Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers 2016 Annual Report Philadelphia FIGHT 2016 in Review

In 2016 FIGHT reached another milestone: Project TEACH (Treatment Education Activists Combating HIV) celebrated its 20th anniversary. As our signature health education and empowerment program, TEACH provides lifesaving, life-affirming services to so many of our patients. At the program’s 20th anniversary awards ceremony, we honored seven outstanding TEACH graduates who have gone on to become advocates, educators or activists in their communities. FIGHT’s overall growth continued in 2016: We expanded our Dental Services program under Kari Hexem, DMD, adding more exam rooms, a second dentist and additional support staff, and we welcomed the C a Difference program, led by Stacey Trooskin, MD, a foremost hepatitis C clinician and researcher. C a Difference will enable us to help thousands of people with hepatitis C gain access to a cure. We are also seeing more patients than ever at all four of our clinics, and plans are underway to further expand our dental and medical services with two additional floors of clinical space at our 1207 Chestnut Street location. Attendance increased at AIDS Education Month (AEM), which featured our three major stand- alone events—the End AIDS: HIV Prevention and Outreach Summit; the Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit; and the Faith Leaders and Community Summit. Along with our community presentations, we provided education to more than 10,000 people during AEM, reaching new audiences and providing crucial information to people living with HIV/AIDS, to those at high risk, to individuals returning from prisons or jails, and to service providers and others. In 2016 The Wistar Institute, with help from FIGHT, won a coveted cure grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant awarded nearly $23 million in research funds to the BEAT-HIV Delaney Collaboratory to Cure HIV. It was one of only six such grants awarded in the United States. It affirms that our 20-year partnership with Wistar has made Philadelphia FIGHT a key player in the national effort to end the epidemic and cure HIV. We’ve come so far in this battle, but the FIGHT is not over. That’s why we will present the 23rd annual AIDS Education Month this June with a new theme for 2017, One Community: Recommitting to the FIGHT. We are more committed than ever to continue serving the needs of our city’s most underserved and disenfranchised communities, and we need your support more than ever. We hope you will recommit to working with us as we strive to reach our goal of ending the AIDS epidemic within the lifetime of those currently living with HIV. Thank you for your continued support.

Jane Shull Chief Executive Officer

2 FIGHT STORIES is an annual project that began in 2010 as a way for FIGHT’s clients and consumers to share their personal stories of struggle, triumph and hope with our community. At FIGHT we believe storytelling is among the most valuable tools to communicate the impact of our agency on the lives of those we serve.

In 2016 we piloted a video version of the project. Visit our website to hear and see these inspirational and courageous people talk about their experiences.

3 Who We Are FIGHT Leadership

OUR MISSION Philadelphia FIGHT is a comprehensive health services organization dedicated primarily to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and to those at high risk. Our mission is to provide clients with state-of-the art, culturally competent HIV specialty care, primary care, consumer education, advocacy, social services, outreach and access to the most advanced clinical research.

OUR MODEL We offer a full array of medical programs and services in one stop. Clients can work with Chief Executive Officer: Jane Shull INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD FIGHT from start to finish— BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair: Ronda Goldfein, JD from testing to primary medical President: Scott Wilds Livio Azzoni, MD, PhD care, case management, mental health therapy, substance abuse Vice President: Bishop Ernest McNear William Horton programs and education. FIGHT Secretary: Lovada Washington Kate Locke offers programs and services to Treasurer: Rick Lombardo Richard Moreau clients regardless of their gender, Marné Castillo Jenny Pierce race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation, Kevin Cotten RESEARCH PARTNERS gender identity, insurance status Sheldon Crooks Cepheid or ability to pay. Scott Drake Gilead Sciences Maida Edmond OUR CLIENTS Janssen Michael Harris Merck Philadelphia FIGHT serves some of the city’s most marginalized Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode Sr. Penn Center for AIDS Research and disenfranchised individuals. Jim MacGruther (CFAR) Annually, we provide direct Luis Montaner, DVM Pfizer services to more than 8,000 people Ronald Rhodes The Wistar Institute and assist approximately 10,000 through community outreach. LaDonna Smith Please see page 5 for the Andy St. Remy demographics of our client David Thomas population. Susan B. Thomas

