Rain Inc

RAIN ENVISIONS ENDING HIV IN OUR COMMUNITY

PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE: -EPY - EMPOWERING POSITIVE YOUTH - A UNIQUE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 - 24. EPY PEER NAVIGATORS WORK WITH YOUTH, CONNECTING THEM TO HEALTH CARE, MEDICATION, HIV EDUCATION, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. SUPPORT GROUPS FOR YOUTH ARE ALSO OFFERED AS WELL AS PERIODIC GROUPS FOR PARENTS. IN 2021, 68 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE EPY PROGRAM. --MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT - PROVIDES LINKAGE AND RETENTION IN HIV MEDICAL CARE, ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY REFERRALS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT. EACH CLIENT HAS AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN, DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR MEDICAL CASE MANAGER. THE PLAN IDENTIFIES AND ADDRESSES BARRIERS THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR MCM CLIENTS IS TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN HIV VIRAL SUPPRESSION. IN 2021, 106INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITH MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT. --MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - ON-SITE AND TELEHEALTH COUNSELING FOR CLIENTS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT IMPACT INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY TWO LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS. IN IN 2021, 52 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. -PREP / PEP PROGRAMS PREP (PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS) AND PEP (POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS ) IS A BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTION STRATEGY FOR HIV NEGATIVE PEOPLE THAT REDUCES THE RISK OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUS. RAIN CONNECTS HIV NEGATIVE PEOPLE TO A PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN TO OBTAIN MEDICATIONS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV. IN 2021, 94 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. --HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE SERVICES - EXPERT GUIDANCE FOR UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, INCLUDING: ASSISTANCE WITH REVIEWING ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PLANS, ENROLLMENT IN APPROPRIATE, AFFORDABLE COVERAGE, AND PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY. IN 2021, 280 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE SERVICES. --SERVICES FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY - STAFF MEMBERS ADDRESS UNIQUE CULTURAL BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE AND ENGAGE CLIENTS IN MEDICAL CARE WITH THE GOAL OF LONG TERM RETENTION AND VIRAL SUPPRESSION. IN 2021, 17% OF CLIENTS SERVED BY RAIN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING LATINO ETHNICITY. - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (EIS) PREFORMS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV WHO ARE NOT IN CARE OR THOSE THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS. IN 2021, 116 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE EIS PROGRAM. - HIV TESTING IS PERFORMED TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV AND UNAWARE OF THEIR STATUS OR AT RISK. HIV TESTING STAFF LINK INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TESTING TO FOLLOW-UP CARE DEPENDING ON THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. HIV/STD TESTING IS OFFERED ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN OUR UPTOWN OFFICE (5 TO 7 PM) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. OUR OUTREACH TEAM PERFORMS HIV TESTS BY APPOINTMENT AND IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2021, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 148 PEOPLE WERE TESTED AND AN ADDITIONAL 147 BY RAIN'S OUTREACH DEPARTMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 383 PEOPLE. - CREW (COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR EMPOWERMENT & WELLNESS) RAIN PARTNERS WITH CREW TO HELP INDIVIDUALS DECIDE IF THEY ARE READY FOR TREATMENT THROUGH A HOLISTIC WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON HARM REDUCTION BASED ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, GROUP SUPPORT AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. IN 2021, RAIN STAFF SERVED 10 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP. - RESEARCH STUDIES: RAIN PARTNERS WITH PROMINENT UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE STUDYING HIV ART (ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY) USAGE AND ADHERENCE, VIRAL LOAD MAINTENANCE, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, SEXUAL HEALTH, STIGMA, DISCLOSURE, HIV WELLNESS AND THE USE OF PREP. IN 2021, RAIN STAFF ASSISTED IN THE ENROLLMENT OF 13 INDIVIDUALS IN THESE RESEARCH STUDIES.-IN 2021, RAIN SERVED 700 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. 96.5% LIVE AT OR BELOW 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. 