Project
ARK
AIDS/HIV Resources & Knowledge
4169 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
phone: 314.535.7275
fax: 314.535.1814
Frequently
Asked Questions about Project ARK
Who
is Project ARK?
Is Project ARK just for children and youth?
Does Project ARK offer support for men?
What
services does Project ARK provide?
What does it mean to be a Ryan White Title IV program?
What is the relationship between Project ARK and HEY (Health
and Education for Youth)?
What is the relationship between Project ARK and HHSCC (Helena
Hatch Specialty Care Center)?
How can I get in touch with Project ARK?
Q:
Who is Project ARK?
A:
Project ARK is a leader in providing services that enhance
the lives of children, youth, young adults, women and families
infected, affected and at risk for HIV disease through coordination
of medical care, social support and prevention services. The
organization supports its clients through these direct sevvices,
as well as advocacy, funding and offering access to research.
Q:
Is Project ARK just for children and youth?
A:
No. Project ARK provides services for a very broad range of
clients including children, youth, young adults, women and
families in the St. Louis metropolitan area that are infected,
affected and at risk for HIV. Project ARK also funds HIV medical
providers and agencies that support these population groups.
Q:
Does Project ARK offer support for men?
A:
Yes. Project ARK offers care and prevention services for young,
HIV-infected and at-risk men, as well as partners of women
infected with HIV and/or fathers of HIV-infected children.
Q:
What services does Project ARK provide?
A:
Project ARK is the only organization that specifically coordinates
the delivery of medical care, social support and prevention
services for children, youth, young adults, women and families
that are infected, affected and at risk for HIV. We offer
clients the following services.
Medical
care: physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians
in collaboration with Washington University Adult Infectious
Disease Program/Helena Hatch Special Care Center, St.
Louis Children's Hospital, Cardinal Glennon Children's
Hospital, St. Louis University/New Hope Clinic and other
providers.
Psycho-social
support: case management, mental health services,
support groups, special events and legal services.
Prevention
services: educational presentations, outreach,
counseling and testing, skills building, support groups
and prevention case management
At Project ARK, we realize that our clients are all different
and have different needs. That is why we offer customized
psycho-social support services for our specific population
groups through the following programs:
Project
ARK Children's Program - Project ARK Children's
Program provides medical care and psycho-social services
for HIV-infected and exposed children and their families.
HEY
(Health and Education for Youth) - HEY is a comprehensive
education, support and resource program for youth and
young adults living with HIV, at risk for HIV or affected
by HIV.
HHSCC
(Helena Hatch Special Care Center) - Project ARK
partners with Helana Hatch Specialty Care Center to provide
medical care and psycho-social support exclusively to
women who are affected by HIV.
Sister's
Project - Project ARK offers prevention and education
for women through its Sister's Project.
Q:
What does it mean to be a Ryan White Title IV program?
A:
Project ARK was funded as a Ryan White Title IV program in
1995. In addition to providing direct services to it clients,
we provide Title IV funding to a network of community providers
that combined, serve the vast majority of HIV-infected children,
youth, young adults and women within the St. Louis metropolitan
area. The Title IV network includes funded partners, Washington
University and St. Louis University-based comprehensive HIV
programs and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and multiple
AIDS service and community based organizations that are non-Title
IV funded partners that together create a continuum of care
for Title IV population groups.
All Ryan White Title IV programs are required to provide the
following key program elements:
Develop
and implement comprehensive care infrastructures that
increase access to culturally competent, family-centered,
community-based, coordinated care including primary care
for HIV-infected and affected women, children, youth and
families;
Linking
clients to, and facilitating enrollment in, research of
potential clinical benefit;
Involving
consumers in personal care decisions and in planning,
implementing and/or evaluation project activites;
Emphasizing
prevention within the comprehensive care system in order
to reduce the spread of HIV-infection, particularly, but
not exclusively, perinatal HIV transmission; and
Identifying
at-risk or HIV-infected populations, such as youth, and
linking then into existing care systems.
Q:
What is the relationship between Project ARK and HEY (Health
and Education for Youth)?
A:
HEY is one of Project ARK's programs that provides comprehensive
education, support and resources for youth and young adults
living with HIV, at risk for HIV or affected by HIV.
Q:
What is the relationship between Project ARK and HHSCC (Helena
Hatch Specialty Care Center)?
A:
Project ARK partners with Helena Hatch Specialty Care Center
to provide medical care and psycho-social support exclusively
to women who are living with HIV.
Q:
How can I get in touch with Project ARK?
A:
If you would like more information on our services, or if
you are interested in making a donation to support Project
ARK and its programs, please call 314-535-7275. We are located
at 4169 Laclede in St. Louis,
Missouri.