4 Statement of Activities

REVENUE REVENUE Patient Fees and Insurance: 82% Patient Fees and Insurance ...... 30,197,073 PatientPatient Fees Fees and Insurance: and 82%Insurance: 82% Government Contracts and Grants: 16% GovernmentGovernment Contracts Contracts and Grants: 16% and Grants: 16% Government Contracts and Grants ...... 5,787,490 Other Grants and Contributions: <1% OtherOther Grants Grants and Contributions: and Contributions: <1% <1% Industry Research Studies ...... 440,792 Industry Research Studies: <1% IndustryIndustry Research Research Studies: <1% Studies: <1% Other Grants and Contributions ...... 305,600 Miscellaneous Income: <1% MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Income: <1%Income: <1% Miscellaneous Income ...... 40,603 Total Revenue ...... 36,771,558 EXPENSES Patient Services - Medical ...... 24,843,485 Educational Programs ...... 3,572,624 EXPENSES Patient Services–Medical: 73% Patient Services - Behavioral Health ...... 954,360 PatientPatient Services–Medical: Services–Medical: 73% 73% Educational Programs: 11% Client Services ...... 924,161 EducationalEducational Programs: Programs: 11% 11% Patient Services–Behavioral Health: 3% PatientPatient Services–Behavioral Services–Behavioral Health: 3% Health: 3% Institute for Community Justice ...... 622,022 Client Services: 3% ClientClient Services: Services: 3% 3% Patient Services - Dental ...... 225,468 Institute for Community Justice: 2% InstituteInstitute for Communityfor Community Justice: 2% Justice: 2% Faith-Based Initiatives ...... 156,747 Faith-Based Initiatives: <1% Faith-BasedFaith-Based Initiatives: Initiatives: <1% <1% Administrative Expenses: 6% Total Program Expenses ...... 31,298,867 AdministrativeAdministrative Expenses: Expenses: 6% 6% Fundraising Expenses: 1% FundraisingFundraising Expenses: Expenses: 1% 1% Adminstrative Expenses ...... 2,130,604 Fundraising Expenses ...... 488,993 Total Expenses ...... 33,918,464 NET ASSETS Net Assets, Beginning of Year ...... 6,092,588 Net Assets, Ending of Year ...... 8,945,682 Change in Net Assets ...... 2,853,094

Client Population

% by Age % BY RACE % BY% by Age AGE

Black/African-American: 61% Under 13: <1% Black/African-American:Black/African-American: 61% 61% UnderUnder 13: <1% 13: <1% Caucasian/White: 33% 13-24: 15% Caucasian/White:Caucasian/White: 33% 33% 13-24:13 15% - 24: 15% Unspeci ed: 3% 25-44: 36% Unspeci ed:Unspecified: 3% 3% 25-44:25 36% - 44: 36% Asian – 2% 45-64: 45% AsianAsian: – 2% 2% 45-64:45 45% - 64: 45% American Indian/ Native Alaskan: <1% 65+: 4% AmericanAmerican Indian/ Native Indian/Alaska Alaskan: <1% Native: <1% 65+:65+: 4% 4% Native Hawaiian/Paci c Islander: <2% NativeNative Hawaiian/Paci c Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: <2% Islander: <2%

%% byBY Ethnicity ETHNICITY % BY% by gender GENDER % by Ethnicity % by gender NotNon-Hispanic: Hispanic or Latino: 88% 88% Male:Male: 66 66% Not Hispanic or Latino: 88% Male: 66 HispanicHispanic: or Latino: 12% Female:Female: 32 32% Hispanic or Latino: 12% Female: 32 Transgender:Transgender: 2% 2% Transgender: 2% (Gender Queer/Gender Neutral/Gender Fluid: 16%; FTM: 6%; MTF:78%)

5 Philadelphia FIGHT Programs

JONATHAN LAX Clinical Research the HIV viral reservoirs in chronically TREATMENT CENTER FIGHT conducts advanced clinical infected patients. FIGHT will also Located in the heart of Center City research trials of new HIV medications participate as a trial site for Wistar’s Philadelphia, the Jonathan Lax and PrEP implementation strategies funded efforts as part of a Martin Treatment Center provides state-of-the- and actively participates in projects Delaney Collaboratory to Cure HIV. art HIV primary care, regardless of a investigating a cure for the virus. Clinica Bienestar patient’s insurance status or FIGHT has been collaborating with Established in December 2013 by ability to pay. Our team offers The Wistar Institute for more than Philadelphia FIGHT and Prevention culturally competent, integrated two decades and is currently part of Point Philadelphia, Clinica Bienestar patient-centered medical care and Wistar’s randomized clinical trial— provides primary HIV medical care to social services on-site. The Lax Center one of the largest of its kind—using an Spanish-speaking individuals with a strives to combat social injustice by immune system modulator to decrease history of injection drug addressing the unique needs and use. Many patients circumstances of each individual and to provide comprehensive care in a one-stop-shop setting.

Medical Case Management

Our staff helps individuals Barry Robinson HR Director secure housing, health Dan Clemons Jane Shull insurance, government Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive benefits and the Officer necessities of daily living. Case managers work closely with patients and their medical Barbara Bungy Chief Operating providers to eliminate barriers Officer to wellness and to make sure that each individual’s needs are fully addressed. Our goal is to ensure that all our patients Lorelei Narvaja Chief Strategy are treated with dignity and Officer respect, regardless of their life circumstances. Karam Mounzer, MD Chief Medical Officer 6 Philadelphia FIGHT Programs

