Apla Health & Wellness

“The ceo and cfo are compensated by apla health & wellness. The board reviews and approves the compensation of the chief executive officer and other officers independently, without participation of interested parties. As part of the review, comparability data of similar type organizations is evaluated. The process is then documented by the board of directors.”

“The Executive Committee members shall be those Directors who also serve as the Corporation's Chair, the Vice-Chair or Vice-Chairs, the Treasurer and Secretary, every Director who serves as the chair of a Standing Committee, and the Director who is appointed by the Chair or by the Board to serve on the Corporation's Justice, Anti-racism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.”

“As of july 1, 2023 apla health & wellness and alliance for housing and healing merged to form one organization. Amended and restated bylaws were adopted effective december 16, 2023.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the organization. The 990 draft is reviewed internally before filing with irs. The full 990 draft will be provided to the board after filing.”

“Monitoring compliance with conflict of interest policy: prior to entering a proposed financial relationship with a director or officer, or a business controlled by a director or officer, the organization refers to and complies with the organization's conflict of interest policy. The organization requires annual disclosure statements to be completed by all directors and officers. The board assistant is responsible for ensuring all disclosure statements are submitted by the board members.”

“The organization's financial statements and forms 990 from the past three years are posted on the website at www.aplahealth.org. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.”

“As of 7/1/2023, apla health & wellness merged with alliance for housing and healing. Because of this merger, apla health & wellness now offers a very robust set of housing services to its patients and clients.”

“(Expenses $ 361,712 including grants of $ 306,946)(Revenue $ 2,422,746) THE HOME HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE NURSE AND SOCIAL WORK CASE MANAGEMENT TO HIV POSITIVE CLIENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY WHO ARE IN DANGER OF FALLING INTO INSTITUTIONALIZED CARE OR OUT OF CARE ENTIRELY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL IN-HOME SERVICES SUCH AS ATTENDANT CARE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND MAXIMIZE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE PROGRAM HELPS CLIENTS STAY IN THEIR OWN HOMES THEREBY REDUCING HE NEED FOR COSTLY SKILLED NURSING OR EXTENDED CARE PLACEMENTS, AND REDUCES THE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE HIV TREATMENT THEREBY HELPING LIMIT HIV-DISEASE PROGRESSION. APLA HEALTH & WELLNESS PROVIDES A NUMBER OF OTHER SMALLER PROGRAMS TO CLIENTS, INCLUDING FREE CONFIDENTIAL HIV COUNSELING AND TESTING; STD SCREENING AND TREATMENT; ACTIVELY OUTREACHING TO THE COMMUNITY AT-RISK FOR CONTRACTING HIV AND AIDS WITH A VARIETY OF PREVENTION-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS; LINKAGE AND RETENTION IN CARE SUPPORT SERVICES; BENEFITS COUNSELING; SERVICES TO THOSE AGING WITH HIV; PREP/PEP NAVIGATION; AND RESEARCH PROJECTS.”