1. Agency Overview

2. Mission and Vision Statements Mission To lead Minnesota’s fight to stop HIV through prevention, advocacy, awareness, and services. Vision A Minnesota where new HIV infections are eliminated and individuals with HIV live long, healthy lives.

3. Strategic Goals Increase access to healthcare treatment and prevention for individuals living with, at-risk for, and affected by HIV. Improve health outcomes for people living with and at-risk for HIV. Decrease HIV-related healthcare disparities. Reduce stigma and discrimination associated with HIV. Strengthen MAP’s business process in order to ensure long- term sustainability.

4. Overview Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) has been fighting to stop HIV in Minnesota since 1983. In partnership with over 1,000 volunteers, MAP provides compassionate, confidential and non–discriminatory services, including practical, emotional and social support. MAP provides services to more than half of the nearly 8,000 Minnesotans living with HIV. MAP’s Risk Reduction staff members reach thousands more throughout the state with HIV prevention education, HIV testing and community outreach to those at the greatest risk for transmission.

5. Service Area: Statewide Offices in Minneapolis and Duluth Statewide programs include: Every Penny Counts Emergency Assistance AIDSLine TEACH Legal Benefits Counseling Advocacy Positive Link Mainline Syringe Exchange Medical Case Management (Metro and Duluth)

6. Program Pillars PreventionAdvocacyAwarenessServices

7. Prevention Outreach to at-risk populations of all races, sexual orientations and ethnicities – 6,021 risk reduction interventions – 31,123 safer sex kits distributed Testing and linkage to care services – 1,219 tests, 145 linked to medical care Syringe exchange services – 4,200 clients exchanged nearly 300,000 syringes Prevention for positives

8. Advocacy Through grassroots organizing and legislative advocacy, MAP’s Public Policy program works to establish and protect policies that:  Prevent new HIV infections  Support people living with HIV  Slow the progression of illness for people living with HIV  Address social factors associated with HIV disease and risk for HIV infection

9. Advocacy Our Public Policy program conducts its work through four main program goals:  Community organizing  Legislative advocacy  Coalition and partnership building  Media advocacy

10. Awareness MAP works to raise awareness about HIV through: Online Communications – 3 websites, 9 social media channels, and more! Traditional advertising and viral awareness campaigns – Stop the Noise, HIV Stigma Stops with ME

11. Awareness Media Relations – Ensuring accurate message about HIV in the news – Positioning MAP as a leader in the community – Responding to requests from reporters Sector-wide information distribution – Profile of HIV in Minnesota Report, MN AIDS Walk

12. Awareness MAP also provides up-to-date and factual information through: AIDSLine – 4,104 calls, emails, texts and chats TEACH (Training, Education and Capacity building for HIV) – and 10,036 training attendees PrideAlive – HIV 101 community education sessions and outreach

13. Awareness Capacity building for positives – Positive Leaders share their stories with legislators and in the community

14. Services Medical Case Management – Provided case management to 454 clients in 2014 – For clients served between July-Dec 14, 81.6% have suppressed viral loads* Behavioral and Chemical Health Services – 307 clients received a combination of Rule 25 assessment, referral to treatment, counseling and treatment aftercare. Pharmacy Services – New program began enrollment in Jan. 2015 – 12 clients enrolled *Data reflects clients with clinically verified lab values in system

15. Services Transitional Housing, Emergency Financial Services and Transportation – Average of 16 families and 32 individuals in housing – $1,012,834 distributed in emergency assistance Benefits Counseling, Legal Services – 985 clients received health care advice and enrollment assistance with HIV-related concerns related to social security, Medicare, Minnesota Health Care Programs, MNsure, private disability and other health insurance.

16. Client Scenario James and Scott attended a Pride Alive sponsored event. James received a reactive rapid HIV test result. Scott reported he was positive and in care but we after a few chats we learned he had not seen a doctor in over a year and had stopped meds. Services accessed: – Pride Alive Testing and Linkage – AIDSLine Quick Connect – Every Penny Counts Emergency Assistance – THP Waitlist – Case Management – Positive Link Outcomes: – Connected to medical provider and started meds – Case Manager is working on addressing other basic need stressors to support ongoing connection to care

17. Client Scenario Yeo was diagnosed with HIV in 2000. She doesn’t speak English and has many barriers to care. This includes unstable housing for her and her children, difficulty remembering appointments and meds and challenges keeping public benefits intact. When she entered services she was also connected to a non-standard HIV physician and was prescribed an out-of-date drug regimen. Services accessed: – Case Management – Benefits Counseling – Every Penny Counts Emergency Assistance – Legal – Transportation – Positive Link Outcomes: – Immigration issues resolved – Financial resources and housing have been stabilized – Connected to a new physician and pharmacy and has updated meds – Has made last 3 medical appointments as scheduled and is adhering to meds – Labs went from CD4 of 40 and Viral Load of 1,000,000 to a CD4 of 100 and suppressed Viral Load

18. Revenue 2013 Gov’t grants/contracts 84% Contributions 13% Other 3%