PWA COALITION OF DALLAS INC DBA AIDS SERVICES OF DALLAS

THE ORGANIZATION HAS GAINED AN EXCELLENT NATIONAL REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE FINEST HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS BY RECEIVING A HUD BEST PRACTICES AWARD AND TWO METROPOLITAN LIFE FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ASD IS THE LARGEST LICENSED PROVIDER OF SERVICE-ENRICHED HOUSING FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN TEXAS AND AMONG THE NATION'S LARGEST AIDS HOUSING PROVIDERS.ASD OPERATES FOUR SPECIAL CARE FACILITIES LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: EWING CENTER, REVLON APARTMENTS, HILLCREST HOUSE, AND SPENCER GARDENS. ASD HAS A LICENSED CAPACITY TO SERVE 225 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN 152 TOTAL BEDROOMS WITHIN 125 PRIVATELY CONFIGURED APARTMENTS.THE RESIDENTS AT EACH FACILITY ARE PROVIDED WITH A RANGE OF SEVICES DESIGNED TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CARE AND EMPOWER THEM TO COPE WITH THE HIV/AIDS' CYCLICAL IMPACT. ASD'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT OF ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO CARE FOR UNDERSERVED MINORITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS PROVIDED ON A 24-HOUR BASIS BY AS'S PERSONAL CARE AIDE STAFF (PCA'S). THIS PROGRAM OFFERS INDIVIDUAL CARE AND GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING SUPPORT AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS WHO MUST DEVELOP COPING SKILLS NECESSARY TO LIVE WITH HIV/AIDS. IN 2023 ASD PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 79,454 NIGHTS OF HOUSINGACCROSS ALL PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 260 INDIVIDUALS.MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH ON-SITE REGISTERED NURSES WHO COORDINATE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, CLINICAL CARE, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, AND PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY WITH LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. IN 2023, ASD PROVIDED MORE THAN 8,517 UNITS OF MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENTTO MORE THAN 260 INDIVIDUALS.FOOD SERVICES PROVIDE MORNING AND NOONDAY MEALS FOR ALL RESIDENTS, FIVE DAYS EACH WEEK. THE FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM ASSURES PROPER NUTRITION AND A HEALTHY DIET OF A POPULATION WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IN 2023, ASD PROVIDED MORE THAN 39,964 MEALS TO MORE THAN 260 INDIVIDUALS. ASD HAS A ROBUST SUPPER CLUB PROGRAM WITH OVER 13,905 VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT PROVIDE OVER 17,183 EVENING MEALS.TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS FOR HEALTH-RELATED TRIPS SUCH AS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TRIPS SUCH AS FOOD PANTRY, CLOTHING BANKS, ETC. IN 2023, ASD PROVIDED MORE THAN 3,835 TOTAL TRIPS TO MORE THAN 200 INDIVIDUALS.CRISIS INTERVENTION MANAGEMENT PROVIDED RESIDENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND MEASURABLE TREATMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, REFERRAL LINKAGE, ADVOCACY, MONITORING, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CONTINUITY OF CARE.ASD LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE, ENTITLED SUPPORTING REPLICATION (SURE) OF HOUSING INTERVENTIONS IN THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM, (REFERRED TO AS THE "SURE HOUSING" INITIATIVE). THE PURPOSE OF THE SURE HOUSING INITIATIVE IS TO IMPLEMENT AND ADAPT HOUSING-RELATED INTERVENTION STATEGIES FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE PRIORITY POPULATIONS OF PEOPLE WITH HIV EXPERIENCING UNSTABLE HOUSING, WHO OFTEN HAVE THE HIGHEST HIV-RELATED DISPARITIES: -YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18-24), -PEOPLE WITH LEGAL SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AND, -LGBTQ+ PEOPLE. THE GOAL IS TO PROMOTE THE REPLICATION OF EFFECTIVE HOUSING DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES ALONG THE HIV CARE CONTINUM.ASD'S TRILOGY PROJECT (VOCATIONAL SERVICES) ASSISTS CLIENTS IN THREE REALMS OF LIFE; EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERISM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT CLIENTS ALONG THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY, WHILE UPHOLDING OUR COMMITMENT TO CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY.OUTREACH TO THE HIV-INFECTED HOMELESS POPLULATION IN THE DALLS AREA FOR ALL FACILITIES IS PROVIDED THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN ASD AND THE CITY OF DALLAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES.KIDS INSIDE/OUT LEARNING CENTER OFFERS ASD FAMILIES WITH AFTERSCHOOL SUPPORT THROUGH ON-SITE TUTORING TO THE STUDENTS LIVING HERE AT ASD.KIDS SUMMER CAMP PROVIDES A SIX-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUNGEST RESIDENTS. UTILIZING THE EXPERTISE OF OUR STAFF AND THE RICH VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, ASD'S SUMMER PROGRAM COMPREHENSIVELY PROVIDES PARTICIPATING CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS A VARIETY OF BENEFITS.OUR BEAUTIFY OUR SPACES PROGRAM INVITES GROUPS AND COMPANIES TO HELP RENOVATE AND IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR ASD RESIDENTS. THESE PROJECTS DIRECTLY IMPACT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO ARE ASD RESIDENTS, AFFECTED BY AND LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.