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Corporate Headquarters
(610) 239-9600
FAX: (610) 239-9195
106 West Main Street
Norristown, PA 19401

ACCESS
Broad Street
Centro De Vida
Centro Primavera
Chambers Hill
    Adolescent Program
Common Ground
Community House
Corporate
    Headquarters
Concept 90
Cumberland
    County Prison
Daniel Snow Halfway
     House
Elsie Shenk Outpatient
Family Alternatives
FIR-ST
Focus House
Fountain Springs
Fresh Start
Gaudenzia Erie, Inc.
    (Crossroads)
Gaudenzia at
     Owings Mills
Gaudenzia at
     Park Heights
Gaudenzia at
     Park Heights
      Outpatient
Gaudenzia at the
    Women's Detention
      Center
Harrisburg Outpatient
Joy of Living
Kindred House
Metropolitan Transition
    Center (MTC)
Nelson Education
    Center
New Beginnings
New Destiny
New Image
New View
Northumberland
    County Prison
Outreach I
Outreach II
People with Hope
Philly House
Prince George’s
     County Outpatient
Progress House
Recovery House
Re-Entry
SCI Chester
SCI Dallas
Siena House
Sunbury Outpatient
The Bair O'Malley House
Together House
     Men’s Program
Together House
     Women’s Program
Together House
    Short Term 
Vantage
West Chester House
West Chester
     Outpatient
West Shore
    Outpatient

SERVICES OFFERED:
Individual, Group and Family Therapy
Milieu Therapy - (in-house work and interaction)
Educational Services - G.E.D. and Adult Literacy Tutoring
Seminars on AIDS, Parenting, Homosexuality, Relapse Prevention, Nutrition and Budgeting
Life Skills Seminars
Treatment Planning
Detoxification Referral
Vocation and Job Readiness Training
Legal and Medical Referral
AA, CA and NA Orientation Services
Aftercare Planning and Referral
Follow-up

PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSE:
Gaudenzia People with Hope, founded in 1989, is a twenty-three bed, Therapeutic Community (TC) licensed through the State of Pennsylvania. It is the only licensed (TC) in Pennsylvania specifically designed to provide drug and alcohol treatment for HIV Symptomatic/AIDS individuals. The program is located in our Spring Garden St., Philadelphia facility.

Gaudenzia People with Hope is a 3 to 9 month non-hospital residential, intensive program for homeless, HIV Symptomatic/AIDS, chemically addicted adults and pregnant women. The program provides individual, couples, families, and group therapy, AA/NA/CA 12-step programs, gay and lesbian groups, GED classes, educational seminars covering topics such as HIV/AIDS, nutrition, physical fitness and well, co-dependency, sexually transmitted diseases, healing and spirituality, and recreational activities.

The program includes medical staff whose responsibility is to coordinate medical services for our residents through our collaborative AIDS network providers/referral sources. Group aftercare counseling is provided on-site as well as outpatient counseling services through Gaudenzia Outreach. All staff are trained extensively in HIV/AIDS, as well as additional issues. Case Management services are provided for all residents through the AIDS Preferred Provider Network. Housing, upon completion, is currently provided under a Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) Grant sponsored through the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) and the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Gaudenzia People with Hope is a variable-length (90 day minimum) residential, co-ed drug and alcohol treatment program for 20 adults who are HIV/AIDS symptomatic. The program also accepts pregnant females. The goal of People with Hope is to provide drug and alcohol treatment, shelter, medical care, seminars on the HIV disease, and educational services that are designed to enhance the quality of life for the individual. The program was established in 1989 and is the one of the few programs in the county offering residential drug and alcohol treatment to HIV/AIDS individuals in a Therapeutic Community (TC).

The orientation phase is intended to help the individual adjust to the treatment setting, establish medical care, learn norms and rules, and begin to trust the environment and the recovery process. In the intensive phase, he/she becomes more invested in the therapeutic process, through participation in groups (4 times per week), seminars (daily), individual counseling (once per week), house activities, and job responsibilities within the facility. Daily seminars focus on life skills, AIDS related issues, parenting, homosexuality, relapse prevention, nutrition, budgeting and socializing.

Treatment plans are developed individually for each client and includes the resident’s case manager and significant others in the process when ever possible and when such involvement is in the best interest of the resident. Family sessions may be held up to once per month where indicated. Because of the medical status of the residents, a full-time Nurse/Counselor is employed at People with Hope to address their special needs and to coordinate the services clients receive through the AIDS clinics and hospitals.

In Re-entry, residents begin a gradual transition back into the community. Schooling, job readiness training, vocation training, 12-step sponsorship, and preparation for housing are all components of the re-entry phase. When the residents move out of the program, the continuing care phase begins and includes weekly outpatient individual sessions, weekly group sessions at People with Hope, and active participation in a 12-step program while pursuing employment, education, or training. At this stage the client may also be enrolled in the Transitional Housing program or other housing programs in the community. Clients also continue to receive case management services from the AIDS case management network which provides services to people living with HIV.

CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have ID - birth certificate and social security card.
• Must be D&A free; detox may be arranged through Gaudenzia/Outreach.
• Must be able to understand the English language.
• Must be HIV/AIDS symptomatic and substance abusing.

FUNDING:
Fee for Service
Funding through the City of Philadelphia

EDUCATION:
Educational services including G.E.D. preparation and adult literacy tutoring are available throughout the treatment process, scheduled twice a week.