Los Angeles Lgbt Center

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

INITIATIVE TO REDUCE LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER NATIONAL LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUESTIONING INSTITUTE ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS - THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER (THE CENTER) - THE NATION?S LARGEST LGBT HEALTH AND SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND A DISTINGUISHED HIV SPECIALIST MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER AND PREVENTION AGENCY - REQUESTS FUNDING THROUGH THE CDC?S FY 2021 COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (PS21-2102) TO IMPLEMENT THE CONTINUUM PROJECT, A COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED HIV PREVENTION INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER AND INCIDENCE OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN LOS ANGELES (LA) COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. CONTINUUM WILL BUILD ON THE WORK OF THE CENTER?S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EXISTING CDC-FUNDED PS15-1502 GRANT PROGRAM TO PREVENT NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINX MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM) OF COLOR, WHO WILL MAKE UP AT LEAST 75% OF OUR PROJECT POPULATION, WITH A SECONDARY FOCUS ON HIGH-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINX HETEROSEXUAL WOMEN, WHO WILL MAKE UP AN ESTIMATED 15% OF OUR PROJECT POPULATION. THE CONTINUUM PROJECT WILL CONDUCT AN INTEGRATED MATRIX OF HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION ACTIVITIES CENTERING AROUND CENTER SOUTH - THE CENTER?S NEW FQHC CLINIC AND SERVICE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE HARD-HIT SOUTH LOS ANGELES AREA. CONTINUUM WILL APPLY STATE-OF-THE-ART FINDINGS AND EMERGING STRATEGIES TO CONNECT WITH AND ENGAGE THE HIGHEST-RISK MSM OF COLOR IN LA COUNTY BOTH TO PREVENT NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND CONNECT HIV-POSITIVE MSM TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT, HIGH QUALITY HIV MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL PREVENTION SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO WORK TO MAKE OUR NEW SOUTH LOS ANGELES OFFICE A HUB FOR HIV / STD TESTING, DROP-IN SERVICES, PREP AND PEP EDUCATION AND TREATMENT, AND HIV PREVENTION ACCESS, ALL IN A SAFE, WELCOMING, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SETTING THAT REDUCES HIV STIGMA WHILE ALLOWING CLIENTS TO DISCUSS AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HIV PREVENTION AND CARE. KEY 5-YEAR OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE: A) CONDUCTING 3,500 GRANT-FUNDED RAPID HIV TESTS; B) IDENTIFYING AT LEAST 60 NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV-POSITIVE PERSONS; C) CONDUCTI NG AT LEAST 2,750 COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED HIV / STD SCREENINGS, REPRESENTING 78.6% OF ALL HIV TESTS CONDUCTED THROUGH THE CDC PROGRAM; D) LINKING AT LEAST 90% OF PERSONS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV TO HIV MEDICAL CARE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF INITIAL DIAGNOSIS; E) LINKING AT LEAST 85% OF PERSONS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV TO A PRELIMINARY HIV CLINIC INTAKE APPOINTMENT WITHIN 72 HOURS OF INITIAL DIAGNOSIS; F) OFFERING SAME DAY, SHORT-TERM HIV MEDICATIONS USING THE RAPID START MODEL TO 100% OF PERSONS LINKED TO A PRELIMINARY HIV CLINIC INTAKE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RAPID START SERVICES; G) IDENTIFYING AND LINKING TO HIV MEDICAL CARE AT LEAST 25 PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED, OUT-OF-CARE PERSONS WITH HIV; H) REFERRING 100% OF NEWLY AND PREVIOUSLY PERSONS WITH HIV TO PARTNER SERVICES; I) REFERRING 100% OF HIV-NEGATIVE PERSONS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CDC PROGRAM TO PREP SERVICES; J) ENSURING THAT AT LEAST 500 HIV-NEGATIVE PERSONS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CDC PROGRAM ARE LINKED TO AN INITIAL PREP INTAKE APPOINTMENT AT THE CENTER; AND K) DISTRIBUTING AT LEAST 12,500 SAFE SEX KITS, INCORPORATING CONDOMS.

