Aids Foundation Houston Inc

Programs: Housing serviceshousing services utilizes the "housing first" model best practice to reduce homelessness and provides the supportive services needed to ensure medical adherence. Project t. E. X. T. M. S. G. Provides a housing solution for chronically homeless young adults between the ages of 18-25 living with hiv/aids. Project a friendly haven assists families with a family member who is living with hiv/aids to achieve a greater sense of self-determination to enable the family to establish and maintain self-sufficiency and stable housing. The first responders program focuses on individuals, who have been chronically homeless, are living with hiv/aids, are disabled, and are low income. Burress street apartments serves single women who are hiv positive with co-occurring issues, and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Chupik house provides housing for elderly single men who are hiv positive with co-occurring issues, and who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. Help house is a program located in a 22-unit apartment complex and serves low-income individuals or couples who are hiv positive and have co-occurring issues and are at risk for homelessness.

prevention servicesprevention services reach prioritized populations to diagnose new hiv transmissions, to provide intervention and risk reduction services, and to affect medical adherence goals. Afh provides services to offenders and the recently released through a peer-to-peer education program, linkage to care and follow-up services. Afh also provides testing throughout the houston community through multiple venues in prioritized communities and at the afh building. Risk reduction, counseling, testing, and resourcing is provided to every individual who seeks to be tested.

volunteer and support servicessupportive services include the food pantry, stone soup, which provides food and basic needs for individuals living with hiv/aids. Afh provides access to mainstream benefits, linkage to care for priority populations such as the recently released, chronically homeless and those currently out of care. Afh also provides support groups, educational presentations, mentoring and navigation services. Camp hope is designed specifically for children ages 7-16 from low income households the opportunity to develop important life skills needed to manage a life with hiv/aids in a healthy and secure environment. For one week campers learn the importance medical adherence, how to manage disclosure of their status in relationships and with their peers and how to deal with stigma, but most importantly, campers experience a week of fun, barrier-free activities and quality time with their friends.