Mayor's Task Force on AIDS
The New Haven Mayor's Task Force on AIDS is an advisory body to the Mayor. It's mission is to foster a broad base community response to the HIV epidemic as it affects the City of New Haven. It advocates for the availability and coordination of education and prevention strategies as well as high quality comprehensive health and social services for individuals infected with or affected by HIV and for those at risk for HIV infection.
The funds raised from AIDS Walk New Haven are donated to ten member agencies of The New Haven Mayor's Task Force on AIDS. These organizations are:
To find out more information about an organization click on its name.
AIDS Interfaith Network's mission includes ministering to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people living with HIV/AIDS and their families; carrying the message of HIV/AIDS prevention to every segment of the community; broadening the base of support for persons living with HIV/AIDS by teaching the community to provide care that is compassionate and non-judgmental. AIDS Interfaith provides many services to its clients, including Case Management Services, W.I.S.H.E.S (Women In Search of Health Enrichment Services), and a Home Based Assistance Program. AID Interfaith Health Improvement Project is a comprehensive medical adherence program that includes acupuncture, massage therapy, naturopathic care, chiropractic care, foot reflexology, nutritional screening, and alternative therapies. The Faith Mobilization Initiative of AIDS Interfaith is a multifaceted HIV/AIDS prevention education training program to inform and equip pastors and faith leaders who serve in and or lead congregations that consists of people who are at risk of HIV/AIDS and to provide such institutions with a link to early detection and treatment services by partnering with them through Care Team development programs.
Contact Information:
Email: aidsinterfaith@snet.net
Phone: 203-624-4350
Fax: 203-789-8631
Website: www.aidsinterfaith.net
AIDS Project New Haven
AIDS Project New Haven, founded in 1981, is the oldest AIDS service organization in the State of Connecticut . APNH is comprised of a culturally and racially diverse staff who provide many services including Case Management that coordinates agency services and links clients to necessary resources; Caring Cuisine, a meal delivery program designed to fulfill daily nutritional requirements and individual dietary needs to homebound clients; Education and Community Outreach where staff and volunteers provide HIV awareness and prevention education throughout the Greater New Haven area; Brothers/Hermanos which provides outreach to HIV positive men of color who have sex with men and who are not receiving services; The Buddy Program, a program that pairs a client to a volunteer "buddy" who provides emotional and practical kinds of support; and, Together Through Touch, an alternative therapy program that offers massages, acupuncture, yoga and reiki to people living with HIV/AIDS free of charge. AIDS Project New Haven also produces two newsletters, Positivo! a client newsletter, and Newsline, an agency newsletter and offers two support groups as well. Women Empowered meets every other Thursday for lunch and seminars, and Positive Voices, a gay men's group that meets every other Wednesday. APNH also serves individuals in: Ansonia , Branford, Clinton , Derby , East Haven , Guilford , Hamden , Madison , Milford , Naugatuck , North Haven , Orange , Oxford , Shelton , Wallingford , West Haven , and Woodbridge .
Contact Information:
Email: aidsprojectnh@cs.com
Director of Fundraising & Volunteer Services:
fundraisingvol@cs.com
Director of Education & Outreach: apnheducation@cs.com
Website: www.apnh.org
Leeway is Connecticut 's first and only skilled nursing home dedicated solely to the treatment of people living with AIDS. Leeway accepted its first patient in 1995. Since then, Leeway, Inc. has provided compassionate, individualized medical care for more than 600 people living with HIV/AIDS. Leeway offers expert care for people 16 years and over, who have HIV/AIDS and require 24-hour nursing supervision. Leeway offers state-of-the-art medical treatment tailored to the needs of each resident. Leeway gives short- or long-term sub-acute, respite and terminal care, as well as palliative treatment. This includes IV therapy, physical, occupational, speech and recreation therapies, wound care, CAPD, whirlpool sessions, and treatment and medication supervision. In addition, Leeway provides substance abuse and life skills counseling, complementary treatments such as acupuncture, massage and reiki, and the services of a dedicated social work staff.
Contact Information:
E-mail:
info@leeway.net
Telephone: 1-800-406-1048
Fax: 203-865-0399
Website: http://www.leeway.net
Hill Health Center is a private, non-profit community health center that was established in December, 1968. Hill Health Center is committed to providing accessible, comprehensive and quality primary and behavioral health care to low income and underserved residents in the Greater New Haven area. It gives this comprehensive preventive and primary care services from 18 locations in the New Haven area. Services include medical, dental, laboratory, nutrition, nursing, behavioral health, and programs for special populations, such as homeless people and persons with AIDS. There are specific, focused divisions within Hill Health Center . One such is the Hill Health Center HIV division. The HIV/AIDS Division provides a seamless continuum of care through a "one-stop-shopping" model of integrated HIV services. It is a client-centered organizational system built upon work teams consisting of multicultural and cross-trained HIV service providers. The Division's Early Linkage Component provides immediate access to all Hill Health Center HIV Services at any point of client entry: prevention, medical, or social. The operating principles which govern services to our clients are Engagement, Encouragement, and Empowerment. The services of the HIV/AIDS Division include Primary Medical Services, Prevention Case Management/Risk Reduction Services, HIV Clinical Nursing Project, HIV Prevention and Outreach Services, HIV Counseling and Testing Services, HIV Behavioral Health Services, HIV Case-Management Services.
