WHO BENEFITS?
AIDS Project Los Angeles
AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) is dedicated to: improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease; reducing the incidence of HIV infection; and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy.
Visit the AIDS Project Los Angeles website for information about their leadership in prevention, advocacy, and service while fighting HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles County.
Click here for a list of programs and services at APLA
Click here for a list of prevention activities at APLA
For information on policy and activism at APLA, click here.
Additional Benefiting Organizations:
Community Coalition Teams
AIDS/HIV Health Alternatives
(818) 508-2405
ahha-AIDS.org
Provides outpatient substance abuse counseling, low or no cost alternative health, mental health and housing services to post-incarcerated persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Being Alive, People Living with HIV/AIDS Action Coalition
(310) 289-2551
beingalivela.org
Provides a comprehensive set of peer-based social services, delivered by and for people living with HIV infection. Services include emotional support; wellness center; social events; education; advocacy; prevention for positives; and a speakers bureau.
Camp Kindle
(877) 800-CAMP
campkindle.org
Provides HIV infected/affected children and youth a safe and accepting refuge from the challenges of living with HIV. Offers interactive participation in educational and recreational programming, supportive environments, and an Enrichment Program designed to offer support and education both during camp and throughout the year.
Catholic HIV/AIDS Ministry/L.A. Archdiocese
la-archdiocese.org/ministry/hiv
Provides Catholic AIDS education in English or Spanish for parish leaders, parents or teachers to include in teaching plans. Also offers liturgical, educational and networking resources, referrals, pastoral care, visits, speakers, resource manuals, and training.
Center for Health Justice
(323) 822-3830
healthjustice.net
Center for Health Justice empowers people affected by HIV and incarceration to make healthier choices and advocates for the elimination of disparities between prisoner health and public health.
Common Ground
(310) 314-5480
commongroundwestside.org
The only comprehensive HIV agency serving the west side of Los Angeles, providing services and programs to youth and adults living with and at-risk for HIV, including free HIV testing, needle exchange, and other services.
East Los Angeles Women's Center
(323) 526-5819
elawc.org
Provide culturally competent services to women and children, focusing on sexual, domestic, and family violence and HIV/AIDS.
Friends Without Barriers/ Amigos Sin Barreras
(310) 540-1344
Offers aggressive HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs and addresses the needs of those people living with HIV/AIDS.
HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance, Inc. (HALSA)
(213) 637-1690
halsaservices.org
Provide critically needed HIV & AIDS legal services and education, both of which are of high quality, culturally sensitive and multi-faceted to those living with HIV and AIDS throughout Los Angeles County and related HIV/AIDS legal education to individuals, professionals and employers.
Project Chicken Soup
(323) 933-5402
projectchickensoup.org
Provides nutritious, kosher meals to people living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County, in observance of the Jewish commandment of tikkun olam, healing the world through service to humankind. Project Chicken Soup provides nechama - comfort - to those in need, regardless of race, religion or creed, and provides a connection to the Jewish community
Project New Hope
(323) 665-2816
projectnewhope.org
Serves low-income and homeless individuals living with HIV/AIDS in LA County, by providing support, affordable permanent housing and vocational services.
Rainbow Bridge Community Services
(323) 671-1600
rainbowgiving.org
Provides necessary funding to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered individuals with financial hardships who are struggling to enter or remain in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, sexual compulsivity, mental health, and the emotional and physical impact of HIV/AIDS.
Southbay Family Health Care
(310) 802-6177
sbfhc.org
One of Los Angeles County's leading community clinics and largest safety net providers, offering high-quality low- and no-cost health care to underserved populations in the South Bay and South Los Angeles County. Founded in 1969 as the South Bay Free Clinic, SBFHC has expanded over the last 40 years to accommodate a growing patient base. It now includes four conveniently located health centers – Redondo Beach, Gardena and two in Inglewood – as well as a school-based clinic at Carson High School and a mobile health van, the Healthy Kids Express.
Valley Community Clinic
(818) 763-8836
valleycommunityclinic.org
Provides a comprehensive array of services that includes primary and some specialty care, dental, optometry, pediatrics, women's health, counseling and health education with an emphasis on prevention.
WellnessWorks Community Health Center
(818) 247-2062
wellnessworksglendale.org
Provides acupuncture, massage, yoga classes, chiropractic services and other alternative therapies to individuals living with HIV/AIDS, cancer or other serious illness.