AIDS Project Los Angeles

Because of the success of the drug treatments, more people with HIV can live and participate in society in an active fashion than ever before. Therefore, APLA provides a variety of services that assist their clients to cope with the demands of independent daily living. APLA offers 14 different types of services to its clients:

The Necessities of Life Food Bank distributes approximately $2 million worth of groceries to over 1,300 poor clients every year. Professional dentists and hygienists offer various dental services at the Greene/LeBaron Dental Clinic. The Public Benefits and Insurance Counseling helps people apply for government assistance such as Medi-Cal and other forms of health insurance. Clients also have access to the HIV/AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA). This organization offers free services to clients dealing with financial, economic and legal matters. Licensed professionals at APLA's Pacific Center off

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PLA clients for free. Other services, such as the dental service, are often covered by Medi-Cal or sliding-scale payments. Forty percent of the low-income clients can receive dental treatments for free. For certain services, such as the Necessities of Life Food Bank, clients are reviewed every six months to assess if they still need the service. This assessment is done to accommodate other clients who may have greater needs (M. G. Muchler, telephone communication, May 22, 2000). In order to fund these services, APLA relies upon private funding. Seventy percent of APLA's annual budget comes from individual donors, corporations, foundations and fundraising. Special events such as AIDS Walk Los Angeles are one of APLA's fundraising activities. Government grants and contracts constitute the remaining portion of the annual budget (M. G. Muchler, telephone communication, May 22, 2000). Peter, a client who has experienced a variety of APLA's services, is impressed by its work for the caregivers and the people with AIDS/HIV. Diagnosed with AIDS five years ago, Peter was supported by APLA staff and volunteers in reconstructing his life after his partner had died of AIDS. Through its assistance in finding housing, jobs, Medi-Cal applica
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