also have a history of incarceration and The clinic welcomes walk-ins and JBHC provides a safe space for homelessness. provides care to all individuals, people to access culturally competent Clinica Bienestar is funded by a regardless of their HIV status, dental medical care, regardless of their Special Projects of insurance coverage or ability to pay. insurance status, ability to pay or life National Significance circumstances. Our team (SPNS) grant through the of compassionate providers focuses on addressing each Health Resources Service patient’s unique needs and Administration and is challenges, which may include supported by Philadelphia a history of incarceration, FIGHT’s extensive medical substance abuse or multiple services. Both FIGHT and chronic health conditions. Prevention Point provide medical case management Y-HEP HEALTH CENTER and social services for the The Y-HEP Health Center clinic. Currently, Clinica offers low-cost or free primary Bienestar provides primary care and family planning care and medical case services to young adults management services to The people at John Bell aged 13 to 24. The Y-HEP approximately 80 patients, go out of their way to give me all Health Center provides many of whom were not HIV testing and counseling the time I need. I recommend the previously engaged in HIV on-site and at various off- clinic to everyone I meet because it primary care. site locations, including changed my life. universities, clubs and other Dental Services Albert Buck places where youth gather. Philadelphia FIGHT Dental Services opened in January C A DIFFERENCE 2016 under the direction C a Difference is a of Kari Hexem, DMD. Located on the JOHN BELL HEALTH CENTER comprehensive hepatitis C (HCV) 3rd floor of our 1233 Locust Street The John Bell Health Center (JBHC) testing and linkage-to-care program location, Dental Services provides is a comprehensive health care housed in the John Bell Health Center. basic adult dental care—from oral clinic that provides state-of-the-art The program works to integrate exams, cleanings and routine fillings to primary medical care to adults aged the CDC’s HIV and HCV testing extractions and denture fabrication. 18 and older. algorithms seamlessly into clinical (continued on page 8)

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standard workflow at both the John living with HIV/AIDS to act as peer and educate people affected by the Bell and Y-HEP Health Centers. C a educators, activists and advocates in parallel crises of HIV and mass Difference provides community-based the underserved communities hardest imprisonment. ICJ works HCV screening and confirmatory hit by the AIDS pandemic. TEACH to protect community health and testing with linkage to subspecialty focuses on prevention, treatment raise consciousness around issues of care for those diagnosed with education, outreach and advocacy. social justice. chronic hepatitis C. C a Difference INSTITUTE FOR CRITICAL PATH PROJECT also provides HCV education and COMMUNITY JUSTICE The Critical Path Project is a digital counseling to providers, patients and The Institute for Community those at risk for the infection. literacy training and advocacy Justice (ICJ) was founded as part of program that provides low-income DIANA BALDWIN CLINIC Philadelphia FIGHT’s commitment to people with access to the Internet and The Diana Baldwin Clinic provides reduce the number of people in prison the skills to use it, empowering them HIV-informed behavioral health living with HIV and to mitigate the to find critical, trustworthy, lifesaving services to address the psychological, effects of mass imprisonment on the health information. social and medical factors that drive the communities most affected. COUNSELING, TESTING, AIDS epidemic and commonly affect ICJ provides innovative prevention- individuals living with HIV. REFERRAL AND focused programs in a NAVIGATION TREE stigma-free space to The Counseling, TREE (Treatment, Recovery, Education, help empower Testing, Referral Empowerment) is a 9- to 12-month and Navigation drug and alcohol rehabilitation team (CTRN) program for people living with HIV/ seeks to reduce AIDS, focused on establishing and HIV acquisition maintaining recovery. Juliet Fink Yates Education and transmission Director PROJECT TEACH by providing Project TEACH the most up-to- (Treatment Education date information Activists Combating about HIV to those HIV) is an Asaata Thomas who need it most. innovative health Social Services The CTRN team Manager ICJ education program helps people create that trains people personalized risk-

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reduction plans to protect themselves professional librarians are available youth, Y-HEP offers food, laundry and others from contracting the virus. to answer HIV-related questions and services, leadership activities, mental Our navigators facilitate clients’ to provide referrals to regional and health counseling, support groups, understanding of and access to the national resources. holistic health services and sexual health education. many services available at the Philadelphia FIGHT AIDS EDUCATION Community Health Centers. MONTH Since 1994 Philadelphia PrEP FIGHT has hosted AIDS Established in 2013, FIGHT’s Education Month (AEM), a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis series of events throughout (PrEP) program aims to Philadelphia to increase provide barrier-free access AIDS awareness and bring to Truvada, a safe, highly people together to find effective medication that strategies to combat the can be used to prevent HIV. virus. Held in June, AEM Truvada for PrEP is a one- directly reaches more than pill-a-day regimen that is 10,000 individuals. more than 95% effective in It’s exciting for me to teach FAITH INITIATIVES preventing HIV infection people about being transgender. If I when taken as prescribed. The Office of Faith can show people that I am a normal FIGHT’s PrEP program Initiatives tends to spiritual person, it will help them become more is the first and one of the health by offering hope and tolerant and less judgmental. largest in Philadelphia. It is the potential for wholeness and transformation. nationally recognized for its Zaire Newsuan Through spiritual leadership in high-quality guidance, relationship care, innovative delivery building, outreach, programs and and implementation practices, and Y-HEP: YOUTH HEALTH education, our team seeks to create advocacy and policy for PrEP access. EMPOWERMENT PROJECT an environment where people AIDS LIBRARY Y-HEP is a drop-in center and living with HIV/AIDS and local The AIDS Library is the only public outreach program for young faith communities can engage and lending library in the world dedicated people aged 13 to 24. In addition to bring light and life to one another in to HIV/AIDS information. Our providing a safe place for high-risk holistic ways.

