Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Abounding Prosperity, Inc. (AP, Inc.) will address the national HIV epidemic by reducing new infections, increasing access to care, and promoting health equity. Through this funding, AP, Inc. will enhance its capacity to increase HIV testing and referrals to Partner Services, link persons with HIV to HIV medical care and ART, provide/refer prevention/essential services for persons with HIV and persons at risk for acquiring HIV, and increase program monitoring and accountability. AP, Inc. will provide a range of strategies and activities to achieve the project period outcomes, including three evidence-based program strategies. AP, Inc.’s Comprehensive HIV Prevention Core Program will consist of the following activities: Diagnose: Targeted HIV Testing for 500 clients annually, Provide Integrated Screenings for at least 500 clients annually, Conduct at least two Large Scale Testing Events; Treat: Linkage to HIV Medical Care for at least 90% of newly diagnosed HIV persons and those not in care, Re-engagement, Partner Services Referral for 100% of newly diagnosed persons, Medication Adherence programming, including Stay Connected; Prevent: Referrals to PrEP and nPEP for 90% of high risk HIV-negative clients, Health Education/Risk Reduction (including Taking Care of Me and Safe in the City, Condom Distribution), reaching 375 persons from the TP annually; Respond: Support for Health Department Cluster Detection and Response Activities. AP, Inc.’s Operational Program will consist of Program Promotion, Outreach, and Recruitment; Community Advisory Board (CAB); and HIV Planning Group (HPG). The specific service area in which AP, Inc. plans to deliver its program is the Dallas, TX EMA, which includes the counties of Dallas, Denton, Collin, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall; the agency will primarily target the high-need areas of Dallas County. The service area is disproportionately affected by HIV and is where people with and at greatest risk for HIV reside and frequent. AP, Inc.’s target population for service delivery is gay, bisexual, and other MSM, including Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics /Latinos and Whites, ages 16 and older. AP, Inc. is targeting this population because rates of HIV/AIDS are more than double the state rate. AP, Inc.’s program builds on existing and includes new strategies to identify and collaborate with organizations that currently provide similar and/or complementary services in the proposed service area. AP, Inc. will collaborate with a range of organizations through referral, MOA and service agreements, including AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Prism Health, Parkland Hospital Dallas, DHA, Dallas Southern Pride, Mindfully Restored Counseling, and First Step Community Empowerment, AIDS Services of Dallas, and Homeward Bound. AP, Inc. will not formally partner with any other agencies for the proposed program. AP, Inc. expects to achieve the following short-term outcomes. Diagnose: Increased persons who are aware of their HIV status; Increased receipt of integrated screenings. Treat: Increased receipt of HIV medical care and ART among persons with newly diagnosed HIV; Increased receipt of HIV medical care and ART among persons with previously diagnosed HIV, not-in-care; Increased access to Partner Services. Prevent: Increased access to PrEP; Increased availability of condoms.
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