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CAROUNA HIV/AIDS RESOURCES
AIDS Service Organizations in North Carolina
compiled by QNotes staff
North Carolina has a variety of community or
ganizations, resources and services for those living
with HIV/AIDS or those seeking to get involved in
HIV/AIDS prevention, education and advocacy.
Statewide
NC AIDS Action Network
ncaan.org
The North Carolina AIDS Action Network is a
statewide advocacy organization fighting for the
rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, their loved
ones and those at risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS in
North Carolina.
NC Harm Reduction Network
nchrc.org
The North Carolina Harm Reduction
Network is a statewide grassroots advocacy,
resource development and coalition building
organization that provides direct services for a
variety of issues, including drug use, sex work,
immigration issues, genders, sexually-transmit
ted diseases and HIV.
Planned Parenthod
Various locations
plannedparenthood.org/health-center/
findCenter.asp
Planned Parenthood's various locations across
the state provide safer sex education and infor
mation and HIV testing.
Charlotte Area
Carolinas CARE Partnership
(formerly Regional HIV/AIDS
Consortium)
7510 E. Independence Blvd., Suite 105
Charlotte, NC28227
704-531-2467
info@carolinascare.org
carolinascare.org
Carolinas CARE Partnership provides free HIV/
STD testing and counseling, housing assistance,
peer training, case management and other
services, prevention and education. Carolinas
CARE Partnership also houses the popular D-UP
program, a peer education outreach effort among
young men of color who have sex with men.
Different Roads Home
15905 Brookway Dr., Suite 4203
Huntersville, NC 28078
704-237-8793
differentroadshome.org
Different Roads Home is a non-profit organiza
tion serving individuals with HIV/AIDS, cancer
and children’s chronic illnesses. Services include
support and social programs, a food pantry, testing
initiatives and more.
House of Mercy
701 Mercy Dr.
Belmont, NC 28012
704-825-4711
thehouseofmercy.org
House of Mercy provides end-of-life nursing,
housing and medical care for persons living with
advanced AIDS. Services include physical therapy
and medication assistance.
Mecklenburg County
Department of Health
704-432-TEST (8378)
charmeck. org/mecklenburg/county/
HealthDepartment/CommunityHealthServices/
Pages/HIVSTDServices.aspx
Provides testing, case management, awareness,
education and other services at various locations,
events and times throughout the county and year.
The Power House Project
1416 Beatties Ford Ed.
Charlotte, NC 28216
704-334-6076
powerhousecharlotte.com
The Power House Project is a drop-in center
and safe space for Black and Latino gay or
bisexual men or men who have sex with men. The
group offers a computer lab, weekly empowerment
programs and workshops, retreats for men over 25
years old, social events, monthly discussion groups
for men 18-29 years old and free and confidential
HIV testing, which is always available during
hours of operation. The Power House Project is a
program of Quality Home Care Services.
Quality Home Care Services
3552 Beatties Ford Ed.
Charlotte, NC 28216
704-394-8968
qhcsnc.org
Quality Home Care Services provides a variety
of services for those living with HIV including case
management, HIV/AIDS prevention programs and
testing, substance abuse treatment, community-
based rehabilitation services forthose with mental
development disabilities and other services.
Regional AIDS Interfaith
Network (RAIN)
P.O.Box 37190
Charlotte, NC 28237-7190
704-372-7246
lnfo@carolina'rain. org
carolinarain.org
RAIN (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network),
founded in 1992, engages the community to
transform lives and promote respect and dignity
for all people touched by HIV through compas
sionate care, education and leadership develop
ment. Services include CARE Management,
Peer2Peer support and outreach, support
groups for youth, faith-based training, chaplain
services and caring volunteers who provide
practical support to persons living with HIV and
AIDS. RAIN also provides HIV awareness and
prevention education programs to thousands of
people each year and is the only HIV non-profit in
the Charlotte metropolitan area providing'direct
.client services.
Rosedale Infectious Diseases
103 Commerce Centre Dr.
Huntersville, NC 28078
704-948-8582
rosedaleid.com
Rosedale.Infectious Diseases is a full-service
HlV/mfectious diseases clinic that offers a variety
of medical services. Staff, under the direction of Dr.
Frederick Cruickshank, work closely with medical
case management organizations.
Greenville
PiCASO
(Pitt County AIDS Service Organization)
1530 S. Evans St, Suite 106
Greenville, NC 77834
252-830-1660
picaso.org
Starting as a grassroots organization focused on
supporting those living with HIV/AIDS, providing
buddy programs, nutritional support and health
care advocacy, the agency changed over the
years to a case-management-focused agency
working with long-term client support. Currently,
the group provides HIV testing, education and
advocacy and emergency funding for those living
with HIV/AIDS.
Triad
AIDS Care Service
206 N. Spruce St.
Winston Salem, NC 27101-2747 '
336-777-0116
aidscareservice. org
AIDS Care Service provides housing, food pan
try services, client services, Ryan White HIV case
management and a variety of support services for
Latino and people of color clients.
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