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HIV Services

Connecting Individuals Living With HIV With Essential Resources

While the international HIV epidemic may garner the majority of media attention, the fact remains that more than 1.2 million people in our own country are living with HIV, HIV.org reports. In 2021, Duval Count ranks sixth in Florida for new HIV cases.

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That’s why Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida established the Advocacy, Care & Education Program, formerly the AIDS Care and Education (ACE) Program, in 1992.

 

ACE connects those living with HIV with the resources to thrive in the community. The ACE Program is one of the few initiatives in Northeast Florida that provides wraparound services to people living with HIV.

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LSSNEFL partners with CAN Community Health (CAN) to create the only comprehensive care facility in the Southside Jacksonville area.

 

Sarasota-based CAN has 25+ years of experience serving those affected by HIV, Hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted diseases. The Jacksonville office, located at the LSSNEFL campus, operates a full-service medical clinic.

 

Through this partnership, we can make the challenges our clients face a little easier with a full scope of quality services all under one roof, including:

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  • Medical Case Management

  • Quality Medical Care

  • Lifesaving Medications

  • Therapeutic Interventions

  • Peer-led and Clinician-based Support Groups

  • Psychiatric Services

  • Financial Management & Housing Assistance

  • Assistance Applying for Available Benefits

  • Life-Coping Strategies & Skills

  • Community Food Pantry

  • HIV & STD Testing

  • On-Site Lab Work

  • Physician Appointments

  • Full-Service Pharmacy

  • Peer Support

  • PrEP Services

ACE Program Details

El programa ACE trabaja en conjunto con programas federales como Ryan White y Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). 

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Para obtener una lista de los sitios de prueba del VIH en Jacksonville, por favor haga clic aquí.

Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Zane Urbanski en zane.urbanski@lssjax.org. 

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Me sorprendió cuando mi médico me sentó y me dijo que era VIH positivo. Cuando pasó el impacto inicial, me sentí aturdido... y enojado. Tuve que levantarme por mis propios medios y unirme, no por mí sino por mis hijas. El equipo del Programa ACE me ayudó a comprender mi tratamiento y me animó a unirme a un grupo de apoyo para obtener un estímulo adicional. No soy solo un número de caso para ellos. Tengo un nombre, una familia, una pasión por la vida y todas las personas con las que trabajo en el Programa ACE me conocen por lo que soy como persona.

LaTanya Atkins, ACE Program client

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