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ADAP – AIDS Drug Assistance Program
AICP – AIDS Insurance Continuation Program
Case Managers for HIV
Financial Assistance for People With HIV/AIDS
HOPWA – Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS
Medicaid
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
SSDI vs SSI – Social Security Disability Income vs Social Security Income Benefits
PAP – Patient Assistance Programs for help with prescription drug
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The Calendar: HIV Social and Support Groups in South Florida
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AIDSMEDS
AIDSmeds.com
A wealth of information about AIDS Medications and HIV/AIDS Health information. Get smart – know you medications!
Coverage Includes:
AIDSmeds en Español
About HIV and AIDS
Lab Tests
My Cool Tools
HIV Meds
Starting Treatment
Switching Treatment
Drug Resistance
Side Effects
Disclosure
Opportunistic Infections
Lipodystrophy
Hepatitis & HIV
Women & Children
Fact Sheets
Treatment News
Blogs
Conference Coverage
Health Services Directory
POZ Magazine
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Al-Anon/Alateen Hotline 1-800-344-2666
Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Internvention 1-800-234-0246
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline and Treatment 1-800-234-0420
Alcohol Hotlive Support and Information 1-800-331-2900
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BOLT
BOLT: Bringing Our Lives Together
Join Us @ FUSION
2304 NE 7th Avenue Wilton Manors, Florida 33305
(954) 630-1655
On Friday September 24th @ 6:00PM
BOLT: Bringing Our Lives Together (through social interaction) is an open HIV centric but not exclusive social group. It is intended to help us build support systems through interaction with others in the community. All people, whether positive or not are welcome. Disclosure of status is not necessary.
BOLT’s Monthly Mixer is held on the last Friday of the month at 6:00 PM at FUSION, a GLBT drop in center in Wilton Manors, Florida. They are open Monday thru Friday from 2:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
Address for FUSION is:
2304 NE 7th Avenue Wilton Manors, Florida 33305
Join in for an evening of Fantastic Conversation in a Safe, Fun, Friendly, Drug/Alcohol Free Environment!
* Some Refreshments provided (Feel free to bring a dish if you wish!)
Get more information at:
http://bolt-ftlauderdale.ning.com
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Broward County Health Department
Broward County Health Department
Broward County Health Department
Paul A. Moore, MSW
HIV/AIDS Program Director
Broward County Health Department
780 SW 24th Street
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33315
Tel: 954-467-4700 Ext 5590
Fax: 954-598-3209
Email: Paul_Moore@doh.state.fl.us
http://www.Browardchd.org
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Broward House
Broward House
www.BrowardHouse.org
To improve the lives of individuals living with or at risk for HIV and other health issues through the provision of high quality services in a loving, caring atmosphere, regardless of the individuals’ financial status
Broward County Florida’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS community service organization with services including independent and family housing, medical care, case management, assisted living, substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, transportation and outreach to over 6,000 women, children, men and families.
Ryan White Medical Case Management provides community based assessment, referral, linkage and follow-up for HIV positive Broward residents.
Medicaid PAC Waiver provides community and Home based services for individuals who have an AIDS Diagnosis, are disabled according to Social Security and meet financial limits for Medicaid Waiver.
The Assisted Living Facility is for individuals who are HIV Positive and require assisted living, HIV positive individuals who are in Substance Abuse Treatment and homeless individuals discharged from a hospital or shelter with an acute condition (these individuals may or may not be HIV positive) who are in need of medical respite care.
Substance Abuse Treatment is an Intensive Day Treatment program and provides HIV positive individuals who have had treatment and relapse experience. They may live in the Assisted Living Facility and receive treatment 7 days a week with a progression toward independence. In addition, a Day Treatment program is provided to HIV positive individuals who have a safe living environment and support and need a less intense level of substance abuse treatment.
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Camp 4 Health
CAMP 4 Health, Inc. (CAMP) is a nonprofit healing arts center committed to providing equal access to quality holistic care. Treatments include but are not limited to acupuncture, massage and Chinese herbs.
CAMP provides complementary therapies to our clients in a compassionate, soothing and supportive environment. We believe healthcare is a right- not a luxury- and our fees reflect this belief. Our services are offered on a sliding scale, based on each individual’s income and circumstances.
