The Philadelphia Center – Shreveport, LA
The Philadelphia Center
The major component of Client Services is the provision of Case Management. Within Client Services and Case Management are services including: transportation, nutritional assistance, housing, utility/rental assistance, support groups, mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, dental assistance, the Maternal/Child AIDS Program, and the SPNS Program.
Case management essential activities include:
- Intake
- Assessment/Care Plan
- On-going Service Planning
- Referral
- Coordination/Monitoring/Follow-up
- Reassessment
- Client Advocacy
- Risk Reduction Counseling
Housing
Housing Equals Healthcare! The lack of stable housing for persons with HIV/AIDS is a major obstacle to access and/or maintain health care services. There is a direct relationship between access to stable housing and access to medical care. Without housing and health care, the mortality rate for persons living with HIV/AIDS greatly increases.
The Philadelphia Center provides affordable housing options for persons infected and affected with HIV/AIDS through its Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA). These HUD programs help low-income persons stabilize housing by preventing or interrupting homelessness, and by working with individuals on reducing their future risks of becoming homeless. Program funds are limited.
Food Assistance
The Philadelphia Center operates the only HIV-specific Food Assistance Program in North Louisiana. We offer nutritional assistance for our clients via food cards that can be redeemed at Brookshire’s and Super One stores. NOTE: You must be a client in order to participate in this program.
URL: http://philadelphiacenter.org/
Address: 2020 Centenary Blvd Shreveport, LA 71104
Phone: 318-222-6633, Toll Free: 866-513-2863