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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: AIDS, Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Health, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters
Mission: Committed to supporting those abandoned or isolated in their suffering with hiv/aids, particularly the poorest of the poor, damien ministries fulfills its mission through dedication, commitment to ministry and mutual support.
Programs: Damien ministries services have been an important resource for those living with and affected by hiv and aids in the district of columbia. For over 20 years, the food bank and medical case management services have worked in tandem to fulfill the mission of extending the life expectancy and improving the quality of life for those living with hiv/aids. The goal of medical case management is to provide direct hiv/aids services to consumers by increasing greater participation in and optimal use of health and social services, increasing knowledge of hiv disease, delay of hiv progression, reinforcement of positive health behaviors and an overall improved quality of life. The food bank program helps our clients by providing enough groceries to last up to 10 days and assists members of the broader community on an emergency basis. Our medical nutrition therapy program identifies the nutritional and wellness needs of our clients enrolled in our other programs.