Contact Information:
Email:
rkilpatrick@hillhealthcenter.com
Telephone: 203-503-3250 (administration)
Telephone: 203-503-3000 (clinic)
Fax : 203-503-3254
Website: www.hillhealthcenter.com
Hispanos Unidos, Inc. was the first Latino organization in the State of Connecticut to become involved with the problems generated by HIV/AIDS epidemic. It was founded in 1987 as an organization of education and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Hispanos Unidos service delivery is based on a culturally responsive format and is carried out by fully bilingual and bi-cultural staff. Hispanos Unidos' services include case Management for persons living with HIV/AIDS, prevention and education, referral services, summer camp for affected children, substance abuse counseling, mental health, support groups, client advocacy, outreach services and treatment adherence. Hispanos Unidos directs their AIDS awareness and prevention programs towards churches, schools, senior citizen centers, drug and alcohol treatment centers, health centers, and community-based organizations.
Contact Information:
Email:
lgonzalez@hispanos-unidos.org (Executive Director)
Telephone: (203) 781-0226
Fax: (203) 781-0229
Website: www.hispanos-unidos.org
Formed in 1987 in response to housing insecurity faced by people living with HIV/AIDS, Liberty United quickly expanded our scope of services to welcome individuals confronting poverty, homelessness, mental illness, addiction, HIV/AIDS and other serious conditions. Liberty offers a variety of programs that are designed to meet each individual's need. Liberty helps their participant's navigate systems of care, offering support and guidance throughout their journey. Our programs and services range from outreach, case management, housing access services and rental assistance to a variety of transitional and permanent housing programs that not only provide a home to those who need one, but offer supportive services. At the end of this year, Liberty United will open Liberty Safe Haven. The opening of Liberty Safe Haven is a historic event since it represents the first and only Safe Haven in Connecticut. A national model, the facility was created as a refuge for hard-to-reach homeless (or chronic homeless), who have experienced repeated and/or extended bouts of homelessness in our community. The 33 efficiency style apartments will offer permanent housing to 22 chronically homeless adults, as well as 11 homeless adults confronting mental illness who are a part of our ODA program. Half of the apartments will be set aside for residents living with HIV/AIDS.
Contact Information:
Telephone: 203-495-7600
Website: http://www.libertycs.org/
Established in 1990 as provider of emergency shelter for families, New Haven Home Recovery Inc. is working in the New Haven area to address the housing and support service needs of women with children. NHHR provides services to families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. NHHR has developed its programs to include the work of the AIDS Service Program, Food Pantry and two transitional housing programs. Services available to NHHR clients and residents are Empowerment, Housing Assistance and Advocacy, Resource Identification, Emergency Shelter, Tenant Education and Advocacy, Information and Referral Services and Substance Abuse Services.
"We are a private, nonprofit organization providing innovative programs to support the needs of women with children. It is our mission to promote the independence of women and children confronting homelessness, HIV/AIDS, and behavioral health issues in a supportive environment where their potential can be realized."- NHHR mission statement
Contact Information:
Telephone: 203-492-4866
Fax: 203-492-4872
Website: http://www.nhhr.org/
Fair Haven Community Health Center
A number of projects are ongoing at the Fair Haven Clinic, one of New Haven's two federally-funded community health centers, including: A retrospective study of Chronic Liver Disease in Hepatitis C, HIV and other infectious disease in New Haven led by Andre Sofair, PhD. Community Health Centers have been the critical source of health care for the poor, underserved, vulnerable populations at risk for poor health status in many communities throughout the state for almost thirty (30) years. A wide range of high quality preventive and primary care services are offered at Community Health Centers. These include pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric health care, prenatal and postpartum and depending on the availability of resources, many offer dental care, addiction services, and mental health, social services and outreach programs.
Contact Information:
Phone: (203) 777-7411
Fax: (203) 777-8506
Website:
http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BCH/Family%20Health/Womens_Health/community_health_centers.htm
Planned Parenthood of Connecticut provides a wide variety of programs and services. In its eighteen health centers across the State, PPC delivers reproductive health care to more than 57,000 patients each year. In addition to medical services, PPC also provides professional training and community education programs regarding sexual health, and advocates promoting its mission on all levels of government and within the community. A non-profit affiliate of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, PPC was founded in 1923 by the women and men of Connecticut who were inspired by the work of birth control activist Margaret Sanger. Since then PPC has been in the forefront of the reproductive rights movement. It was the arrest in New Haven of Planned Parenthood officials, which led to the 1965 landmark Griswold v. Connecticut U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized the right to privacy regarding reproductive healthcare decisions.
Contact Information:
Telephone: (203) 865-5158 (Volunteer Coordinator)
Fax: (203) 752-3258
Website: http://www.ppct.org
The Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut (VNA/ SCC ) is a licensed, nonprofit agency that provides home health and community services. The Founded in 1904, the VNA/ SCC offers comprehensive services and programs in New Haven , Fairfield and Middlesex counties. VNA/ SCC staff consists of RN's, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, rehabilitative therapists, social workers and home health aides, who provide care to people with acute and chronic illness, such as HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health services, and community outreach and education.
Contact Information:
E-mail:
vnaweb@vnascc.org
Telephone: 203.777.5521 or 800.344.2783 toll-free
Fax: 203.787.5198
Referral fax: 203.776.4640
Website: http://www.vnascc.org/