A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MEN OF COLOR WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO'S

EXPANDED HIV PREVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUNG GAY & BISEXUAL MEN OF COLOR IN L.A, CA

LIFEWORKS COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK PROJECT

THE GET YO' LIFE PROGRAM - A COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION INITIATIVE TO REDUCE HIV TRANSMISSION AMONG YOUNG MSM OF COLOR LIVING IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES.

LGBT AGING IN PLACE INITIATIVE A UNIQUE INTERVENTION PROVIDING LGBT SENIORS WITH TARGETED SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS

LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS GRANT PROGRAM

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

FVPSA AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN COVID-19 TESTING, VACCINES, AND MOBILE HEALTH UNITS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER'S LIFEWORKS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

LIFEWORKS COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS (CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS) INVITEDINTERESTED ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO PROPOSE PROJECTS THAT EXPLORE NEW AND EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF OVW GRANTEES, SUBGRANTEES, AND THE LARGER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FIELD. IN PARTICULAR, WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022 (VAWA 2022), PUB. L. NO. 117-103, DIV. W, 136 STAT. 49, 840-962, OVW SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT ADDRESS THE NEW AND REVISED PROGRAMS AND ISSUES INCLUDED IN VAWA 2022, AS WELL AS OTHER EMERGING ISSUES IN THE FIELDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING. SEE 34 U.S.C. 12291(B)(11) AND (16). OVW REVIEWED THE SUBMITTED CONCEPT PAPERS, SELECTED PROMISING PROJECTS IN EACH OF THE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS PURPOSE AREAS, AND CONTACTED SELECTED APPLICANTS TO INVITE THEM TO SUBMIT A FULL APPLICATION FOR THEIR CONCEPT PAPER THROUGH THE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS INVITATION TO APPLY SOLICITATION. WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE OVW FY 2023 EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS, THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER WILL IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL LGBTQ YOUTH SURVIVOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RESPONSES TO LGBTQ YOUTH SURVIVORS OF DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER AND ITS PROJECT PARTNERS WILL: 1) CONDUCT VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON TRAININGS; 2) DEVELOP TOPIC-SPECIFIC LEARNING MODULES; 3) PRESENT AT OVW AND NON-OVW FUNDED CONFERENCES; 4) HOST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS; 5) DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND OTHER RESOURCES AS NEEDED; AND 6) POST RESOURCES AND TRAININGS ON THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER WEBSITE. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS PURPOSE AREA 1: EMERGING ISSUES. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS FOR $750,000, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH OVW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR LGBT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER'S RISE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM - THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER'S RISE (RECOGNIZE INTERVENE SUPPORT EMPOWER) MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (RISE MHAT) PROJECT WILL SERVE PROFESSIONALS IN SYSTEMS OF CARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, PROBATION, AND YOUTH HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN LOS ANGELES AND EXTENDING TO OTHER REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS LOCAL BARRIERS LIKE THE LACK OF LGBTQ+ - AFFIRMING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION. THE RISE MHAT PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A SOLUTION BY TRAINING PROFESSIONALS WHO ENCOUNTER LGBTQ+ YOUTH IN SYSTEMS OF CARE IN THE INNOVATIVE RISE CURRICULUM AS WELL AS THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING, AND THEY, IN TURN, WILL SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY GAIN IN THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH LGBTQ YOUTH. THEY WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT, THOROUGH OUTREACH, AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE 5,000 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE FIVE YEARS OF THE PROJECT, WITH THE GOALS OF: 1. TRAIN INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS 2. ESTABLISH LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL AND/OR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES 3. PROMOTE DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES AMONG EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND FIRST RESPONDERS 4. EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT OUR CULTURALLY MINDFUL APPROACH WILL RESULT IN IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, THUS SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SUICIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER (HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER H80CS26621) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES EXPANSION (BHSE) FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 IN YEAR 1 AND $500,000 IN YEAR 2 FOR THE INITIAL 2-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. BHSE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT CONSIDERABLE EXPANSION OF THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER’S (THE CENTER) MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER SERVICES. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE, INNOVATIVE INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS THAT ALL PATIENTS OF THE HEALTH CENTER WILL RECEIVE NO MATTER THE ENTRY POINT FOR WHICH THEY ACCESS THE CENTER’S SERVICES. THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND NEW DATA ANALYTICS SYSTEMS WILL SUPPORT THE NEW INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS. SINCE 1969, THE CENTER HAS BEEN ENRICHING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES BY IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH AND ADVOCATING FOR THEIR RIGHTS. THE CENTER HAS GROWN TO BE LOCALLY RECOGNIZED AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE HEALTHCARE SAFETY NET IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, FILLING A UNIQUE AND CRITICAL GAP. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023, NEARLY A THIRD (29%) OF THE CENTER’S TOTAL PATIENTS RECEIVED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR PROPOSED BHSE PROJECT WILL EXPAND CAPACITY TO SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFY AND ASSESS ALL INDIVIDUALS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ACCESS OUR SOCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT PROGRAMS. GIVEN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AMONG LGBT INDIVIDUALS, THE CENTER’S SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IS A PATIENT-CENTERED AND INTEGRATED CARE MODEL, COMBINING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THE CENTER IS THE HEAVILY-POPULATED, URBAN CORE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THAT INCLUDES 48-ZIP CODES. THE TARGET POPULATION CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE, ADVERSE AND INTERSECTIONAL IMPACTS OF POV ERTY AND SOCIAL STIGMA. MANY OF OUR PATIENTS ARE NEW IMMIGRANTS, THE WORKING POOR, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. THEY ARE COLLECTIVELY CHALLENGED BY OBSTACLES THAT LIMIT ACCESS TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND QUALITY HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDES CULTURAL INTOLERANCE, MEDICAL MARGINALIZATION, MEDICAL MISTRUST, AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBT OFTEN FACE SOCIAL STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION, AND OTHER CHALLENGES NOT ENCOUNTERED BY PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS HETEROSEXUAL. AS A RESULT OF THESE AND OTHER STRESSORS, SEXUAL MINORITIES ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR VARIOUS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE, LGBT INDIVIDUALS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY AS HETEROSEXUAL MEN AND WOMEN TO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER IN THEIR LIFETIME. THEY ARE 2.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE COMPARED WITH HETEROSEXUAL INDIVIDUALS. AMONG LGBT INDIVIDUALS, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. SEXUAL MINORITIES ALSO HAVE HIGHER RATES OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS THAN PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS HETEROSEXUAL. DATA FROM THE 2020 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH) SUGGEST THAT SUBSTANCE USE PATTERNS REPORTED BY SEXUAL MINORITY ADULTS DIFFER FROM THOSE REPORTED BY HETEROSEXUAL ADULTS. IN 2020, APPROXIMATELY 41.3% OF SEXUAL MINORITY ADULTS 18 AND OLDER REPORTED PAST-YEAR MARIJUANA USE, COMPARED TO 18.7% OF THE OVERALL ADULT POPULATION. APPROXIMATELY 6.7% OF SEXUAL MINORITY ADULTS IN 2020 MISUSED OPIOIDS (PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS OR HEROIN USE) IN THE PAST YEAR, COMPARED TO 3.6% OF THE OVERALL ADULT POPULATION. THE NSDUH SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT, IN 2020, APPROXIMATELY 21.8% OF SEXUAL MINORITY ADULTS HAD AN ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IN THE PAST YEAR, COMPARED TO 11.0% IN THE OVERALL POPULATION.