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JONATHAN LAX projects to find a cure for HIV. and community partners led by TREATMENT CENTER In 2016 the National Institutes of co-principal investigators Luis J. Staff at the Jonathan Lax Treatment Health awarded a nearly $23 million Montaner, DVM, DPhil, director Center saw over 1,700 patients during Martin Delaney Collaboratories of the HIV-1 Immunopathogenesis more than 6,300 medical visits and (UM1) grant to the BEAT-HIV Laboratory at The Wistar Institute nearly 10,000 visits for all services. Delaney Collaboratory to Cure Vaccine Center, and James L. Riley, In addition to medical visits, the Lax HIV. The BEAT-HIV Collaboratory is PhD, research associate professor at Center recorded 458 nutritional visits, a consortium of top HIV researchers the Perelman School of Medicine at 307 FibroScans (an ultrasound that the University of Pennsylvania. monitors liver damage from viral Dental Services hepatitis) and over 506 visits with the In July FIGHT Dental Services behavioral health consultant. The Lax expanded from two to four dental Center continues to excel in quality of care. It ranks high in the number of patients prescribed antiretrovirals and in viral load suppression, adherence counseling, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and hepatitis C screenings. In 2016 we welcomed Stacey Trooskin, MD, and her C a Difference team, who brought large grants to FIGHT for hepatitis C testing and linkage-to-care practices.

Clinical Research Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers is proud to participate in one Danica Moore Program Manager of the world’s largest research Lax Center Women’s Program

Rachel Nahan Kari Hexem, DMD PrEP Programs Dental Director Manager

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operatories and welcomed a second Over the last year, JBHC added 1,107 patients during a total of 3,776 dentist, Tanya Straus, DMD, to the community health workers along visits—a 55% increase over 2015 in group. We also hired three dental with benefits coordination and case the number of individuals treated. assistants: Deepika Ramachandran, management services. Y-HEP HEALTH Mariah Hubi and Max CENTER Mendez. Our Dental Services With additional medical team works closely with providers, the Y-HEP Health FIGHT medical clinics, the Center has continued to University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine expand PrEP and family and the Jefferson Department planning services, including of Oral Surgery. In 2016 the provision of long-acting Dental Services saw 627 reversible contraceptives. different patients during a The Health Center also total of 1,767 visits. has continued to strategize about community outreach JOHN BELL and cultivating youth HEALTH CENTER engagement in medical care. The John Bell Health Center In 2016 the Y-HEP Health When I came to grips with (JBHC) has grown steadily. Center cared for 533 patients my diagnosis, life became better. I In addition to state-of-the-art through 2,137 visits. HIV care, hepatitis C care and have been undetectable since I was primary medical care, JBHC 19 and that is a blessing. Now, the last C A DIFFERENCE also offers substance abuse thing on my mind is HIV. C a Difference joined and mental health services Philadelphia FIGHT on Minister Cauzell Harris with the help of a behavioral September 1, 2016. In health consultant (BHC). October, in conjunction with The BHC provides short- GILEAD FOCUS funding, C term problem-solving interventions We also expanded medication- a Difference began tracking HIV and to improve patients’ ability to self- assisted treatment to patients with HCV tests conducted at the Y-HEP manage disease afflictions and to substance abuse disorders. In 2016 and John Bell Health Centers and lessen their risk of substance abuse. the John Bell Health Center saw has provided navigation and support

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linkage to all new and existing DIANA BALDWIN CLINIC individual therapy, group therapy HCV-positive patients. In November In 2016 the Diana Baldwin Clinic or both. The Diana Baldwin Clinic the FIGHT CTRN team began served 123 different patients in a runs a weekly HIV-positive women’s integrating HCV rapid testing total of 1,629 visits, either through support group that is open to both into community-based HIV cisgender and transgender women. testing sessions. Walk- The clinic has partnered with several in HIV and HCV testing community organizations this year also expanded to FIGHT’s to help increase awareness of Institute for Criminal HIV and mental illness. Justice. A grant from TREE the Prevent Cancer TREE served 102 Foundation allows Jay Kostman, MD our C a Difference Medical Director clients in the intensive John Bell outpatient program (IOP) team to focus HCV Health Center testing on high- during a total of 3,430 risk baby boomer Melissa visits. The IOP Clinkscales consists of three populations by Practice Coordinator partnering with John Bell groups and one Health Center Philadelphia senior individual session community centers. weekly. In the coming year, In 2016 TREE C a Difference aims to developed a increase community less intensive partnerships and clinical outpatient program and community-based (OP), in which screening; develop an HCV clients attend just one Project TEACH curriculum; individual and one and provide educational group session weekly. support to internal and TREE graduated external providers, patients, 10 clients from the advocates and those at high Stacey IOP and four from Trooksin, MD risk for disease transmission. Director of the OP. TREE also Viral Hepatitis Programs

