AIDs Interfaith Network, Inc.

Serving People in Need – Addressing practical and healthcare needs through provision of wrap-around support services, health education, linkage to care, and prevention programs

Helping People Stay in Care – Providing programs that help clients to access the range of care and services needed to improve their health and circumstance while achieving better quality of life

Recognizing Treatment as Prevention – Helping clients with HIV remain in treatment that lowers their individual viral loads also reduces the amount of virus in the community and helps stop the spread of HIV

Turning Knowledge into Outcomes – Delivering health education, HIV education, and services to create sustainable prevention

How to Apply: Call and ask for an Intake appointment. Must have a referral and complete enrollment for client services. Outreach and prevention programs can be provided following contact with the agency.

Support: Government contracts, foundation grants, churches, donations, and contributions.

Services: Faith-based, multicultural, non-profit HIV/AIDS service organization providing programs to meet the practical, emotional, and spiritual needs for a person with HIV/AIDS, their families, friends, and caregivers and HIV prevention programs for individuals, groups, and communities. Provides 10 different programs: Outreach (with a specific initiative called Manos Unidas [for the Latino community and the African American Health Coalition [for African American community]; HIV Prevention Education; Outreach and Prevention Services for Minority Women, Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Service; Spanish Language Interpretation and Translation; Transportation Program (van rides, DART bus passes, and taxi rides); Congregate Meals Program; Adult Day Center with Stabilization Services (the Daire Center); Volunteer Program (a range of service opportunities from direct interactions with clients [buddy/companion services] to assisting on-site at the agency to helping with events and fundraising activities); and Pastoral Service (range of opportunities includes Chaplain services, connection to churches or faith groups or denominations, HIV education in and/or to the faith community, interfaith education, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising activities). Also offers enrollment into agency services and connects with the case management system.

Executive Director: Steven Pace

Contact:
(214) 943-4444