2040-B N. Dixie Hwy (back building of Pride Center)
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
(954) 530-4832
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Care Resources
Care Resource
871 W Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311
954-567-7141
An AIDS Service Organization for the General Public.
Community AIDS Resource, is a non-profit, multi-cultural, community based AIDS service organization, which “Through education, prevention, research, care & treatment, and support service, Care Resource improves upon the health and overall quality of life of our diverse South Florida communities in need.” Rooted in the 1998 merger of Health Crisis Network (1983) and Community Research Initiative (1989), Care Resource is now South Florida’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS service organization and a true leader in the community.
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Center For Positive Connections
Center For Positive Connections
The Center for Positive Connections (TCPC) is a community-based, not-for-profit organization providing HIV health and prevention education, social and emotional support, mental health counseling, holistic health treatments for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) and their loved one in South Florida. Our mission statement is to provide educational, emotional, holistic and social support to those infected and affected by chronic illness, with a special emphasis on the HIV/AIDS community.
Support Group Schedule:
Miami-Dade: 8315 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami
En Español Lunes/Monday 6:30 p.m.
Gay Men Tuesdays 6:30 p.m.
Women Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Positive Fridays (N.A. Group) Friday 12:00 noon
Saturday Brunch (Open to All) Saturday 12:00 noon
Broward: The Pride Center @ Equity Park,
2040 N. Dixie Hwy. Bldg. A Rm. 204b Wilton Manors
Gay Men Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES (CTs) are those medical practices that fall outside conventional Western medicine. CTs include mind-body therapies, in which the power of the mind or the spirit is harnessed to heal the body. They also encompass touch therapies, which involve massage and other forms of physical manipulation performed by practitioners to promote healing. And they comprise phyiscal agents that are eaten, inhaled or rubbed on the skin. Current CT services offered at TCPC include:
– Accupuncture – Mondays 5pm to 9pm
– Reiki – Tuesdays, 5pm to 7pm
– Massage – By appointment (call 786-985-2818)
Services are provided by licensed, skilled practitioners who donate their time. If you are a practictioner of the healing arts and you’d like to donate your time to help people living with HIV/AIDS, please call (786) 985-2818.
Dade Program Office:
8315 N.W. 22 Avenue
Miami, FL 33147
Broward Program Office:
SunServe Room at Sunshine Cathedral
1480 SW 9th Avenue
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33319
Administrative Office:
8309 N.W. 22 Avenue
Miami, FL 33147
Phone (786) 985-2818 / FAX (786) 623-0701
email@PositiveConnections.org
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Cocaine 24-hour Hotline 1-800-992-9239
National Cocaine Hotlien 1-800-Cocaine (262-2463)
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Florida Department of Health
Florida Department of HEALTH
–Financial Assistance for Floridians with HIV/AIDS
-AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
-AIDS Insurance Continuation Program (AICP)
-Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
For more information about HIV/AIDS services, or how to be tested in your area, call: 1-800-FLA-AIDS (Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline) or visit www.floridaaids.org
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Fusion
FusionWiltonManors@Yahoo.com
954-6301655
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Hispanic Unity
5840 Johnson Street
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-964-8848
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Legal Aid of South Florida
491 N. State Road 7
Second Floor
Plantation, FL 33317
954-736-2460
Fax 954-736-2482
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Latinos Salud
2330 Wilton Drive
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
(954) 765-6239
Fernando de Hoyos
fdehoyos@latinossalud.org
http://www.latinossalud.org
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Marijuana Anonymous 1-800-766-6779
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Meth and Men
Meth & Men South Florida
www.Methandmen.org
Meth 911- A free, weekly drop-in group for confidential, non-judgmental information and support.
Mondays 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Come Once or Come Every Week
M Project, 2645 North Andrews Avenue, Wilton Manors, Florida
Meth 911 is a collaboration of Sunserve’s Meth and Men program and Broward House
For More Information, leave a message at 954-548-4602 or email: MandMinFlorida@gmail.com — or just show up on Monday at 6:30 pm!
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Minority Development and Empowerment
Minority Development and Empowerment, INC
Our Mission: To provide professional and culturally competent programs and services that empower Caribbean and minority individuals and families.