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participated in and sponsored several Healthcare and InquisitHealth, community groups, churches and recovery events throughout the year, TEACH launched a mobile peer health fairs. In 2016 TEACH’s peer including Recovery IDOL and The mentorship app and peer mentorship education team reached more than Recovery Walk. training program that expanded 11,500 Philadelphians with valuable information about HIV PROJECT TEACH prevention and treatment. In 2016 TEACH celebrated 20 years of providing INSTITUTE FOR education and advocacy COMMUNITY JUSTICE training to people living In 2016 the Institute for with HIV/AIDS and to Community Justice (ICJ) the greater Philadelphia continued to increase and community. To celebrate, expand services at the TEACH held a luncheon at Reentry Drop-In Center which seven outstanding and through jail in-reach graduates—one from programs, the Enhancing each TEACH program— Linkages Program and the were honored for their Prison Support Program. accomplishments. Nearly ICJ has developed several I’ve been diagnosed with 400 people attended. successful partnerships, AIDS, I’ve been beaten down, and I’m including the city’s In the past year, 144 still standing. As long as you’re still MENTOR program, an people graduated from a breathing, there are still options; you initiative of the First Judicial TEACH program. just have to live to see them. District of Pennsylvania This includes graduates China White that uses mentorship as from classes for people an intervention to reduce living with HIV, Project recidivism. All MENTOR TEACH, TEACH Outside, participants connect with Latino TEACH, Women’s its reach. Peer educators (TEACH ICJ, the John Bell Health TEACH and a Frontline TEACH class graduates) travel to more than Center and BenePhilly as a part of for HIV-negative friends and allies. 40 sites throughout Philadelphia, their intake process. ICJ also hosted In collaboration with ViiV including social service agencies, and participated in the Reentry

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Think Tank, a project in partnership them intensively for several months services to prisoners with chronic with the People’s Paper Co-Op and afterward. Our partnership with health conditions and serious mental Philadelphia’s Reentry Coalition. the Philadelphia Department of illness and help expedite their linkage The Think Tank connects returning Prisons also continues to grow. We to medical care upon release. citizens, artists and legislative increasingly offer case management CRITICAL PATH PROJECT experts to create media In February 2016 the Critical Path that destroys negative Project launched BYOT (Bring Your stereotypes and engages Own Technology), a drop-in event returning citizens in where trained staff and volunteers local advocacy work. ICJ also has successfully expanded FIGHT’s reach into several of Pennsylvania’s Mimi McNichol Don Russell Director of Y-HEP Program state prisons, Clinical Operations Director collaborating with mental health, medical and social work staff to create comprehensive discharge plans for individuals returning

home to Philadelphia. Chip Alfred This effort enables us Director of Development and to offer these citizens Communications immediate connection to medical care and case management upon their release and to work with

Hannah Zellman Director of ICJ 14 Noteworthy News and Accomplishments

answer technical questions and FIGHT continues to partner with people as HIV-positive and connected troubleshoot personal technology such Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 19 individuals to treatment who were as laptops, tablets, phones, cameras (CHOP) and 21 other local either newly diagnosed or lost to care. and printers. The Critical Path team organizations. These include hospitals In April 2016 FIGHT partnered for the held three BYOT events and third consecutive year with is looking forward to more. the University of Pittsburgh Our four public computing and Philadelphia Black centers (the Critical Path Pride to provide on-site HIV Lab, the AIDS Library, testing. Of 88 men tested, 10 ICJ and Y-HEP) provided positives were identified. 17,035 30-minute sessions PrEP of open access. Staff FIGHT’s Pre-Exposure provided 512 hours of Prophylaxis (PrEP) program instruction to 223 students continued to flourish in and one-on-one support in 2016. Our expanded team 521 sessions. of retention coordinators COUNSELING, extended services into the TESTING, REFERRAL I like to use my own story John Bell Health Center, AND NAVIGATION as a teaching tool when I present in reaching more than 80 In 2016 the Counseling, the community. My story makes me patients with HIV preventive Testing and Referral team stronger and I know that by sharing it, care by the end of the added navigation services. I can help empower others. summer. FIGHT remains Navigation is a program committed to eliminating Jonathan Carton supported by the AIDS barriers to accessing Activities Coordinating Truvada—a highly effective Office (AACO) that medication for PrEP. By provides HIV-negative men with and nonprofits along with the AACO the end of the year, we proudly short-term case management, PrEP and the Philadelphia Department of provided PrEP to more than 340 and linkage to medical care to help Health. We tested 2,766 individuals Philadelphians, at least 25% of whom them stay virus-free. throughout Philadelphia, identified 45 were under- or uninsured.

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AIDS LIBRARY free prevention services and support. offered a number of support groups, In November 2016 the AIDS Our outreach team works in all including sexual health, nutrition, Library opened C3: the Community Philadelphia neighborhoods and public empowerment, job readiness, drama, Consciousness Collection, a branch schools to help young people overcome culinary arts, a poetry workshop and collection at ICJ. During the year, the obstacles affecting their health and more. We also expanded hours of the AIDS Library served 2,352 self-empowerment. In 2016 Y-HEP operation at the Y-HEP Empowerment people in person, by mail or by phone. Our drop-in case management program, New Chapters, provided resource navigation support of all kinds to 69 individuals in 122 sessions and linked 14 people to our Health Centers. Library staff Anthony James answered more than 1,189 Y-HEP Health Center Practice information and reference Coordinator questions, including response to 814 letters from library patrons in prison or jail.

