Program areas at SAAF
Client servicesin 2022, at 818 e. grayson st saaf provided client services for 2,250 people living with hiv (plwh), connecting clients to needed resources including housing, prescription assistance, medical appointments, applications for financial assistance and more.medical case management was provided to 525 individuals and nonmedical case management to 576 clients; 72 plwh received rental assistance for a total of 1,454 months. Emergency financial assistance was provided to 112 plwh and Aids pharmaceutical assistance was provided to 73 individuals. Transitional housing was provided to 50 clients for 4,371 days of housing. Mental health services were provided to 100 plwh.
Testing, outreach, and educationsaaf offers free, anonymous and confidential testing for hiv, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia 6 days each week on site at 818 e grayson and at locations around San Antonio with our mobile testing van. Counseling is available in english and spanish and people newly diagnosed are linked into care. In 2022, saaf provided 3,870 hiv tests (45 new diagnoses), 3,982 syphilis tests (126 diagnosed), and 2,540 gonorrhea (154 diagnosed) and chlamydia tests (295 diagnosed).the education program provides hiv/sti awareness and prevention information, "you're the cure," to four school districts in bexar county. The team also present in drug treatment programs, adult and juvenile correctional facilities, and assorted businesses. In 2022, more than 10,000 individuals participated in the education programs.
Clinical programsthe care clinic provides medical care for people living with hiv and those affected by syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, including laboratory services. In 2022, the care clinic provided hiv related medical care to 232 unduplicated individuals and more than 150 individuals for sexually transmitted infections. Five hundred and forty five plwh received referrals for oral health care provided by subcontractors.saaf's hot meals program provided 27,837 meals to 398 plwh in 2022.