Medical Case Management, Mental Health Counseling, Outreach and Housing Assistance. Assist eligible HIV/AIDS clients with referrals to free primary medical care, substance abuse treatment, and access t medication, bus passes and housing assistance. There is an on-site counseling service available for eligible clients.
Contact: Rocco 754-422-3716
Email: LVega@MDEINC.org
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M-Project
M-Powerment Project
1224 NE 4th Ave
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304
954-670-8195
Fax: 954-670-8196
Broward House’s MPowerment Project known as “M”. “M” is a model HIV Prevention Program intended to mobilize young gay/bi-sexual men ages 18-30 to shape a healthy community for them, build positive social connections and support safer-sex practices.
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Needy Meds
NeedyMeds.Org
The mission of NeedyMeds has been, since its inception, to make information about assistance programs available to low-income patients and their advocates at no cost. The website, NeedyMeds.org, is the face of the organization.
Databases such as Patient Assistance Programs and Disease-Based Assistance, government programs and other types of assistance programs are the crux of the free information we offer online. In response to the growing needs of advocates and patients, NeedyMeds recently added a free clinics database to its website and started an online forum, NeedyMeds Forums, for patient advocates.
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PALS Project
PALS PROJECT
The PALS (Positive Action for Living Safely) Project offers HIV-positive men vital social support, accurate HIV information and practical strategies to lead safer, richer lives. We provide a supportive, non-judgmental environment for men to look at their own behavior and to make wise choices that benefit their health and the health of others.
“I’m amazed by the powerful, deep connections I made with this group of incredible poz men,” says one recent program graduate. “I now feel more a part of a community. This has been the most significant experience of my adult life.”
The PALS Project currently facilitates two small-group based programs: the L.I.F.E. Program® (Learning Immune Function Enhancement) and CHOICES (Choosing Healthy Options & Improving Communication EffectivenesS).
The 17-week L.I.F.E. Program® helps men living with HIV create and implement personal goals for health improvement, boosting their immune systems, lowering risky behavior and increasing adherence to health routines and medication schedules.
Our five-week CHOICES program focuses on equipping HIV+ men with coping skills to build healthy relationships, negotiate safer sex, lower stress and disclose HIV-status to family, friends and sex partners.
PALS offers both programs in English and en Español.
PALS Project
954.463.9011
PALS@glccsf.org
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Paul Hughes Health Center
The HIV Clinic at Paul Hughes Health Center offers primary medical care for persons living with HIV. The Paul Hughes Health Center HIV Clinic is now a “one-stop” center for top quality services delivered by an exceptional staff of highly experienced professionals. Our staff work together with you as a team to provide the services you require.
We offer extended hours for most services on Monday & Tuesday evenings to make it more convenient for those of you that prefer after hours appointments.
Services at the clinic include:
Eligibility Determination for Ryan White Part A
Laboratory
Medical
Nutrition
Dental
Medical Case Management
Psychiatry and Mental Health
AIDS Drugs Assistance Program (ADAP) eligibility services & Pharmacy are also available at this location
Located at:
Broward County Health Department
Paul Hughes Health Center
205 NW 6th Avenue
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
(Just East of I-95)
For directions and map, please click here
Bus Route: #42
Phone: (954) 788-6044
Days & Times:
Monday & Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday, Thursday & *Friday 8:00 am – 5 pm
(*2nd & 4th Fridays the clinic opens at 1:00 pm)
We accept Ryan White Part A, Medicaid & Medicare Part B
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call the number above or come in and see us.
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Pet Project
The Pet Project
The Pet Project:
It is the misssion of the Pet Project to help people living with HIV/AIDS or other disabling conditions to keep their pets by providing pet care and ongoing support.
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Positive HealthCare Partners
is a not for profit Medicare health plan, which offers a wide choice of doctors who know how to manage HIV. It is an HMO SNP for people who are eligible for Medicare and have HIV.
(888)-456-4715
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Poverello
Provides life-saving food and basic living essentials with the highest degree of understanding, respect and love for individuals living with HIV/AIDS who are living in Broward County and meet specified qualifications for services.
2292 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305
954-561-3663
Foodbank – Serving over 875 meals each day!
