Annual Report 2021
Southern Tier AIDS Program
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Help. Hope. Here. Since 1984
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LETTER
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CLIENT SERVICE FACTS
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HOUSING
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FOOD PANTRY
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IMPACT OF COVID
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REENTRY
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INCOME
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EXPENSES
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PROGRAMS
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Our Mission
Our mission is to compassionately and competently meet the evolving needs of our communities by serving people affected by chronic illness and to improve public health through disease prevention, care coordination and advocacy.
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Executive Director JOHN BARRY
Nonprofit organizations succeed or fail because of their staff. Program staff deliver the actual services that funders pay for and support. While good leaders matter, we often applaud them and forget that without great staff, the best leaders would be powerless. The staff of this agency is the literal foundation upon which everything else rests and is built. I am incredibly proud of the staff that work here at the Southern Tier AIDS Program and Southern Tier Care Coordination. Their dedication and perseverance over the course of the last two years has been nothing short of inspiring. 2021 was another year of anxiety and uncertainty thanks to COVID and every time a new challenge arose, they found a way to be creative and continue serving our community in a way that kept everyone safe and delivered a high-quality service. They dealt with not only their own fears about COVID, but helped our program participants understand it and manage their anxiety around it. They were imaginative in their problem solving, supported one another, maximized the use of the technology at our disposal and discovered that we could perform important parts of our jobs from virtually anywhere. Looking back at 2021 from the beginning of 2022, it is obvious that the landscape of how we deliver services and work has been permanently altered.
What has not changed, is that without dedicated staff delivering the services, the great work cannot happen. Luckily for us, we are at no lack for wonderful people who believe in STAP’s mission and are passionate about serving their community.
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VOLUNTEER HOURS
1,505
CLIENTS SERVED BY OUR HEALTH HOMES CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM
720
COVID SUPPLIES DELIVERED TO OUR CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
2,671
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Program Highlights HOUSING I n d i v i d u a l s / Fa m i l i e s provided with monthly housing stipend
110 “Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing. Without stable shelter, it all falls apart..” Matthew Desmond
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SENIORS
548 HOUSEHOLDS
1,220
SERVED BY OUR FOOD PANTRY TOTAL INDIVIDUALS/ FAMILIES
CHILDREN
2,571
479
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Impact of Covid
Since March of 2020, STAP’s Prevention Services had to change its ways to provide services to our participants. The world closed down. We knew we had to find ways to continue to provide and engage our participants. We knew we had an obligation to their well-being. We knew many folks were all alone and scared not only with the effects of the pandemic, but their health. The Prevention Staff knew we had an obligation and had to act fast. To maintain the quality of services STAP provides, we implemented the following: •
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We used social media outlets to our advantage. We communicated through any/all social applications that our participants used. In the beginning it was important for them to know that we were available by these outlets and cellphone. We immediately implemented the use of HIV Home Test Kits, which were free of charge and shipped directly to their homes. We offered a face chat or telehealth call on how to administer the test, and also discussed the results and resources available during the pandemic. We shipped or personaly delivered condoms, lube and any other safe sex supplies that were requested. We continued to provide Linkage and Navigation services to our clients. It was important to maintain doctors’ appointments, access to prescriptions and resources for food and clothing. As the pandemic started to see a decrease, and services slowly started to open, we provided participants the option to come into sites for a test. Prevention services provided the application of an
“I really appreciated being able to take a test at home and the staff were so helpful.”
Appointlet. This allows them to schedule their own HIV, STD, or HEP C testing.
REENTRY PROGRAM
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The ABLE Jail and Prison Reentry Programs are designed to assist individuals returning from incarceration to our community and overcome barriers which may inhibit their successful integration. Service provisions include referrals for immediate needs stabilization and include gaining access to mental health and substance use treatment, social services, SNAP, health Insurance, securing appropriate identification, and employment readiness. The program also offers Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CBI) programming to address thinking errors, family reunification, and peer relationships.
Completed Intake/ Assessments
183
Ready-Set-Work, an employment readiness course, was delivered 6 times.
Increase in provided training.
We held two state-wide Town Halls advocating and educating constituents on the Clean Slate Act.
Clients provided with hygiene, stabilization items, and bus passes
200
125%
83 % 95 %
Enrolled and successfully completed CBI programming
Of CBI graduates accepted transition/ discharge assistance
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AMOUNT
PERCENTAGE
2,408,599
40%
NYS Department of Health Ryan White Title II
355,878 352,380
6% 6%
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
97,600 74,098
2% 1%
Housing Opportunities/People with AIDS
311,854
5%
103.908 1,674,622
2% 28%
175,719
3%
231,599 5,786,257
4% 97%
177,414
3%
Broome County Mental Health Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management Small Business Association Other Grants and Revenue Total Grants Public Support
$5,963,671 TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE
9% Increase in Housing Opportunties for People with AIDS
Financial Highlights 84%
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$5,934,141
Of Total Expenses Benefit Client and Prevention Programming
TOTAL EXPENSES
PROGRAM AND SUPPORT SERVICES Client Services
2,720,471
46%
Education/Prevention Services Volunteers and Other Services
1,727,266 60,392
29% 1%
Direct Financial Assistance to Clients Administration/General Operations
520,533 820,843
9% 14%
Development
84,636
1%
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PREVENTION POINT Diagnoses of HIV among people who inject drugs have increased in the U.S. during 2014–2018 for the first time in two decades, and multiple HIV outbreaks have been detected among people who inject drugs since 2015. Empirical and model-based evidence consistently shows that syringe services programs have the highest impact in HIV prevention when combined with access to medications for substance use disorder and antiretroviral therapy.
IDENTITY While the physical space was closed, virtual drop-in sessions continued for young people to gather. Identity has spent a lot of time working with schools assisting them in providing a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ students. We celebrated Pride month by distributing 125 free Pride flags throughout our community.
PrEP PROGRAM The PrEP Program provides services that are key components of HIV prevention. These services include HIV testing, education, safe sex supplies and linkage to PrEP. The program has established a reliable network of resources for current and prospective clients by cultivating healthy working relationships with local organizations, the local community and media. PrEP also engages with other STAP programs, such as the Syringe Exchange Program, in order to increase awareness of its offerings.
COC PROGRAM The Communities of Color (COC) program continues to provide safe sex supplies, risk reduction education, HIV, STI and Hepatitis-C testing to our community throughout the pandemic. The program also hosted a webinar discussing HIV as a racial justice issue.
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453 LIVES SAVED
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THOUSANDS OF CANDLES CAN BE LIT FROM A SINGLE ONE, AND ITS LIFE WILL NOT BE SHORTENED. HAPPINESS NEVER DECREASES BY BEING SHARED.
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