Christies Place

Coordinated Services Center for Women, Children and Families: Christie's Place delivers free of charge, county-wide comprehensive support services targeting women, children and families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. The coordinated services center creates access to a comprehensive array of integrated HIV related care and support services in a safe, supportive, home-like environment. The coordination and integration of services is designed to bring women and families out of isolation, to provide mutual support and to ensure access to and participation in the full continuum of HIV care and treatment. The coordinated services center provides and/or houses the following bilingual services; benefits counseling and access; childrens/family recreational events; emergency food; education; information and referral services; leadership/empowerment trainings; medication adherence counseling; support groups; et al. Some client service utilization statistics follow: Coordinated Services Center Services 11,729 visits; ( July 2022-June 2023) Information & Referral 2,174 units of service; Outreach Services 1,280 units of service; Childcare/Babysitting Services 389 hours of service; Medical Case Management 1,815 units of service; Non-Medical Case Management 1,083 units of service; Mental Health Counseling 2,267 counseling sessions; and Transportation Vouchers- 1,444 vouchers

Empowerment, Networking, and Training for WLWH: Change for Women (C4W) Amplify will increase the statewide impact of programs for women of color living with HIV/AIDS through the development of best practices for service delivery, as well as the creation of coordinated networks of highly skilled providers who can deliver direct services in trauma-informed, gender-affirming ways. Christie's Place will partner with statewide organizations such as WORLD and the UCLA Family AIDS Network on the implementation of project activities including the development of two Peer Navigator Centers of Excellence, Trauma-Informed HIV Service Delivery trainings and family-centered events, educational workshops and social activities designed to reduce the stigma and isolation experienced by women living with HIV/AIDS. Project outcomes include increased trust in statewide systems of care, increased psychosocial support, reduced feelings of stigma and isolation and an increased number of women accessing proper medical care. Some program statistics follow: HIV Education & Treatment Adherence Support - 2822 units of service; Isolation-Reduction and Empowerment/Family Events 209 events