The Access Network Inc

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010

Signed

May 1, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$1,278,645

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Hiv, and std prevention: according to the latest dhec surveillance report dated december, 2008, aids cases and annual rates per 100,000 population by county there are 1067 reported cases of hiv in the four county service region known as the low country health district 8. Jasper county ranks 16th in the state, followed by colleton 18th and hampton 14th. Beaufort county ranks 32th only because of its dramatically larger population. Collectively beaufort and jasper counties account for 62% of all reported hiv infections in the low county. The high incidence ranking of our neighboring counties is worth noting because beaufort county is the economic center for the region, resulting in many persons from other counties commuting to employment and other activities both north and south of the broad river. The priority populations that are served by our hiv prevention programs as defined by the national centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) are: hiv positive persons and african american men and women between the ages of 25-44: the cdc has estimated that for every known hiv infection, there could be an additional unknown. Potentially, the service region could have an unidentified population of 1000 more hiv positive persons, hence the need for continuous testing. Primary target populations receive the following hiv prevention programs: community based testing & counseling (for hiv+ persons who are unaware of their status), individual & group level interventions, and health communication/public information interventions. To date access' has served more than 650 hiv positive persons, and tested more than 1500 persons in the past five years. Of those, 290 are considered active clients. "our people perish", faith-based initiative focuses on building capacity within faith-based organizations to incorporate reproductive health education, communication skills, stigma, condom negotiation, heterosexual risk behaviors, denial of risk, self-esteem, and messages about health sexual relationships in the scope of overall health and wellness. The hampton adolescent pregnancy prevention initiative (happi) founded in 1999 is to plan, organize and deliver adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions to targeted at-risk populations in hampton county in order to reduce the incidence of adolescent pregnancies. A major measurable accomplishment of the council is the actual number of adolescent births consistently declined and there have been significantly less total pregnancies since 2002 thru 2006 a 35.1% decrease however recent statistics shows an increase in total cases from 2006 thru 2008 it was estimated that there was 43 teen pregnancies in hampton county 10 being repeats. Hampton county ranks 36 out of 46 counties in actual teen births. "shear devotion" and "condom trails" community initiatives support beauty and barber shops providing technical assistance to shop owners and stylists on hiv/std prevention education.

Activity 3

Homelessness management services: this program addresses the problem of homelessness and chronic homelessness in the lowcountry counties of beaufort, colleton, hampton and jasper. The lack of adequate living incomes and affordable housing contribute tremendously to the growing need of today. This program is the result of a community-wide needs assessment conducted over time which concluded that one of the greatest unmet needs in the area is the lack of coordinated strengths-based case management for persons/families at risk for homelessness, or persons/families that are chronically homeless. This program also addresses issues that break the cycles of poverty and impact children, elderly and the working poor. "there are as many reasons for homelessness as there are people on the streets." (island packet-our view opinion 1/13/08). The program provides subsidized housing opportunities for eligible clients. The client and community case manager formulate a housing service plan, meet regularly, and with referrals and support from other providers, monitor progress and make adjustments to the plan. The goal of the program is to build the clients capacity to self manage and achieve self sufficiency. In 2006, a statewide survey counted 28 homeless people regionally. During 2008, access served 39 active clients and made 139 referrals to other community resources.

Filer

EIN

57-0958723