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- EIN 62-1511959
- (901) 272-0855
- 43 N Cleveland St Memphis TN 38104-2301 USA
- www.friendsforlife.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: AIDS, Health, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Housing & Shelter, Human Services, Residential Care & Adult Day Programs
Mission: The mission of friends for life corporation is to help persons affected by hiv/aids live well. Our comprehensive client-centered approach includes education, housing, food, transportation, healthy life skills training. We strive to enlighten the mid-south.
Programs: Provide direct housing assistance to persons/families living with hiv/aids. Hundreds of individuals and families have benefited from these programs since the organization's inception.
maintain a staff of case managers and other support personnel who assess the needs of the local population that is affected by hiv/aids. Staff members also coordinate other resources and assist targeted population with engaging these resources in order to enhance and improve their quality of life. Hundreds of individuals and families have benefited from this program.
disseminate educational materials to the public in a effort to enlighten the masses on the dangers of aids and to acquaint the public with proven measures for the prevention of hiv/aids. This effort has the potential of reaching thousands of people thoughout the major memphis, tn metropolitan area. Programs include both prevention and educational activities coordinated though a series of highly specialized programs such as wellness university, the positive living center, and others.
the organization disseminates "food baskets" weekly throughout the year to individuals and families who are affected by hiv/aids. Volunteers are recruited to participate in this effort which is vital to the programs success. This program has evolved into a program that is vital to the community where nutritional needs are a serious concern. Hundreds of individuals and families benefit from this support effort.