Y-HEP: YOUTH HEALTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT Calenthia Alyssa Richman Dowdy AIDS Library and Y-HEP offers a safe, Director of Faith Digital Literacy Manager nonjudgmental space Initiatives where youth and young adults of all communities can access

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Center to increase accessibility for 2016 AEM community presentations FIGHT’s CTRN team tapped our at-risk youth. reached over 1,450 people at 68 Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock as the agencies across Philadelphia. Specially headliner for a fourth successful Hip AIDS EDUCATION MONTH Hop for Philly Concert and In 2016 1,400 people tested more than 700 youth attended our End AIDS: throughout the month. As HIV Prevention and part of the 2016 Hip Hop Outreach Summit and 1,100 for Philly initiative, we also attended our Beyond the piloted new HIV-prevention Walls: Prison Healthcare and education events. Reentry Summit—FIGHT’s two largest AIDS Education FAITH INITIATIVES Month (AEM) events. With The Office of Faith roughly 80 workshops Initiatives completed three between them, the events cohorts of Faithful TEACH reached new audiences and and graduated 48 students. provided crucial information Monthly Faith Leaders to people living with HIV/ Network (FLN) meetings AIDS and those at high risk, were held nine months of people reentering society I’ve been through a lot the year, with an average from prisons or jails, of things in life, even to the point of attendance of 15. service providers and almost surrendering and giving up. But The AIDS Education more. We collaborate with I tell people, no matter what happens, Month Faith Summit and more than 100 community don’t give up. Just keep moving. the Eighth Annual Gospel partners to plan AEM, Concert were held at Temple Steven Johnson including other AIDS and University on the same social services organizations, day. The Faith Summit hospitals, government featured keynote speaker agencies, and churches and trained staff traveled to these Yvette Flunder, founder and senior other faith institutions. agencies to provide vital treatment pastor of City of Refuge United Focusing on HIV and Hepatitis C, our and prevention information. Church of Christ and presiding

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bishop of the Fellowship of Affirming administration. The eighth Annual TEAM TEACH! Ministries in Oakland, California. Gospel Concert featured JJ Hairston In 2016 FIGHT hired two Bishop Flunder sits on the AIDS and Youthful Praise. More than 250 Project TEACH graduates Advisory Commission, a position she people attended the day’s events. as our new classroom previously held under the Obama The VOICES of Philadelphia FIGHT instructors: Jeffery Haskins, lead Instructor (left), and Jules Buchanan, co-instructor (right). Jeff is a former TEACH instructor and the founding pastor of the Unity Fellowship of Christ Church Philadelphia. Jules previously worked LaTesha Tucker Practice Coordinator as a FIGHT peer educator Jonathan Lax and a TEACH classroom Center assistant. Please join us in congratulating Jeff and Jules! Akia Feggans Director of Behavioral Health

Sarah Smith Administrative Director, Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers

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inspirational choir continues to generated over $135,000 to support mission while helping them establish evolve. We are piloting direct client AIDS Education Month 2016, a 36% sustainable work skills. We have engagement (weekly singing as a increase in revenue over 2015. seen a significant rise in volunteer means of soulful healing) interest and participation in collaboration with not only from FIGHT programming at TREE consumers, but also from and the Diana Baldwin other nonprofit agencies, Clinic. The FIGHT Gospel academic and medical Choir continues to perform institutions, and corporate in the community under partners. More than 80 the leadership of David volunteers helped with Winslow and Scott AIDS Education Month Booker. In September 2016 events. we relaunched The Reed newsletter in digital In 2017 we plan to integrate format, and on December volunteers into additional 1 we held our World AIDS FIGHT programs, build Day Prayer Breakfast at volunteer leadership abilities the DoubleTree Hotel. I feel like it’s my calling to though skill-sharing The Rev. Jay Broadnax, empower people by talking to them, workshops, and create a president of the Black sharing my story, and letting them more structured recruitment Clergy of Philadelphia and know that hard times are just pit and orientation process. Vicinity, Inc., served as stops along life’s journey. Increasing FIGHT’s keynote speaker. Over 300 Crystal McBride community presence has people attended. The event become a key initiative. received extensive local Evon Burton has taken on media coverage. a new role as marketing DEVELOPMENT & and outreach supervisor. In 2016, COMMUNICATIONS FIGHT hired its first dedicated under Evon’s leadership, we provided Through grants, sponsorships, ad volunteer coordinator, Nikki information on FIGHT’s services and sales, donations and community Bromberg, who is building a program offered free, confidential HIV testing partnerships, the Development team to engage community members in our at dozens of events citywide.

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PUBLIC FUNDERS AND PARTNERSHIPS United States Government City of Philadelphia Community Partnerships 340B Drug Pricing Program AIDS Activities Coordinating Office Access Matters Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Human Services Benefits Data Trust Department of Health and Human Services Department of Public Health Drexel University National Institutes of Health – National Institute Office of Addiction Services – Coordinating Health Federation of Philadelphia on Drug Abuse (in partnership with University of Office for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs Temple University Pennsylvania and Temple University) The Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh National Library of Medicine The Wistar Institute University of Pennsylvania Health System