THE GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (UNDERSERVED PROGRAM) WAS STATUTORILY CREATED IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013 (VAWA 2013) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES TARGETED AT ADULT OR YOUTH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE VICTIM SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SUCH POPULATIONS. GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED TO: 1) WORK WITH FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 2) STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO PROVIDE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 3) STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF TRADITIONAL VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 4) STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, AND OTHER COURT PERSONNEL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; 5) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH AN UNDERSERVED POPULATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OUTREACH, EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT HIGHLIGHT AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND THE SPECIFIC ISSUES FACED BY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; OR, 6) STRENGTHEN THE RESPONSE OF SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES BY PROVIDING POPULATION-SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO: POPULATION SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS OR VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT ARE (1) DEAF PROGRAMS (2) LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) ORGANIZATIONS, (3) ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERSERVED RELIGIOUS POPULATIONS, (4) DISABILITY PROGRAMS, OR (5) ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CERTAIN UNDERSERVED RACIAL AND ETHNIC POPULATIONS. LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER AND PARTNER THE LGBTQ CENTER OF LONG BEACH ARE PARTNERING TO WORK ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECT: ENHANCING ACCESS AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR LGBTQI+ VICTIMS/SURVIVORS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ADJACENT COUNTIES. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHENING CAPACITY AND PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING REFERRALS TO LGBTQI+ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING (DVSAS) VICTIMS/SURVIVORS, WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS FOR TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, BLACK, LATINX, MONOLINGUAL SPANISH-SPEAKING, AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE DVSAS SERVICES: PROVISION OF CRISIS INTERVENTION, DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING REFERRALS. LEGAL SERVICES PROVISION: OFFER COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO DVSAS VICTIMS/SURVIVORS. IMMIGRATION LEGAL REPRESENTATION: PROVIDE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SUPPORT TO DVSAS VICTIMS/SURVIVORS, PART OF THE LEGAL SERVICES CLIENTELE, OVER THREE YEARS. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: DELIVER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO NEW CLIENTS. OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT: ORGANIZE THREE OUTREACH EVENTS EACH QUARTER TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. LGBTQI+ VICTIM/SURVIVOR INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT: CREATING AND DISSEMINATING LGBTQI+ VICTIM/SURVIVOR SERVICES RESOURCE IN THE FORM OF A NEW FACT SHEET, BROCHURE, OR CLIENT-FACING MATERIAL EACH QUARTER IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED NEEDS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITHIN THE LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY, INCLUDING TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, BLACK, LATINX, MONOLINGUAL SPANISH-SPEAKING, AND IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUALS. THE PROJECT SERVICES LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES SUCH AS KERN, RIVERSIDE, AND SAN BERNARDINO., THROUGH BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICE MODALITIES.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM TO CONNECT WITH RUNWAY, HOMELESS AND STREET YOUTH. PROVIDE SERVICES TO HELP THEM INCREASE THEIR SENSE OF WELLBEING, BUILD PER

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM TO CONNECT WITH RUNAWAY, HOMELESS AND STREET YOUTH. PROVIDE SERVICES TO HELP THEM INCREASE THEIR SENSE OF WELL BEING, BUILD PERMANENT CONNECTIONS AND SECURE STABLE HOUSING.

OUTREACH AND SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED LGBT VICTIMS

OVW FY 2015 JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM

INCREASING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR LGBT VICTIMS OF CRIME

LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR LGBTQ VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

METRO HOMELESS YOUTH OF LA SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM

