FAMILY HEALTH COUNCIL OF CENTRAL PA INC
Programs
HIV Support And Prevention Program
THE HIV PROGRAM WORKS WITH TEN PROVIDER AGENCIES IN A FOURTEEN-COUNTY REGION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL SERVICES, LINKAGE TO MEDICAL CARE, SUPPORT SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HEALTH EDUCATION, FOOD AND NUTRITION SUPPORT, AND HOUSING SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV, WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING ACCESS TO AND RETENTION IN HIV MEDICAL CARE. IN ADDITION, HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMING IS DELIVERED TO PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK FOR ACQUIRING HIV BY TWO OF THOSE PROVIDER AGENCIES. THE HIV PROGRAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PROVIDER AGENCIES, AS WELL AS KEY HIV STAKEHOLDERS IN THE REGION, TO PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR THOSE INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV. SINCE JUNE OF 2019, THE PROGRAM HAS SPONSORED THE FIRST OF ITS KIND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TARGETING HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED BUT ARE NOT IN MEDICAL CARE. THE MULTI-FACETED CAMPAIGN INCLUDED AN UPDATED WEBSITE, BLOG, ADVERTISEMENTS, PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERVIEWS, AND NEW FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PAGES. AS OF JANUARY 2020, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS GARNERED 525, 874 IMPRESSIONS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA, BLOGS, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2021, THE HIV PROGRAM JOINED A STATEWIDE PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON HIV TESTING FOR ALL.HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS (HOPWA) IS A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FUNDED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT (PHP), TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (TBRA), AND/OR SHORT-TERM MORTGAGE OR UTILITY ASSISTANCE (STRMU) FOR INFECTED AND AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS. CURRENTLY, 267 INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING SUPPORTED THROUGH THE TBRA PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES THEM WITH STABLE HOUSING UNTIL THEY ARE ACCEPTED INTO A LONG-TERM PROGRAM, SUCH AS SECTION 8 OR PUBLIC HOUSING. OUR REGION SUPPORTS 49% OF THE TBRA CLIENTS IN ALL OF PENNSYLVANIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$10.8MFamily Planning And Reproductive Health Services
FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH - FHCCP OVERSEES A DIVERSE HEALTH CARE NETWORK THAT ENSURES ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED LOW-INCOME WOMEN, MEN AND ADOLESCENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE GYNECOLOGICAL MEDICAL EXAMS; BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AND EDUCATION, DIABETES SCREENING, ANEMIA SCREENING, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES INFECTION TESTING AND TREATMENT; CONTRACEPTIVE EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND CONTRACEPTION SUPPLIES; HIV SCREENING AND PREVENTION EDUCATION; PRECONCEPTION COUNSELING, PREGNANCY PLANNING, REPRODUCTIVE LIFE PLANNING, PREGNANCY TESTING, AND INFERTILITY SERVICES. PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) RECEIVE SERVICES AT NO COST; PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME FALLS BETWEEN 101%-250% OF THE FPL RECEIVE DISCOUNTED SERVICES. IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023, 29,650 PATIENTS RECEIVED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN THE FHCCP HEALTH CARE NETWORK.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.1MWIC Nutrition Program
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM (WIC) - WIC PROVIDES NUTRITION EDUCATION, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS, AND HEALTHY FOODS TO WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN UP TO AGE 5. OUR TAPESTRY OF HEALTH SERVICE SITES ALONG WITH OUR SUBCONTRACTOR, LEBANON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, PROVIDE SERVICES TO OVER 13,000 CLIENTS EACH MONTH. CLIENTS MUST MEET INCOME GUIDELINES, 185 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND BASED ON HOUSEHOLD SIZE. CLIENTS MUST ALSO HAVE A MEDICAL OR NUTRITIONAL RISK, WHICH IS DETERMINED BY A NUTRITIONIST. ELIGIBLE CLIENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING AND HEALTHCARE REFERRALS THAT PROMOTE OPTIMAL HEALTH DURING CRITICAL YEARS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE THE FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (FMNP) CLIENTS CAN PURCHASE FRESH LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE FROM A FARMER AND BREASTFEEDING PEER COUNSELING PROGRAM WHERE COUNSELORS OFFER PEER-TO-PEER BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND SUPPORT TO PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM WIC CLIENTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.9M
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