INDIVIDUAL DONORS July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016

John Alchin Morris Burns James Dean and Stilson Greene Patricia Alford Wayde and Brenda Byard Joseph Montella Bill and Judy Harrington Ivy Allen Shari Byrne Sarah DeLaurentis Daniel Theodore Harris John Amero Rose Cantor Alfred Christopher Dezzi Russell Harris and Mark Aufdemberge Thom Cardwell Eleanor Dezzi John Casavecchia Alaina Axford and C. Carr E. George Dobosh Mel Heifetz Mary Ellen Barry Donald Carter Michael Donahue and Jesse Hein Jacqueline Morrill Livio Azzoni Marne Castillo and Spencer Penn Rich Hemmerich Kurt Douglass Michael Babbitt John and Ruth Cella Edwin Hermance Nadia Dowshen Michael Baker Kimberly Chiaramonte Elyse Hoffmann Jeffrey Draine Dennis and Rebecca Barnebey Sunny Choe Chris Hopson Thomas Duffy Marsha Barnes Mark Clark Nicholas Ifft and Tom Mendicino David Fair Christopher Bartlett Susan Clark Diane Ingersoll Wayne and Janet Ferrell Denise Beek Matthew Clute John Jackman Theodore and Ruth Fink Michael Bellano Stephen Coady Anthony James Joseph Foderaro Timothy Bellew Michael and Christine Coleman Tom and Nancy Jennings Joseph Freedman Jose Benitez and Kevin Gisi Ronald Collman Robin Johnson Robert Gallagher Tim Bennett Paul and Allison Coppock Ronald Joseph Melissa Weiler Gerber Meghan Bernetich Kevin Cotten Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou Robert Gerber William Bertoni Romilda Crocamo Steven Kan Robert Gilinger Peter Bezrucik Patrick Cronin Angela Kapalko Terry Gillen Gene Bishop and Andrew Stone James Cuorato Vince Kesling Ronda Goldfein Michael Blank Mark B. Curran Christopher and Stephanie Knott Elaine Gooden Neil Bonavita and Drew Basile Susan Daniluk Margaret Shope Koppel Gary and Kimberly Goodlin William and Bonita Borsa Annet Davis Jay Kostman Libby Goodman Omar Bowers Zupenda Davis-Shine Linden Lalley-Chareczko Gil Gordon Amadee Braxton George and Karen Dawson Cheryl Lamm Barbara Bungy Steven Greene Keith A. Lampman-Perlman

20 CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS Admark360 Independence Visitor Center Siemens AIDS Fund Kensington Hospital SQB Bowling League Alere Laboratory Corporation of America Stonewall Kickball-Philadelphia Atwater Kent Foundation MANNA TD Bank Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Mazzoni Center The Comcast Foundation C & R Laboratory Equipment MediaVest The Dezzi Group, Ltd. CCN Pharmacy Nina’s The Wistar Institute Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PECO Theratechnologies, Inc. Community Education Centers PhillyCam True Gospel Tabernacle Dignity Philadelphia Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania ViiV Healthcare dmhFund Prevention Point Philadelphia Walgreens E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Pride Institute Wells Fargo FirstGiving Quaker City Alumnae Chapter of West Laurel Hill Cemetery Gilead Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Yikes, Inc. INDIVIDUAL DONORS July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016

Bernard and Kathy Lee Grace Paik John and Marjorie Sheward James and Melissa Thomson Richard Lee Albert Pannapacker Nancy Shils Chantelle Todman Deborah Lee-Pearson Mitchell and Mariclair Jane Shull Frank and Kathye Torrisi Janet Lippincott Partee Carlsen Nancy Simmons Cody Trahan Yolanda Lollis Rasheedah Phillips Sarah Smith John and Terry Trudeau Christine Lussier and RJ Pino Raymond Smith Karin Tsantilis Robert Hamill Jimmy Prasalowicz Thomas M. Smith Elaina Tully Pat MacFarlane David Preston Betsy Smith Ashlee Turturro Dorothy Mann Dolores Rapczynski Joseph Snyder David Venable Carlos Mata Elyse Rettig Michael Soileau and Geno Vento Marcella Mays Lauren Rile Smith Thomas Ude David Vernable Mark McCabe Joyce Riley Alvin Sowards Tan Vu Deborah McColloch Elizabeth Robb Val Sowell Rich Walker Thomas McCoy Brian Roman Mark Squilla Lawrence Weisberg and John and Rosemary McGee Hannah Root Andy St. Remy Rebecca Johnson Carla McKenzie Richard Rotsyn Richard Standifer Michael Weiss Brandon McLaren Jim Rowley Melinda Stanley Laura Wen Maria McNichol Bob Rushton Robert Stanley William Whalon Thomas Mendicino Grace Rutha Charles Sterne Carey Doris Widman Harold Millan and Joseph Snyder Elizabeth Schmidt and Bert and Lynne Strieb Scott Wilds Juli Miller Susan Schewel Sharon Suleta James and Janice Williams Frank Mosca David Schogel Teresa Sullivan Tom and Loretta Witt Norma Muurahainen Ruth Schwartz Brenda Tait Brian Work Domingo and Patty Negron Ben and Peggy Sears Pablo Tebas W. Kevin Young Jonathan Nunez Jonathan Shaps Susan Thomas Kira Young Kevin Ockimey Nurit L. Shein Robert Thomas Michele M. Zgonc John and Gloria Osmian James and Lesley Shepard George and Emily Thompson

