FAMILY HEALTH COUNCIL OF CENTRAL PA INC

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. 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, 337 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.

FHCCP OVERSEES A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CENTERS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS, WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PERSONAL HEALTH RESPONSIBILITY AND HELPS REDUCE LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE COSTS BY OFFERING ACCESS TO ROUTINE WOMEN'S HEALTH EXAMS, CANCER SCREENINGS, CHRONIC DISEASE MONITORING, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TESTING AND TREATMENT, AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION, PRECONCEPTION AND PREGNANCY PLANNING SUPPORT, AND INFERTILITY CONSULTATIONS. CARE IS PROVIDED ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE TO ENSURE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCESS: INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) RECEIVE SERVICES AT NO COST, WHILE THOSE BETWEEN 101% AND 250% OF THE FPL RECEIVE CARE AT A REDUCED RATE. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, FHCCP DELIVERED FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO OVER 27,000 PATIENTS ACROSS ITS NETWORK, CONTRIBUTING TO IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES.