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AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Better Existence with HIV
Center for AIDS Intervention Research/Medical College of Wisconsin
Center for AIDS Research/Emory University
Chicago House & Social Service Agency
Chicago Women's AIDS Project
Children's Memorial/HIV Program
CORE Center
The HIV Coalition
Multicultural AIDS Coalition
Prevention for HIV-Infected Persons Project (PHIPP)

AIDS Foundation of Chicago
www.aidschicago.org Target Population: Individuals with HIV. The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is the largest private sector AIDS organization in the Midwest, and its mission is to provide leadership in marshalling public and private resources to care for people living with HIV/AIDS, and to prevent the further spread of the epidemic. AFC's ACT4LIFE program was developed to reach individuals who are either unaware that they have HIV or are aware of their status but not receiving regular HIV care and treatment in the United States. For more information, call (312) 922-2322.

Better Existence with HIV
http://www.behiv.org
Target Population: Individuals with HIV. The mission of Better Exitence with HIV (BEHIV), located in Evanston, Illinois, is to improve the lives of people with HIV and AIDS in the communities it serves. BEHIV uses a comprehensive range of quality public services to inform the public about the virus and risk reduction behavior, and to increase understanding and compassion for people with HIV and AIDS. The "Prevention for Life" program combines existing prevention interventions with care and services. The agency uses "Act 4 Life," a peer-model of case finding, to engage clients with case management and care soon after their diagnosis. For more information, call (847) 475-2115, ext. 104.

Center for AIDS Intervention Research
Medical College of Wisconsin
http://www.cair.mcw.edu
Target Population: Individuals with HIV. Five-session group counseling that is offered to multiple HIV+ target populations at community-based organizations. Grounded in Social Cognitive Theory and framed as managing stress related to HIV disclosure and practicing safer sexual behavior. Delivered by community-based paraprofessionals and mental health counselors. Sessions emphasized building behavioral skills, enhancing self-efficacy for practicing risk reduction behaviors, promoting intentions to change risk behaviors, and developing strategies for behavior change. Note: Intervention manuals from this project are available upon request. For more information, call (414) 456-7700.

Center for AIDS Research
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
http://www.sph.emory.edu
Target Population: Individuals with HIV. Four group sessions framed around two main issues: enhancing quality of life and reducing unsafe sex among participants. Sessions concentrated on gender pride, self-worth, emotion-focused coping skills, risk reduction, sexual negotiation skills, and building healthy relationships. For more information, call (404) 727-5401.

Chicago House & Social Service Agency
Target Population: Individuals with HIV. Chicago House is catalyst for significant change in the lives of the HIV and AIDS-affected adults and children they serve. Chicago House has developed a prevention with positives program in collaboration with the Minority Outreach Intervention Project of Chicago. For more information, call (773) 248-5200, ext 311.

Chicago Women's AIDS Project
Target Population: HIV-positive, African American women with a history of substance abuse. To provide prevention case management and drop-in group risk-reduction services for African-American, HIV-positive women with a history of substance abuse. Please note that this organization does not yet have a website, but for more information, call (773) 271-2242

Children's Memorial/HIV Program
Target Population: HIV-positive adolescents. The Children's Memorial/HIV Program located in Chicago, provides prevention interventions to HIV-positive adolescents who have been receiving primary care at the HIV clinic since birth. For more information, call (773) 880-3014.

CORE Center
http://www.corecenter.org
(web page is still under construction) Target Population: Newly diagnosed HIV-postiive individuals. The Core Center, located in Chicago, provides a peer-based prevention and adherence counseling program targeting newly diagnosed HIV-positive clients. For more information, call (312) 633-4909.

Multicultural AIDS Coalition
http://www.mac-boston.org
Target Population: People of Color with HIV. The Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC) is a non-profit community-based organization committed to the delivery of HIV/AIDS related prevention, education and intervention services for communities of color. The Multicultural Community AIDS Prevention Program (MultiCAPP) brings in on a semi-monthly basis HIV training, information, and risk reduction materials to owners of barbershops, hair salons, Laundromats, bars and other businesses to increase access to important prevention tools. Other outreach efforts meet individuals in their own environment such as public housing developments, public parks or other sites, or via community networks within the recovery community, among gay men, and youth venues. For more information, call (800) 382-1MAC.

The HIV Coalition
http://www.hivco.org
The HIV Coalition (HIVCO) provides HIV education, information and referral, and networking services in the suburbs of Chicago. The focus of HIVCO's prevention program is to provide forums for HIV-positive individuals to learn risk reduction tools, including one-on-one counseling and support groups, and to offer HIV and STD testing to the partners of partcipants. For more information, call (847) 228-5200.

The Prevention for HIV-Infected Persons Project (PHIPP)
http://www.cdc.gov
PHIPP is a five-year, CDC-funded demonstration project focused on prevention needs for people who have HIV. Project goals include increasing the number of high risk individuals who know their status, providing prevention services for those who are HIV infected, linking persons with HIV with care, and developing models for technology transfer from PHIPP to health departments, community planning groups, and community based organizations. Five health departments (three in California, one in Maryland, and one in Wisconsin) were selected to implement PHIPP.

PHIPP: Wisconsin
The State of Wisconsin's PHIPP program
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us
Intervention has focused their efforts around outreach counseling and testing and prevention case management. Street outreach workers identify high-risk individuals, offer counseling and referral to HIV testing, and provide linkages to prevention case management for Individuals with HIV. Primary Case Management counselors build relationships with clients aimed at developing a risk reduction plan, supporting progress in achieving plan goals, and addressing any barriers to risk reduction. Note: there is no direct telephone number, e-mail this program at: webmaildph@dhfs.state.wi.us.