Chattanooga CARES
Date Added: 11-2010Mission
Our focus is AIDS education prevention and support for all people affected by HIV.
Services
ase Management from HIVdiagnosis to the end stages of AIDS including counseling referrals claims assistance advocacy and emergency assistance for rent utilities and food. Case managers serve an 11 county service area.61550 Support services and support groups.61550 Housing referrals and placement.61550Staffed by 3 social workers.
Populations
rograms in 23 counties for populations at increased risk for HIV infection emphasize abstinence as the 100percent effective way to avoid HIV infection while providing the most accurate facts about HIV transmission and ways to reduce HIV risk.Intense targeted HIV programming for atrisk populations including AIDS 101 Popular Opinion Leader Speakers Bureau Peer Education Safer Sex Workshops.Faces of AIDS people with HIV tell how AIDS has affected their lives.
Opportunities
Volunteers 61550 Many Volunteer Opportunities are available with client services buddies care teams transportation phone calls and hospital visits education prevention outreach office assistance and special events Strides of March AIDS Walk and Cut Up for Life.61550 Orientation is required for all volunteers and is usually offered once per month.61550 Staffed by the Community Relations Manager and more than 150 trained volunteers.Administration Advocacy61550 Oversees financial operations fundraising grant requirements and issue of emergency assistance checks.
Contact Information,
David Martinez
13 Kent Street West Chattanooga, TN 37405
Phone: 423-648-9912
Fax: 423-756-1223
Email: davidm@chattanoogacares.org
Website: www.chattanoogacares.org