9% OF CLIENTS UTILIZED MULTIPLE SERVICES AT RAIN. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE: -EPY - EMPOWERING POSITIVE YOUTH - A UNIQUE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 - 24. EPY PEER NAVIGATORS WORK WITH YOUTH, CONNECTING THEM TO HEALTH CARE, MEDICATION, HIV EDUCATION, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. SUPPORT GROUPS FOR YOUTH ARE ALSO OFFERED AS WELL AS PERIODIC GROUPS FOR PARENTS. IN 2021, 68 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE EPY PROGRAM. --MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT - PROVIDES LINKAGE AND RETENTION IN HIV MEDICAL CARE, ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY REFERRALS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT. EACH CLIENT HAS AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN, DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR MEDICAL CASE MANAGER. THE PLAN IDENTIFIES AND ADDRESSES BARRIERS THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR MCM CLIENTS IS TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN HIV VIRAL SUPPRESSION. IN 2021, 106INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITH MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT. --MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - ON-SITE AND TELEHEALTH COUNSELING FOR CLIENTS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT IMPACT INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY TWO LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS. IN IN 2021, 52 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. -PREP / PEP PROGRAMS PREP (PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS) AND PEP (POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS ) IS A BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTION STRATEGY FOR HIV NEGATIVE PEOPLE THAT REDUCES THE RISK OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUS. RAIN CONNECTS HIV NEGATIVE PEOPLE TO A PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN TO OBTAIN MEDICATIONS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV. IN 2021, 94 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. --HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE SERVICES - EXPERT GUIDANCE FOR UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, INCLUDING: ASSISTANCE WITH REVIEWING ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PLANS, ENROLLMENT IN APPROPRIATE, AFFORDABLE COVERAGE, AND PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY. IN 2021, 280 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE SERVICES. --SERVICES FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY - STAFF MEMBERS ADDRESS UNIQUE CULTURAL BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE AND ENGAGE CLIENTS IN MEDICAL CARE WITH THE GOAL OF LONG TERM RETENTION AND VIRAL SUPPRESSION. IN 2021, 17% OF CLIENTS SERVED BY RAIN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING LATINO ETHNICITY. - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (EIS) PREFORMS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV WHO ARE NOT IN CARE OR THOSE THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS. IN 2021, 116 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE EIS PROGRAM. - HIV TESTING IS PERFORMED TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV AND UNAWARE OF THEIR STATUS OR AT RISK. HIV TESTING STAFF LINK INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TESTING TO FOLLOW-UP CARE DEPENDING ON THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. HIV/STD TESTING IS OFFERED ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN OUR UPTOWN OFFICE (5 TO 7 PM) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. OUR OUTREACH TEAM PERFORMS HIV TESTS BY APPOINTMENT AND IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2021, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 148 PEOPLE WERE TESTED AND AN ADDITIONAL 147 BY RAIN'S OUTREACH DEPARTMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 383 PEOPLE. - CREW (COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR EMPOWERMENT & WELLNESS) RAIN PARTNERS WITH CREW TO HELP INDIVIDUALS DECIDE IF THEY ARE READY FOR TREATMENT THROUGH A HOLISTIC WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON HARM REDUCTION BASED ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, GROUP SUPPORT AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. IN 2021, RAIN STAFF SERVED 10 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP. - RESEARCH STUDIES: RAIN PARTNERS WITH PROMINENT UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE STUDYING HIV ART (ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY) USAGE AND ADHERENCE, VIRAL LOAD MAINTENANCE, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, SEXUAL HEALTH, STIGMA, DISCLOSURE, HIV WELLNESS AND THE USE OF PREP. IN 2021, RAIN STAFF ASSISTED IN THE ENROLLMENT OF 13 INDIVIDUALS IN THESE RESEARCH STUDIES.-IN 2021, RAIN SERVED 700 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. 96.5% LIVE AT OR BELOW 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. 9% OF CLIENTS UTILIZED MULTIPLE SERVICES AT RAIN.