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 Programs
and Services
The organization
provides the following programs and services in an effort to reduce
the burden of health disparities on minority communities:
- Deacons
for Defense Initiaitve: Comprehensive grassroots
organizing with local faith groups to solicit their support and
participation in addressing health disparities. Compassionate
and sensitive prevention education strategies are used to facilitate
the most effective community level interventions.
- Sexual
Minorities Health Crisis:
Client-centered programs designed to address the lack of healthcare
access, stigma, homophobia, and insensitivity of health issues
that impact the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.
Self-esteem building and personal empowerment models are used
at the individual, group, and community levels to reach the community
members.
- Blacks
Assisting Blacks Against AIDS Program: This program
is designed to educate community members about HIV/AIDS and what
individuals as well as the community as a whole can do to become
more knowledgeable and empowered to implement healthy sexual behaviors.
Through this program, the agency is able to address disease prevention
and care issues that impact minorities from a culturally sensitive
approach, with particular regard to African Americans. Components
of the BABAA program include:
- Reach One, Protect One, Advancing HIV Prevention:
A program designed to provide secondary HIV prevention education
and services to those living with HIV, and primary prevention
services to the sex and drug using partners of those living with
HIV. Linkage to primary care services is a major component of
this project. HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing services are provided
as well.
- Brother’s Circle Initiative
- A culturally competent program designed to provide HIV prevention
services to MSM of color ages 18-39 living with HIV, and those
from this population who are at high risk for HIV infection The
project links HIV infected persons recently diagnosed at publicly
funded clinics, HIV testing sites, and other points of entry to
HIV care providers.
- Partner Counseling and Referral Services -
This component of the BABAA program involve working with HIV-infected
clients to identify their sex and drug using partners. PCRS also
involves locating those partners, notifying them that they have
been exposed to HIV, and offering them counseling, testing, and
other services.
- Prevention Case Management (PCM)
HIV PCM is a client-centered prevention activity, which assists
HIV positive and negative persons in adopting risk-reduction behaviors.
PCM is provided on a one-on-one basis with periodic follow up
between the case manager and the client.
- Advocacy
in Action:
An advocacy program that seeks to involve the entire community
in the creation of a healthy community. The agency works to inform
and promote sound local, state and national HIV/AIDS, health and
social policies that are responsive to the needs of communities
of color, particularly in the area of HIV/AIDS and its impact
on African Americans.
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Substance Abuse HIV/AIDS Outreach Program (SHOP):
This program allows the agency to address the disproportionate
impact of substance abuse and HIV infection among minorities,
and how the two contribute to poor health outcomes and increase
in HIV infection, particularly African Americans. Through this
program, the agency provides face-to-face contact with persons
who are at high risk for HIV infection and those who are in need
of accessing substance abuse treatment. The agency works closely
with substance abuse treatment and care providers to ensure that
a comprehensive continuum of care is available to program participants.
- Holistic
Community Health Care: A program designed to address
community health care from a holistic approach. Focus is on minimizing
and eliminating health disparities to enhance overall positive
health outcomes for all populations in the community. Education,
prevention and wellness models are the major program components.
- Abstinence and Relationship Training:
Through a program known as WAIT (Why Am I Tempted)
Young adults learn the importance of abstinence in a positive,
fun, interactive curriculum for character and relationship development,
abstinence and marriage preparation. The I CAN WAIT Project offers
adolescents ages 12-18 eight principles and objectives to apply
daily in their life to gain the benefits of pursuing their dreams,
while learning about the consequences of sexual activity.
- The
Center for Excellence in Minority Health: The Center
for Excellence in Minority Health is a comprehensive health education,
prevention, and wellness program of Williams & Associates,
Inc. The programs and services of the center target minority populations
with the goal of minimizing the impact of health disparities,
improving health outcomes, and facilitating the effective leverage
of community resources for improved access to preventative and
primary health care services. Plans are underway for the opening
of a actual location of the center, which will stand as a stand-alone
entity and will provide culturally competent preventative health
care services to minority communities, and will strive to include
them in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs
and services.
- Breaking
Barriers, Building Bridges: Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
A capacity building and technical assistance program of Williams
& Associates, Inc. Through this program for-profit and non-profit
agencies seeking assistance in the development of agency infrastructure,
program development, evaluation, marketing, and administration
can access assistance in such service areas from the experts on
staff at Williams & Associates, Inc.
The lack of infrastructure and capacity hinder community action
and mobilization geared toward addressing the many health and
health care issues that impact minority communities. Community
engagement is a critical strategy for addressing minority health
disparities. We at Williams & Associates, Inc are serious
about preparing the community to address the many serious health
issues that impact our communities. Breaking Barriers,
Building Bridges is the agency’s effort to
improve the capacity to develop and sustain community mobilization
and agency infrastructure in order to support program services
and interventions, to improve capacity to mobilize minority communities,
and increase their awareness, leadership, participation and support
for addressing minority health disparities. Services provided
through this program are fee-for-service. For more information
about this program, please contact James
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Current Funders
Below is a list
of our current funders for programs and services offered by Williams
and Associates, Inc.:
- Missouri
Foundation for Health
- US
Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Minority Health
- St. Louis City Department of Health
- Board
Members
- Special
Events & Fundraisers
- Private
and Corporate Contributions
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Free Services
In an effort
to provide the best programs and services possible, the organization
provides the following services free of charge:
- Disease
Prevention Case Management;
- Health
Education;
- HIV Counseling
and Testing;
- Support
Groups:
Click HERE for groups for men who have
sex with men
Click HERE for groups for heterosexual
men and women challenged with HIV/AIDS
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 Volunteer
With Us
The organization
also has the following volunteer opportunities for individuals interested
in donating their time to assist in furthering the efforts of the
organization:
- Education/Outreach
- Fundraising
Committee
- Special
Populations
- Testing
& Referral
Please contact
us for additional information.
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