Monday – Thursday 9 am – 3 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 2 pm
Saturday 9 am – 12 pm (limited access)
GYM
8 am – 6 pm Monday – Sunday
Thrift Store
Call 954-561-3663 ext 112 to Volunteer!
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POZIAM Radio
POZIAM Radio is an internet radio show sharing stories of real people living with HIV/AIDS and having real conversations. The show covers a range of topics and special guests sit in and share their personal stories Robert Breining, Jeromy Dunn and Jack Mackenroth will be taking your calls at (347) 215-9442 Sunday’s at 9pm EST. POZIAM Radio can be heard at blogtalkradio.com/poziam The radio show also has a chat room for listeners to ask questions, chat with the hosts and each other.
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POZ Magazine
POZ Magazine and poz.com are the nation’s leading publication and website about HIV/AIDS. Offering unparalleled editorial excellence, POZ and poz.com are identified by our readers as their most trusted sources of information about the disease.
Serving the community of people living with and those affected by HIV/AIDS since 1994, POZ chronicles the AIDS pandemic domestically—and around the world.
Offering daily news, treatment updates, personal profiles, investigative features, videos, blogs and an extensive online social network that includes POZ Personals (85,000 members and counting); community forums (that are moderated and active 24/7); and a private, peer-to-peer mentoring program, POZ addresses the wide spectrum of needs of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
From the newly diagnosed to long term survivors, from very young people to people aging with the virus, from people in the highest tax bracket to those on disability, POZ provides a platform for the HIV community to speak to one another, and the world at large.
Together POZ and poz.com reach more than 70 percent of all people living in the United States who are aware that they are HIV positive. The magazine and website are also read by people who wish to know more about the disease, people who are considering getting tested for the disease, people who wish to prevent themselves from getting HIV and the staff and management of AIDS service organizations and HIV testing sites, and doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers.
More than 150,000 copies of POZ are distributed at thousands of doctors’ offices and AIDS service organizations nationwide. The magazine is also distributed at the world’s most important and well-attended conferences focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and community issues.
The information on this website does not replace the advice of a health care professional.
Go to:
http://www.poz.com/
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Pride Center at Equality Park
Pride Center - GLCC South Florida
THE PRIDE CENTER / Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South FLorida
2040 N. Dixie Hwy.
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
954-463-9006
10am-10pm (M-F)
12pm-5pm (S/S)
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Pride Institue LBTQ Mental Health & Chemical Dependency Care
http://www.Pride-Institute.com
http://www.prideInstituteFlorida.com
800-54-PRIDE
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Push Fitness
Poz Fitness: Total fitness for positive men.
1098 Floranada Rd
Oakland Park, FL
(1 light south of COmmercial Blvd, off DIxie Hwy)
954-530-4304
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Radio Red Hispana
WHIV Radio Red Hispana
HIV Positive Radio
News, Interviews, Events, & upbeat POSITIVE Music Programs with DJ Jimmy P
tune to: http://RedHispanafl.org
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Red Hispana
Red Hispana Florida
South Florida HIV Agency
Free Oral HIV Testing
Referrals, Counseling, Seminars to all HIV Communities, Support Groups & Movie Nights
RED HISPANA FLORIDA Administration Headquarters and EAST BROWARD Client Service Office is located at:
1350 East Sunrise Boulevard @ 14 NE AVENUE (AFTER HOLIDAY PARK) EAST WING, SUITE 129
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33304
954-462-8889
(LOCATED WITHIN THE BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY/ ARTSERVE BUILDING) CORNOR OF EAST SUNRISE BLVD & NE 14 AVE
AMPLE FREE PARKING IN BACK OF LIBRARY
email: REDHISPANAFL@GMAIL.COM
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Stonewall Library
Gay-oriented lending library & archives with frequent Events & Film Screenings.
– 4 Film Screenings each month
– Two book clubs that meet each month
– Author Lecture Series
– Writers Workshops
Our circulating book and film program is the largest in the United States and forms one of the cornerstones of the Stonewall Library & Archives. Our circulating library holdings now number over 20,000 books and 1,000 DVDs. New titles are added every week and are available in the “New Arrivals” section of the Library. We also offer over 60 national and regional periodicals in our John Graves Reading Room.
