Case Management/Counseling
As a trusted community organization with a long history in San Francisco’s Black community, BCA has extensive access to culturally competent resources for HIV-positive individuals. BCA's case management services ensure that people living with HIV in BCA's Brandy Moore House (transitional living facility) have access to public and private benefits, housing, quality medical care and other social services and information for healthy living. BCA also offers an array of prevention and health wellness services to increase awareness and reduce the stigma of mental health issues. Counseling about HIV risks and transmission is provided confidentially by health education and counseling staff at BCA. For more information, contact Phillip Watson at (415) 615-9945, ext. 108.
Community Outreach and Health Education
Community Outreach and Health Education is provided by BCA's outreach and health education team in underserved neighborhoods, such as Bayview Hunters Point, South of Market, Visitacion Valley, the Tenderloin and the Western Addition. This team is knowledgeable about health resources and services that are available for residents. If you have questions about BCA’s community outreach services, contact Francis Broome at (415) 615-9945, ext. 114.
Complementary Alternative Medicine
BCA’s Complementary Alternative Medicine includes massage, chiropractic, reflexology, light therapy, and acupuncture services provided especially for those living with chronic illness. Sessions are usually held on Saturday. For more information, contact Mark Matthews at (415) 615-9945, ext. 115.
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Health Screening
BCA works with a coalition of community-based organizations that address and work to raise awareness about and prevent health disparities — ranging from high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer to HIV and other illnesses. The collaboration provides education, screening and testing for a range of health issues affecting the Black community. For more information, contact Mark Matthews at (415) 615-9945, ext. 115, or send email to communityorganizing@bcoa.org.
I'm Every Woman
I'm Every Woman is a program series of health and wellness community meetings targeted at African American women in San Francisco, empowering them with health-related information and resources to create a cadre of health leaders and activists. I'm Every Woman continues BCA's tradition of addressing health disparities by increasing the visibility of women in the ongoing dialogue and response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Each meeting provides a supportive and affirmative space for women to establish dialogue on how HIV/AIDS and other diseases impact their lives. Please contact Javarre Wilson or call (415) 615-9945, ext. 113, for the next I'm Every Woman event.
Participate in Online Research
We are pleased to announce our recent affiliation with Find
A Cure Panel where people with HIV can participate in quantitative
online research designed specifically for them. For every survey
completed by those who register, Find A Cure Panel will donate
a minimum of $25 to BCA. This is a great way for you to impact
the development of future treatment for HIV while supporting BCA’s
mission.
Your personal or contact information will not be shared with those
parties for whom the research is being done. You will be identified
only by a 15-digit respondent ID number that looks like this:
40040-1234567890.You can complete the two-minute profile by clicking
here. Thank you for your support of BCA and Find A Cure
Panel!.
Rafiki Housing
BCA's Rafiki Housing Program began in 1991 when our first transitional
housing program in Bayview Hunters Point was opened. Brandy Moore
House is the crown jewel of Rafiki Housing and is named in memory
of co-founder William “Brandy” Moore, a staunch advocate
for fair housing and HIV/AIDS prevention for San Francisco’s
Black community. This 11-bed transitional house provides a comforting,
supportive and empowering program model to residents dealing with
HIV/AIDS, homelessness, substance abuse, and/or mental health
concerns. For more information, contact Javarre Wilson at (415) 615-9945, ext. 113.
Rafiki Housing at Brandy Moore House
Rafiki Wellness
In the Swahili language, Rafiki means friend. Rafiki Wellness is a friend in the San Francisco African American community that represents health, healing and wholeness. Rafiki Wellness provides an environment that affirms our wholeness and health as a culture and supports us in mind, body and spirit. Rafiki Wellness offers moderate exercise classes, nutritional classes, health workshops, grief workshops and more. In total, Rafiki Wellness is a movement in San Francisco targeted towards good health in the Black community. For more information, contact Mark Matthews at (415) 615-9945, ext. 115, or send email to communityorganizing@bcoa.org.