Project Grant H8H46174

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - PROJECT TITLE: THE CENTER FOR FAMILY AND CHILD ENRICHMENT, INC. PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION PLAN APPLICATION APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: THE CENTER FOR FAMILY AND CHILD ENRICHMENT, INC. ADDRESS: 1825 NW 167TH ST., SUITE 102, MIAMI GARDENS, FL 33056-4838 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DELORES DUNN CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: (305) 623-7893 EMAIL ADDRESS: DDUNN@CFCEINC.ORG SERVICE AREA: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CITY: MIAMI GARDENS STATE: FLORIDA GRANT NUMBER: H80CS26589 THE CENTER FOR FAMILY AND CHILD ENRICHMENT, INC. (CFCE) IS IN MIAMI GARDENS, FL. CFCE SERVES MIAMI GARDENS AND OPA LOCKA ACROSS MIAMI DADE COUNTY, SITUATED AT THE EPICENTER OF THE NATION'S RISING HIV EPIDEMIC. CFCE EMPHASIZES WELLNESS AND HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDREN WHILE MAINTAINING HEALTH FOR FAMILIES AND ADULTS ALIKE. CFCE OFFERS PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND FOSTER CARE SERVICES. THE TARGET POPULATION IS INCLUSIVE YET ACCOUNTS FOR THE RACIAL/ETHNIC DIVIDES, WITH CFCE TARGETING THE BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC/LATINX COMMUNITIES. FURTHERMORE, THE LQBTQ+ AND FOSTER CARE CHILDREN TRANSITIONING OUT OF CARE ARE ADDITIONAL SUBPOPULATIONS THE CENTER WILL FOCUS ON. AS OUTLINED IN THIS NARRATIVE, PROPOSED OUTREACH METHODS WILL FURTHER ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS FACING UNMET NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA. ALSO, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE SERVICE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASED TESTING FOR HIV AND STIS, PREP ADHERENCE, AND MAINTAINING A LINKAGE TO CARE FOR THE HIV CONTINUUM. THESE INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND GILEAD FOUNDATION, A PRIVATE FOUNDATION THAT INVESTS SIGNIFICANTLY IN HIV PROVIDER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.