Planned Parenthood Of Southwest And Central Florida Inc

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) COMPETITIVE GRANTS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA)

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - - PROJECT TITLE: RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - CATEGORY: HIV CARE INNOVATION: GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL FLORIDA - ADDRESS: 736 CENTRAL AVE. SARASOTA, FL 34236 - PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: MISHYA NISHIOKA - CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: VOICE: 941-735-9215 - E-MAIL ADDRESS: MISHYA.NISHIOKA@PPSWCF.ORG - WEB SITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://WWW.PLANNEDPARENTHOOD.ORG/PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-SOUTHWEST-CENTRAL-FLORIDA - GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $150,000 FOR THE ONE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD - STATUTORY PREFERENCE REQUESTED: UNDERSERVED POPULATION PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL FLORIDA (PPSWCF) IS PROPOSING A PROJECT IN THE HIV CARE INNOVATION CATEGORY, GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE ACTIVITY, ADDRESSING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCREASE PPSWCF’S CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, EFFECTIVE, RESPONSIVE, AND AFFIRMING SERVICES TO TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-DIVERSE POPULATIONS, ULTIMATELY INCREASING ACCESS TO AND RETENTION IN CARE SERVICES. PROPOSED ACTIVITY: WITH THE PROPOSED FUNDING, PPSWCF WILL IMPLEMENT AN AGENCY-WIDE TRAINING FOR ALL 218 FULL-TIME STAFF TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN; THE TRAININGS WILL BE BOLSTERED BY REGULAR BOOSTER AND REFRESHER SESSIONS, AND RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE INDICATORS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO STAFF EVALUATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS TO ENSURE THE INCORPORATION AND INTEGRATION OF CONCEPTS INTO DAILY DELIVERY OF SERVICES. PPSWCF WILL WORK WITH TRAINERS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING AND SPECIFIC SESSIONS. IMPACT: PPSWCF'S ACTIVITY WILL ENHANCE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HIV PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED PEOPLE WITH HIV. AS A RESULT OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES, PPSWCF WILL INCREASE LINKAGE TO CARE, RETENTION IN CARE, AND VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION AMONG TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE PLWH, INCLUDING THOSE MOST AT RISK FOR FALLING OUT OF CARE, WHILE S IMULTANEOUSLY INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF PPSWCF’S STAFF TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE THE TARGETED POPULATIONS. POPULATION GROUP(S) TO BE SERVED: THE TARGET POPULATION THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY IS TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING BLACK AND LATINX TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND OTHER DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED SUB-POPULATIONS. PPSWCF WILL REACH 22 COUNTIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT COMPRISE THE AGENCY’S SERVICE AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON THE URBAN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (INCLUDING TAMPA), PINELLAS COUNTY (ST. PETERSBURG), AND ORANGE COUNTY (ORLANDO); ALL SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE 22 COUNTIES AND THROUGHOUT FLORIDA THROUGH THE AGENCY’S EXTENSIVE TELEHEALTH PROGRAM.

FY10 TIER 1 TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION