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For
more information about Case Management, Transportation or
Housing services, please contact MIchael Laster at 512-467-0088
or michael@thewrighthouse.org.
HIV
Case Management
Client
intake and assessment; information and referral; assistance
accessing community resources; social support provided by
professional case managers and/or supervised interns. Goals
of the WHWC Case Management program are to assist clients
to:
- Access
and maintain primary medical care
- Adhere
to HIV medical treatment
- Maintain/Increase
quality of life
- Increase
education and awareness of HIV/AIDS issues
- Identify
and decrease barriers to services
- Increase
continuity of care and coordination of services
- Increase
self-sufficiency, ultimately to the point where case management
services are no longer needed
Eligibility:
HIV+, not currently enrolled in any other HIV Case Management
program, and living in the Austin HSDA - Blanco, Bastrop,
Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, or
Williamson County.
Housing
Case Management (Best Single Source+)
Client
intake and assessment; information and referral; assistance
accessing community resources; social support provided by
professional case managers and/or supervised interns. Goals
of the WHWC Housing Case Management program are to assist
clients to:
- Obtain
and maintain stable housing
- Maintain/Increase
quality of life
- Identify
and decrease barriers to services
- Increase
continuity of care and coordination of services
- Increase
self-sufficiency, ultimately to the point where case management
services are no longer needed
Assistance
is for short-term emergency situations and may include:
- Rental
Assistance
- Utility
Assistance
Eligibility:
HIV+ or HCV+ case managed client with a demonstrated short-term
housing need (3 months), Travis County resident, determined
by Case Manager.
HIV
Support Group
Free
support group for HIV+ clients to address personal, medical,
health and relationship issues. Facilitated by Karen Breeding,
LPC.
Eligibility:
HIV+.
HIV
Transportation Services
The
HIV Transportation Services Program provides transportation
to eligible clients to core medical and support services.
Assistance is provided through public transit, or in special
cases, gas vouchers or taxicab rides. The program goal is
to reduce barriers to accessing, maintaining, and adhering
to primary health care and related social support services.Core
Medical Services include:
- Medical
- Mental
Health and Substance Abuse
- Dental
- Medical
Case Management
- Pharmacies
- Home
Health
Support
Services include:
- Other
social service agencies
- Non-medical
Case Management
- Obtainment
of food and other household/personal necessities
Eligibility:
HIV+, living in Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays or Williamson
Counties, demonstrated transportation need
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For
more information about Complementary Health Therapy services,
please contact Vincetta Green at 512-236-8901 or vincetta@thewrighthouse.org.
Complementary
(Holistic) Health Therapies
Complementary
Health Therapies help in the relief of side effects and
symptoms of medications and chronic illness, increase energy,
decrease the effects of stress, provide social and emotional
support, and give individuals a sense of well-being and
balance. The Complementary Health Therapies program is designed
to:
- assist
you with adherence to your medical treatments
- assist
you with staying in primary medical care services
- assist
with increasing or maintaining your quality of life
WHWC contracts
with area practitioners for reduced or no-cost services and
acts as a referral agency to practitioners and services. You
may be charged a fee for services. Services provided include:
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Massage
Therapy - Manual soft tissue manipulation, includes
holding, causing movement, and/or applying pressure
to the body with the intention of positively affecting
the health and well-being of the client.
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Acupuncture
- The insertion of needles into particular parts of
the body to relieve stress and pain. Helps improve overall
energy, and decrease the discomfort due to side effects
of antiviral medications.
Eligibility:
Any WHWC client (HIV- and/or HCV-positive)
Community
Group Acupuncture at WHWC
For
all clients, client's family/loved ones, volunteers and
AIDS Service Organization staff.
- Every
Wednesday, beginning 01/23/13
- 7:00
- 9:00 pm
- Sliding
fee scale
- Call
Vincetta Green at (512) 236-8901 for more informaiton
Community
Hepatitis C Support Group
For
people living with Hepatitis C & their family or friends
for education, advocacy and emotional support.
Housing
Assistance - Community Resources
Services
are based on ability to meet eligibility requirements, availability
of funding and severity of need and are not guaranteed.HOPWAHousing
Assistance may be provided to eligible clients through the
Housing for Persons Living with HIV Program (HOPWA). Assistance
may be short or long-term and may include:
- Rental/Mortgage
Assistance
- Utility
Assistance
Eligibility:
HIV+, demonstrated housing need, living in Travis, Bastrop,
Caldwell, Hays or Williamson Counties, living at 30% or below
the 2010 Austin Area Median income, and receiving Case Management
services. These criteria are subject to change. |
