AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance
To create a future free of harm caused by HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis & drug use.
ALFA’s MISSION
To reduce the stigma and impact of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs and other communicable diseases through access to equitable prevention, education, and care services.
ALFA is the lead partner in providing comprehensive care for clients is the regional HIV medical clinic, Fairgrove Primary Health, a department of Catawba Valley Medical Center.
ALFA serves the Appalachian Mountains and foothills of rural Northwestern North Carolina. This includes Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Lincoln, Watauga and Wilkes counties.
ALFA (AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance) began in 1987 as a volunteer effort in Burke County and became a nonprofit in 1989.
Today, ALFA’s growing team provides HIV-related services including case management, prevention education, testing, counseling, harm reduction, and PrEP/PEP across the region.
ALFA’s Goals
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Achieve early detection and care through HIV/STD counseling, testing and referral
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Engage in targeted prevention efforts with persons who are at high risk for HIV infection and people living with HIV/AIDS to reduce secondary infections
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Get individuals who are newly diagnosed as HIV positive into medical care quickly
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Support clients in medical care
The Impact of ALFA
Care Services Provided
1818
Housing & Emergency Financial Assistance
$168,297
Housing & Financial Assistance Services
2150
Health Outcomes in the State
BEST
Care Services
PrEP Navigation
Health Screenings
3652
HIV Tests
846
Hep C Tests
598
STI Screenings
786
Testing Services
Number of Unique Participants
1525
Number of Total Encounters
3971
Overdoes Reversal Kits Distributed
3346
Overdoes Reversals Reported
386
Harm Reduction
Clients Connected to PrEP
346
PrEP Prescriptions Provided
1879
Condoms Distributed
44,334
Distirbution Sites
34
Educational Programs
105
Care Services
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