Since Florida is my home state of record, I decided to pick an organization in Texas. I chose the AIDS Services of Austin organization. This organization helps provide “services that enhance the health and well-being of individuals and the community in the face of an evolving epidemic” (Dailey, 2004).
They offer testing with pre and post counseling, and a free service called the PATH program which is a private one on one session with a risk reduction counselor for any questions you may have. ASA has a dentist that can work with HIV+ people in need of primary dental and oral care. Another service is the Capital Area AIDS Legal Project (CAALP) which provides free legal assistance to low-income persons with HIV” (Dailey, 2004). For case managed individuals, ASA offers the helping hands food bank which provides food, nutritional supplements and personal care items (Dailey 2004).
Dailey, Robert. (2004). What We Do. In AIDS Services of Austin . Retrieved September 15, 2009, from http://www.asaustin.org/site/PageServer?pagename=what_what_we_do.
Ashley, next time combine the add on into your weekly blog so we only have to respond to one blog post you make each week.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great organization to have if you are HIV positive.