Service Learning Resources
Disease and Discrimination, Spring 1999

Hope for Kids

AIDS

• Prevention Point Philadelphia
  (syringe exchange, harm reduction drop-in center)
  333 W. Girard Ave., Phila
  Julie Parr, director
  215-787-0112
  http://www.critpath.org/ppp
• ACT UP Philadelphia
  (direct action on behalf of people living with AIDS)
  meetings: Mon 6 pm
  St. Luke's and the Epiphany
  330 S. 13th St., Phila
  215-731-1845
  http://www.critpath.org/actup
• GALAEI (Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative)
  (not certain if they are accepting volunteers)
  1233 Locust St., Phila
  David Acosta, director
  215-985-3382
• MANNA (Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance)
  ("Our mission is simple. We cook. We feed. And we extend loving support to our homebound friends and neighbors living with HIV disease." from a MANNA brochure)
  215-496-2662
  Fax: 215-496-1349
• AIDS Services In Asian Communities (ASIAC)
  "Culturally sensitive and language appropriate HIV/AIDS education and support and care services for the Asian & Pacific Islander communities."
  1201 Chestnut Street, Suite 501, Philadelphia
  (215) 563-2424 [ext. 10 for volunteer coordinator]
  Office hours: MThF 10-6, TW10-8
  from http://www.critpath.org/asiac : "Our volunteers come from all walks of life and contribute countless hours of their time and energy. Orientations and trainings are conducted regularly by our Volunteer Coordinator. We hold a volunteer night on Wednesdays from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm."
• Asociacion Puertorriqueños en Marcha -
  "HIV/AIDS services including community outreach/education, prison education, risk reduction, case management, HIV testing, primary care, housing with support services for homeless infected individuals"in North Philly -
  (215) 236-8885
• Calcutta House (AIDS hospice)
  "Housing, social services, mental health, supportive services, personal and nursing care, transportation, meals, recreational activities and spiritual support for adults with AIDS"
  1601 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia
  (215) 684-0480
• CATA - Farmworker Support Committee
  "Educating migrant farmworkers on the cause of HIV infection and how to protect themselves from risk by altering their behavior and HIV counseling and testing at camps"
  (609) 881-2507 (New Jersey)
• Congreso de Latinos Unidos
  They offer a variety of HIV/AIDS family services for the Latin community; they might also run immunization campaigns or other programs in Philadelphia housing projects
  Philadelphia
  (215) 763-8870
• Crozer Chester Medical Center - you would need a car to get there
  "Acupuncture program provided by the Substance Abuse Services for people with HIV"
  (610) 497-7416
• Family HIV Program, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
  "Outpatient clinic that provides comprehensive medical and social services to families affected by HIV"
  (215) 427-5284
• Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition
  "Multi-lingual HIV/AIDS education and referral services to Philadelphia's Southeast Asian population through home visits, workshops, community and health fairs, HIV testing/counseling and multi-lingual published materials"
  (215) 476-9640

Clinics

• Hope for Kids
  Clinic for children in North Philadelphia (on Broad Street, just past Temple University)
  On Saturday April 17, 1999, they will be doing a door-to-door city-wide outreach, providing educational materials about immunization, lead poisoning, asthma, and hypertension.
  (215) 232-3300
• CHOP (Children's Hospital of Phila)
  "HIV prevention, education and outreach to adolescents and medical treatment and support to HIV positive teens and young adults"
  34th and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia
  (215) 590-4990
  http://www.chop.edu
• Congreso de Latinos Unidos
  They offer a variety of HIV/AIDS family services for the Latin community; they might also run immunization campaigns or other programs in Philadelphia housing projects
  Philadelphia
  (215) 763-8870
• LaSalle Nursing Clinics
  Dr. Katherine Kinsey, coordinator
  1. LaSalle Apartments
     Chew and Wister Streets
     Philadelphia, PA 19141
     215-951-5051
     Bus routes 26 and 18
  2. YWCA, Third Floor
     5820 Germantown Ave
     Philadelphia PA 19144
     215-438-7190
     Bus Routes 23, 26, 65, H XH, J and K
  3. Hill Creek
     500 Adams Ave (Rising Sun and Adams)
     Phil PA 19120
     215-728-6404
     Bus Routes 18, K, 26, 57

  Mary Ellen Miller, coordinator; pager (215) 998-3896

  1. Sexuality education in schools
  2. St. Vincent's soup kitchen and clinic in Germantown
     with Melanie Gavin; pager (215) 984-8203
  3. Weekend cancer screening program at Einstein Hospital
     with Sharon Starr; pager (215) 509-8650
  4. CHIP-LINK program, to sign up uninsured children for health insurance
     
• West Chester Nursing Clinic
  • The Nursing Center is a privately funded, volunteer-run program which has the sole mission of providing health care to an indigent population. The center provides basic health care for the working poor and homeless of Chester County. The main focus is health screening and health promotion, including health education programs. They serve all individuals who seek them out, referring the sicker, high-risk patients to a network of volunteer medical specialists.
    contact Beth Kotarski
    Women's Health Care Coordinator, Haverford College
    896-1089

Women's health

• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA
  • 1144 Loucst St., Phila
    Alice Sherlock, volunteer co-ordinator
    215-351-5500
    http://www.libertynet.org/ppsepa

1. Page created by Kaye Edwards on 1/21/99; revised 3/10/99.