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
The Pride Center’s mission is to provide a welcoming, safe space–an inclusive home that celebrates, nurtures and empowers the LGBTQ communities and our friends and neighbors in South Florida. For more than 16 years, the Center’s varied programs and services have met the distinct needs of the LGBTQ community. More than 17,000 adults and youth attend activities at the Center each year. Our award-winning HIV Counseling and Testing program administers testing to more than 300 individuals each month. Our nationally renowned PALS Project has helped more than 9,500 bisexual and gay men living with HIV live safer, richer lives. In addition, over 2,000 people will participate in HIV workshops, individual prevention counseling, community-wide health seminars, skills-building programs and social support groups for people living with HIV at the Center this year.
Metro Wellness & Community Centers Metro Wellness & Community Centers 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.
AIDS Help (AH) was formed in March 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 in its 26th year of service, it is Florida’s oldest continuously operating AIDS service organization (ASO) and remains the only agency in Monroe County that serves individuals with HIV and AIDS.Monroe County has the highest prevalence of HIV for whites and Hispanics in the entire state of Florida, the state with the third highest number of AIDS cases nationally. (Monroe County has the second highest per capita rate of HIV/AIDS infection in the state; Miami-Dade County has a higher rate per 100,000 population.)All of this is exacerbated by the party atmosphere that draws 3.5 million vacationers to Key West each year, many of whom engage in high-risk substance and sexual abuse risk behavior.Hence, AH provides case-managed health care, housing, food, counseling, referral and support services to assist in helping people live fuller, healthier lives…plus services not covered by other grants and resources, such as non-covered prescription medications, alternative therapies and a nutrition/fitness program.AH additionally provides HIV health education intervention, testing, referral, safe sex packet and condom distribution and outreach/referral services.
All told, AH 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.
AH is the proud owner of 96 units of housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, the only ASO in the state to hold that distinction.
Because of its participation in BIKE It & B.E.A.R. It for AIDS, The Southernmost AIDS Ride 2 and the subsequent SMART Rides 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8, AH has been able to complete additional units of housing, 50 units which opened on June 1, 2011 and continue to provide.
AH is grateful for the opportunity to take part for the past eight years, and look forward to helping make a difference in the lives of so many again in 2012!
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.
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 more than 90 members provide services to many different populations through three service centers located in Belle Glade, Delray Beach, and Palm Springs. Additionally, special services are arranged for clients who are sight and/or hearing impaired, or have other barriers to accessing our services.