21 Staffing News

NEW HIRES Development & Baye Kane Jennifer Jones Tom Ford Communications Medical Case Manager Director of Clinical Participant Leadership Administration Supervision Development Coordinator Nikki Bromberg Jordan Lollis Barbara Bungy Volunteer Coordinator Medical Chart Reviewer Clinical Operations Khia Naylor Chief Operating Officer Job Developer & Diana Baldwin Jennifer Schwartz Cayden Halligan Eddie Davis Community Liaison Clinic/Tree Medical Chart Reviewer Benefits Coordination Administrative Assistant Supervisor Assata Thomas James Seldon Sarrita Swaray Eugene Sheppard Drop-In Social Services Counselor Assistant Medical Receptionist/ Mimi McNichol Janitor Manager Medical Assistant Director of Clinical Operations K.C. Wuebbling C A Difference Information Therapist PrEP CTRN (Counseling, Technology Testing, Referral & Carla Coleman Education Cameron McConkey Viral Hepatitis Lead Linkage PrEP Retention Coordinator at Navigation) Isaac Flomo IT Desktop Support Specialist Coordinator Kyle Chvasta John Bell Health Center Public Programs Associate Bikim Brown Lora Magaldi Rachel Nahan Assistant Prevention John Bell Viral Hepatitis Finance PrEP Programs Manager Navigator Health Center Program Manager Margarita Neris Kim Chiaramonte Kate Cerrone Project Teach Ta-Wanda Preston Medical Biller Director of HIV Testing, Nurse Manager Winner Bell Linkage and Navigation Viral Hepatitis Lead Jay Kostman, MD Human Resources Peer Support Services Outreach Specialist Acting Medical Director Program Coordinator Catrina Peeples Jalina Evans Stacey Trooksin, MD Jonathan Lax HRIS/Benefits Administrator Y-HEP FIGHT and ICJ Physician and Director of Treatment Center Viral Hepatitis Programs Barry Robinson Health Center CTRN Coordinator Sashawna Parris HR Director Natasha Hoyte Ben Green Clinica Bienestar Medical Case Management Nurse Practitioner Lead HIV Tester Institute for Team Lead Alexandra Ripkin Community Justice and Counselor Clinica Bienestar Alyssa James Lead Case Management Mildred Lewis Grace Rutha Program Manager Jeffrey Bond Patient Care Concierge Community Health Worker Care Navigator Lead HIV Tester CTRN (Counseling, and Counselor Sarah Smith Jasper Liem Testing, Referral & Jameil Johnson Administrative Director Behavioral Health Kianna Little Navigation) Community Outreach of Philadelphia FIGHT Associate Consultant Tester and Jason Culler Prevention Navigator Community Health Centers LaTonya Malave Assistant Prevention Khia Naylor Medical Assistant Latesha Tucker Navigator Employment Specialist Dental Practice Coordinator Jasmine Pruden Crystal McBride John Bell Y-HEP Jordan Twine Practice Coordinator/EFDA HIV Tester and Counselor Health Center Elizabeth Platchek Medical Case Management Kareem Mims Okang Sekou Education Coordinator Education Team Lead Tester and Counselor Community Health Worker Don Russell Jennifer Wright PrEP Program Director Community and Institutional Critical Path Jonathan Lax Devon Clark Treatment Center Lehronda Upshur Relations Supervisor Graham Beckley PrEP Retention Coordinator at Social Services Coordinator Digital Health Trainer Tonya Bronson Finance Y-HEP Health Center Benefits Coordinator Dental Services PROMOTIONS John Callahan Project TEACH Senior Accountant Kimberly Burkhardt Winner Bell Althia Christian Nutritionist Administration Lead Expanded Functions Colleen Davis Peer Support Coordinator Marcella Mays Accounts Payable/ Dental Assistant Justin Coleman Jules Buchanan Receptionist Payroll Accountant Medical/Social Services Project TEACH Coordinator Mariah Hubi Receptionist AIDS library Development & Dental Assistant Y-HEP Okichie Davis Communications Max Mendez Lorin Jackson Medical Case Manager Public Services Librarian Terrence Rush Dental Assistant Evon Burton HIV Testing Coordinator Kimtasha Epps Marketing & Community Behavioral Health Jasmine Pruden Community Health Worker Outreach Supervisor Kiara Washington Expanded Functions Dental Rose Cantor Prevention Case Manager Eduardo Esquivel Assistant/EFDA Lead Behavioral Health ICJ Medical Case Manager Tanya Straus, DDS Consultant Tre Alexander Kristi Fults Dentist Akia Feggans Prison Linkage Program Director of Medical Director of Behavioral Health Manager Case Management Design: Twist Communications. Photography: Holly Clark. Printing: Media Copy. 22 FIGHT has helped to show me that I am a lot more than my past. Everyone at FIGHT is focused on talking about solutions. There are so many people here who genuinely care. Kevin Christmas

23 PHILADELPHIA FIGHT DENTAL SERVICES YOUTH HEALTH INSTITUTE FOR MAIN OFFICES 1233 Locust Street EMPOWERMENT PROJECT COMMUNITY JUSTICE (ICJ) (Y-HEP) JONATHAN LAX Philadelphia, PA 19107 JOHN BELL HEALTH CENTER TREATMENT CENTER Y-HEP HEALTH CENTER tel 215.525.3046 1207 Chestnut Street 1233 Locust Street 1417 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Philadelphia, PA 19107 tel 215.525.0460 tel 215.985.4448 tel 215.564.6388