AIDS Care, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and many other grants and awards. We also serve both counties via our Metro Centers which provide community resources, a Cyber Center, meeting space and safe haven for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities. Metro has a 15 year history of community service.
Miami-Dade County
Center for Positive Connections
The Center for Positive Connections (TCPC) is a nationally recognized not-for-profit organization leader in the treatment of HIV and in services offerings that complement traditional medical care. To better serve the community, TCPC provides HIV prevention and health education, social and emotional support, mental health counseling, holistic health treatments for those living with HIV/AIDS in South Florida. The Center is proud to continue to serve its core population and is pleased to announce its expansion of service offerings to also include those with other compromised immune disorders and chronic illnesses. Our mission statement is “To provide educational, emotional, holistic and social support to those infected and affected by chronic illness.
Monroe County
AIDS HelpAIDS Help was formed in March of 1986, as many of Key West’s most prominent and colorful citizens were dying from a newly-discovered disease which we now call HIV/AIDS. Now just having entered its 25thyear of service, it is Florida’s oldest continuously operating AIDS service organization (ASO).AIDS Help is a full-service ASO providing case-managed health care, housing, food, counseling, referral and support services to assist in helping people live fuller, healthier lives. AIDS Help has served over 2,700 clients in its history and currently provides support for some 335 individuals across the demographic spectrum, from Key Largo to Key West. AIDS Help is the proud owner of 96 units of housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, the only ASO in the State of Florida to hold that distinction.Because of its participation BIKE It & B.E.A.R. It for AIDS, The Southernmost AIDS Ride 2 and the subsequent SMART Rides 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, AIDS Help has been able to complete additional units of housing, 50 units which opened on June 1, 2011 and continue to provide services not covered by other grants and resources, such as non-covered prescription medications, alternative therapies and a nutrition/fitness program.We are grateful for the opportunity to have been invited to take part for the past six years, and look forward to helping make a difference in the lives of so many Floridians again in 2011!We are grateful for the opportunity to have been invited to take part for the past 7 years, and look forward to helping make a difference in the lives of so many Floridians again in 2011!
Central Florida
Miracle Of LoveMiracle of Love Inc. is the oldest and largest non-profit minority AIDS Service Organization (ASO) in Central Florida. Miracle of Love’s founder Lowell D. Stafford began providing care services to multicultural communities in 1991 with the use of volunteers and his own SSI checks. The Organization was not incorported until 1997 and in 1998 received it’s first federal grant award. The mission of the Organization is to provide comprehensive, multicultural HIV/AIDS care, education and prevention services that are effective and responsive to the Central Florida communities. Miracle of Love, Inc. services are designed to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and care services for people living with HIV/AIDS in order for them achieve positive medical outcomes by keeping them in care and treatment programs. With over 19 years of outstanding service, Miracle of Love continues serve as a repository for education, support and care, community advocacy, and referral services.
Palm Beach County
Comprehensive AIDS Program of Palm Beach County, Inc.Founded in 1985, Comprehensive AIDS Program of Palm Beach County, Inc. (CAP) is the oldest and largest community organization serving people with HIV/AIDS in Palm Beach County. CAP provides a wide array of services to HIV-infected individuals, and a variety of prevention and risk reduction programs to the community. Since its inception, CAP has also provided educational services to more than 555,000 people in a variety of settings, including prisons, county schools, on the streets in high-risk neighborhoods, in health settings, substance abuse treatment centers, methadone clinics, and others.CAP is a minority-based organization and provides services to all people with HIV in Palm Beach County. A diverse staff of 100 members provide services to the many different populations through five service centers located in: Belle Glade, Delray Beach, Palm Springs, and Riviera Beach. Additionally, special services are arranged for clients who are sight and/or hearing impaired, or have other barriers to accessing our services.