Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility assistance (STRMU)
Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility assistance (STRMU), through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program, helps people living with HIV keep their housing in times of financial need. STRMU services are available at CrescentCare for individuals and families that meet HOPWA eligibility: Have an HIV…
Read MoreFood for Friends
Part of good care for HIV and AIDS clients is access to healthy, nutritious, and delicious meals and grocery choices. Often clients do not have the resources or the ability to buy groceries or prepare nutritious meals for themselves. The Food For Friends (FFF) Program has been supplying groceries, household/personal care products, and Home Delivered Meals to clients and their families in the greater New Orleans area for over two decades. Our pantry on Tulane Ave. allows easy access for hundreds of clients visiting the clinic and other services to select their choices of groceries, household products, and personal care items each month, distributing over 180,000 pounds of product annually to clients and their families in need. Our home delivered meals are delivered weekly to the client’s home.
Read MoreLegal services
CrescentCare Legal Services provides a wide array of free civil legal aid to income eligible persons in Louisiana with legal issues involving matters related to or arising from their HIV or transgender status. Both transgender persons and those living with HIV—as well as their loved ones—face a variety of problems requiring experienced legal assistance, without which they could suffer the loss of family, food, shelter, income, medical care as well as custody of children and personal safety. Our new Transgender Rights Project focuses on denials of requests for coverage and insurance claims for medically necessary services for transgender clients.
Read MorePeer support
Come talk to a peer who understands what you are going through. Whether you need emotional support, help with adherence to your medication, or maybe just someone to listen to you, a peer can make it easier for you to deal with your day-to-day struggles with HIV/AIDS. Whether it’s to use the phone, access the internet, work out in the gym or just to speak to a member of the peer support staff, we are here for you! Peer support can also help you become more familiar with CrescentCare and the services it provides by setting up a New Client Orientation for you—even if you are not new to the agency.
Read MoreHIV Medical Clinic (Primary Care)
CrescentCare offers comprehensive primary medical care for all ages with a team of outstanding medical providers offering high quality care. More information on our medical services can be found in this section, and in the links provided.
Read MoreCase management
CrescentCare offers case management to individuals and families living with HIV who also receive their medical services at CrescentCare. Our case managers provide support for accessing medications, help with health insurance (including assistance with insurance costs for those that qualify), treatment adherence support, and assistance with transportation coordination. Case managers also provide referrals to a…
Read MoreNewly diagnosed?
Learning you have HIV can be a confusing and frightening moment. You may experience a variety of emotions and may not know what steps to take next. You do not have to face this alone. CrescentCare has a caring staff and offers comprehensive services to treat all aspects of living with HIV disease. We also…
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