LIFEWORKS COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER (CENTER) IS SEEKING FUNDING THROUGH THE FY 2025 RWHAP PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNDER THE HIV CARE INNOVATION CATEGORY, WITH A FOCUS ON INCLUSIVE CARE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES WITH DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATES OF HIV. THE CENTER PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH A TRANSITION IN CARE RN POSITION TO ENHANCE EARLY ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION FOR LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH). THIS INITIATIVE WILL IMPROVE LINKAGE TO CARE BY ENSURING NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND RETURNING HIV+ PATIENTS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS, SOCIAL RISK SCREENINGS, AND SERVICE REFERRALS BEFORE THEIR FIRST MEDICAL APPOINTMENT. BY INTEGRATING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) DATA INTO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR), THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION AND STRENGTHEN PATIENT-CENTERED, INCLUSIVE HIV SERVICES. DESPITE THE CENTER’S COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE MODEL, BARRIERS REMAIN IN ENSURING EARLY AND CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR BLACK, LATINX, TRANSGENDER, AND YOUTH POPULATIONS, WHO EXPERIENCE DISPARITIES IN RETENTION AND VIRAL SUPPRESSION. MANY PATIENTS DELAY SEEKING CARE UNTIL THEIR FIRST MEDICAL APPOINTMENT, MISSING CRUCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY INTERVENTION. ADDITIONALLY, HIGH RATES OF HOUSING INSTABILITY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, AND MEDICAL MISTRUST CONTRIBUTE TO INCONSISTENT CARE ENGAGEMENT. THE PROPOSED TRANSITION IN CARE RN WILL DIRECTLY ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES BY FACILITATING IMMEDIATE LINKAGE TO MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN THE CENTER’S ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY INTEGRATING STRUCTURED SDOH SCREENINGS, ENHANCING EHR WORKFLOWS, AND IMPROVING MULTIDISCIPLINARY COORDINATION BETWEEN MEDICAL PROVIDERS, CASE MANAGERS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNERS. THESE ENHANCEMENTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A 20% REDUCTION IN THE TIME FROM HIV DIAGNOSIS OR RE-ENGAGEMENT TO THE FIRST MEDICAL VISIT, A 15% INCREASE IN SIX-MONTH RETENTION, AND IMPROVED VIRAL SUPPRESSION RATES. THE CENTER REQUESTS $150,000 FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD TO IMPLEMENT THIS INITIATIVE, ENSURING THAT PLWH IN LOS ANGELES RECEIVE TIMELY, HIGH-QUALITY HIV PRIMARY CARE THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THEIR SOCIAL AND HEALTH NEEDS.

SERVICES TO RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 15 - 25

LIFEWORKS COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR YOUNG MEN OF COLOR WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (YMSM OF COLOR)

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

TO SUPPORT VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH.

TO SUPPORT AN ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR SENIORS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTS WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON LGBTQ+ OLDER ADULTS.

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 1625 NORTH SCHRADER BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 PROJECT DIRECTOR: ZACHARY LAMBERT PHONE NUMBER: (323) 993-7500 EMAIL ADDRESS: HEALTHSERVICES@LALGBTCENTER.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://LALGBTCENTER.ORG/ GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $775,000 FOR HRSA 22.134 CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING PROJECT DESCRIPTION: PRIOR TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC OF COVID-19, LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAD EXPERIENCED A 98 PERCENT INCREASE IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SYPHILIS, AN 81 PERCENT INCREASE IN GONORRHEA, AND A 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN CHLAMYDIA CASES OVER THE PRIOR FIVE YEARS (CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2019). THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER (THE CENTER) HAS BEEN A CRITICAL PROVIDER IN RESPONDING TO THIS GROWING STD CRISIS. IN 2019, THE CENTER PROVIDED MORE THAN 40,000 STD VISITS AND MORE THAN 300,000 STD TESTS, AND THE JEFFREY GOODMAN SPECIAL CARE CLINIC PROVIDED TREATMENT FOR MORE THAN 3,298 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS. THIS FUNDING WOULD BE USED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING FOR THE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE EXPANDED TESTING, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO ADDRESS HIV AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. FUNDING FOR THE PROPOSED RENOVATIONS IS CRUCIAL TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH BY PREVENTING FURTHER COMMUNITY SPREAD.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH PROGRAM