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Caritas House Inc social justice | services | outreach | education & prevention | volunteer services
Mission Statement
We came together in the belief that all people have the right to live with dignity. As human beings, we are called to help people affected by HIV and AIDS. Through our residence, Caritas House offers a nurturing and compassionate homelike environment. In the community, Caritas provides counseling, advocacy, medical and referral services. We also work through education and outreach programs to stop the spread of HIV infection.
Social Justice
In response to the prejudice, discrimination and hate in our society, the Board of Directors presents the following response:
"It is our belief that ALL people have the right to live in dignity. As an organization that was specifically founded to serve people who are marginalized in our communities because of their HIV/AIDS status, we condemn any act of hate inflicted on any human being due to their race, ethnicity, sex, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or disability."
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Client Services and Housing Assistance
Case management and support services are available through Caritas to people living with HIV and AIDS in 25 counties; Monangalia, Preston, Marion, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Ritchie, Doddridge, Harrison, Barbour, Tucker, Randolph, Upshur, Lewis, Gilmer, Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Taylor, Jackson, Wirt, Calhoon and Roane.
Assistance to Clients Includes:
- Case management services
- Payment towards medication and supplies
- Rent and utilities
- Care giving
- Mileage reimbursement for travel related to medical care
- Link to support groups
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Rural Health Outreach Program
A nurse Educator is available to everyone living with HIV/AIDS in the Caritas service area through funding from a Rural Health Outreach grant fro the Department of Health and Human Resources. The nurse is a vital link between the person living with HIV/AIDS and their health care provider. Services provided by the nurse include education regarding medication, diet and treatment.
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Education and Prevention
Caritas provides HIV prevention and education in six counties in north central West Virginia: Monongalia, Marion, Preston, Taylor, Tucker, and Barbour counties. The Prevention and Education program seeks to:
- educate the public about HIV/AIDS
- teach people ways to reduce their risk of becoming HIV infected
- encourage people who have engaged in high risk behavior to be tested for HIV infection
- decrease the number of new infections in north central WV
Caritas works to achieve these goals by teaching seminars and providing free condoms and educational materials to the community. Also, assisting Caritas in these efforts is a speakers bureau, a group of trained volunteer speakers living with HIV, who work with the Prevention and Education Specialists to make "Personal Perspectives" presentations in conjunction with the HIV facts and risk reduction seminars.
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Volunteer Services
Caritas recruits and trains volunteers who lend their time to support case-management and client services, the Education/Prevention Program and the community residence. Volunteer activities include client transportation, shopping assistance, respite care, meal preparation and delivery, light housekeeping, help with laundry, house maintenance, lawn care and gardening, personal care, fund raising support, clerical assistance, and education and outreach support.
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Helping West Virginians with AIDS:
Caritas House, Inc.
PO Box 4066
Morgantown WV 26504
304-598-5111
Executive Director: Sharon Wood
Case Manager: Bethani Hahn
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