1300 East Sunrise Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
954-763-8565
www.Stonewall-Library.org
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Sunserve
SunServe Center for Community Services and Family Development
1480 SW 9th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315 USA
Mental Health Intake and Referral: 954-548-4602
Administrative Office: 954-764-5150
SunServe, South Florida’s LGBT non profit social service agency, provides comprehensive counseling and therapy services, and their therapists and counselors have considerable experience working with HIV related concerns. You can get an appointment to meet with a therapist no matter your level of income or insurance coverage.
They have a sliding scale that includes absolutely everyone, even those who have no income at all. And there is almost never a waiting list to get to a therapist. Call one of their intake coordinators, Matt or Brad, at 954-548-4602. That is a cell phone that is answered during the daytime and early evening. If you get a voice mail, that means they are talking with someone else or seeing a client. They get back to you within 24 hours. The intake coordinator will help you connect with the right therapist for you, either at one of SunServe’s two office locations (Sunshine Cathedral and Pride Center) or in one of the therapists’ offices elsewhere in Broward and Dade. Most new clients, especially those with daytime availability, can get an initial appointment wth a therapist within a few days. Check out SunServe’s website at http://www.sunserve.org. Or e-mail to info@sunserve.org.
Services Offered:
Individual professional counseling and therapy
Couples Counseling
Therapy groups
Support Groups
Family and Youth Services
Family Therapy
Referral Services
SunServe Community Education Services
SunServe Education, Training and Consultation for Professionals
SunServe Community Outreach Services
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Sunshine Cathedral – MCC – Metropolitan Community Church
Sunshine Cathedral MCC Fort Lauderdale
Take part in Sunshine Cathedral’s Sunday morning worship service. No matter what your spiritual beliefs or dis-beliefs, you are fully welcomed to join in this “celebration of unconditional love.”
Fort Lauderdale’s Sunshine Cathedral, a Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), practices at Progressive & Positive theology. The Rev. Durell Watkins, an HIV+ Gay Man, always inspires and entertains.
The Service has something for everyone – Inspiration, Music, Laughter, and Community Fellowship. Everyone finds acceptance. Some find healing. Many find divine inspiration. The Service is rich in pageantry. Some members liken it to a Broadway Show.
Join the Group for the 10:30 Service and then go out afterwards for Sunday Afternoon Brunch.
1480 SW 9th Ave (just South of Davie Blvd), Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
The Church provides a wide range of support services to South Florida’s GAY and HIV communities as well as a great tradition of community service, outreach and support.
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TheBody
TheBody.com
TheBody.com – A comprehensive online resource for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Includes information on
– HIV Medications
– Drug Interactions & Side Effects
– Living with HIV
– Prevention
– Treatments
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Transgender Information
954-762-3838
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Tuesday’s Angels
Founded in 1993, Tuesday’s Angels Inc. began as a charity to give emergency financial assistance to those with HIV/AIDS and has evolved into a nonprofit organization that today countless people in the Fort Lauderdale seek for assistance.
ALL applications have to come through the case workers of all the other agencies, like Broward House or Care Resources. The assistance is requested from Tuesday’s Angels by those case workers when they have exhausted all other resources for helping the client….for example, a client needs rent money or will evicted. Tuesday Angels will accept applications to pay the landlord directly and the client has to come up with the difference or the landlord has to agree to accept the payment in full to prevent eviction. Clients can get assistance only twice per year total. The goal is to help in emergency type situations and assist client in helping themselves
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Wellness Center of South Florida
2921 NE 6th Ave (across from K-Mart)
Wilton Manors, FL
The Wellness Center pays insurance premiums Through the AICP program for people with HIV who can’t afford to pay. The government has found that its cheaper to pay these premiums than to let these people slip onto government subsidized health care. So take advantage of this.
The Wellness Center also has HIV-Hep C support group, Heterosexual HIV support group and supports diners at some of the best restaurants in town sponsored by the drug companies.
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Women In Distress
To provide victims of domestic violence with safe shelter, crisis intervention and reources and to educate the community to Stop Abuse For Everyone SAFE through intervention, education and advocacy.
P.O. Box 676
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33302
954-760-9800
24-Hour Crisis Line: 954-761-1133
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