AIDS PROJECT VENTURA COUNTY
AIDS Project Ventura County's Resource Center is designed to maintain and enhance the physical and emotional health of Ventura County residents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
A program of Ventura County Rainbow Alliance, services are provided to residents of Ventura County without regard to national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, race, gender identity, age or spiritual beliefs. All services are provided in a culturally sensitive and confidential manner. When possible, services are provided by volunteers fluent in the client's preferred language.
The Goals of AIDS Project Ventura County are::
• Improve consumer’s quality of life – mind and body
• Help consumers avoid costly institutional care
• Assist in developing resources for the consumer
• Increase coordination among service providers
The Objectives for this program are:
• To coordinate and efficiently use community resources in a manner that is cost-effective, of high quality and acceptable to the consumer
• To increase consumer understanding of HIV disease progression
• To decrease the transmission of HIV through the use of education, risk and harm reduction techniques
• To assist the consumer in moving toward self-sufficiency
For more information contact (805) 653-5711
"Living in the Red" Living with HIV - the community talks | part 1 HERE
"Living in the Red" Living with HIV - the community talks | part 2 HERE
NECESSITIES OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY
AIDS Project Ventura County's Food Pantry has been in operation since April 2000. The Pantry is grant and donation-funded to provide ongoing supplemental nutritional assistance to low income HIV-positive individuals and their dependents who qualify according to Federal income guidelines.
In January 2010, after a six month reevaluation period, Pantry staff shifted to distributing non-perishable food items in an effort to make optimal use of already limited funding. In a collaboration effort with Ventura County Public Health, the Food Pantry is now located at 3147 Loma Vista Road, Ventura - next to the immunology department headquarters.
REFERRAL AND ADVOCACY
Ventura County Rainbow Alliance staff works with consumers to ensure that they are linked to medical care, mental health services, low-cost or free legal services, and, if they qualify through income documentation, the agency's food pantry.
Staff collaborates and networks with other area service providers including the Transitional Case Management Project (which works with men and women being released from prison), Ventura County Public Health HIV/AIDS Nurse Case Management, Immunology Clinic and other community-based organizations to identify underserved Ventura County residents living with HIV or AIDS.
Effective referral and advocacy services mean that someone who is newly diagnosed with HIV and may not know where to turn for assistance can work with trained staff and peer advocates for referrals to medical care and social services.
HIV RAPID RESULT TESTING [results in 20-40 minutes]
We offer free* and anonymous HIV Rapid Result oral testing, counseling and referral in a safe, welcoming environment.
By appointment:
Contact us at (805) 653-5711
*donations encouraged.
Funding for free testing generously provided by the Kaiser Permanente Foundation and City Impact, Inc.
