5840 Johnson St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
Contact: Gisela Sanchez
954-964-8884
Broward-based charity offers a wide range of support to AIDS patients and their families.
Minority Development and Empowerment Inc.
Haitian Community Center
470 NE 17th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
954-764-5101
Works in AIDS education and outreach among local Caribbean populations.
Missionaries of the Poor
P.O. Box 163221
Miami, FL 33116
305-382-8466
Runs a hospice in Kingston, Jamaica, for more than 100 AIDS patients.
Partners In Health
643 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
617-432-5256
www.pih.org
Provides cutting-edge AIDS therapy to the poor in Haiti?s Central Plateau.
UNICEF (United Nations International Children?s Education Fund)
800-FOR-KIDS (800-367-5437)
www.unicefusa.org
Operates AIDS-related programs that deal with children.
Addiction Alert
57 East St.
Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.
876-967-3777; 876-967-3778
Peer counselors work with children in Kingston?s inner-city schools on issues including reproductive health and HIV prevention.
Centre for HIV/AIDS Research Education and Services (CHARES)
University Hospital
Mona
Kingston 7, Jamaica, W.I.
876-977-6921; 876-927-1620-9,
ext. 2338, 2339
Offers medical care and support for HIV-positive people; researches impact of the virus on Caribbean society.
Children of Faith
P.O. Box 1153
Montego Bay, St. James
Jamaica, W.I.
876-940-4615
Finds foster homes for children orphaned by AIDS, arranges for food and schooling.
Dare to Care Hospice
Mustardseed Communities
P.O. Box 267
Kingston 10, Jamaica, W.I.
Operates Jamaica?s first hospice, which houses up to 20 pediatric AIDS patients.
Good Shepherd Hospice
c/o Good Shepherd Foundation
P.O. Box 197
Montego Bay, St. James
Jamaica, W.I.
876-979-5555
Runs a 16-bed hospice in Montego Bay.
Jamaica AIDS Support
P.O. Box 1152
Kingston 8, Jamaica, W.I.
876-968-8867
Runs a 12-bed hospice and provides home care, counseling, HIV testing.
Jamaica Red Cross
National Headquarters
76 Arnold Road
Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I.
876-984-7860
Women?s Centre/KEY (Knowledge & Education for Youth)
42 Trafalgar Road
Kingston 10, Jamaica, W.I.
876-929-3512
Provides reproductive health services, including HIV testing and counseling to teens.
Iniciativa Comunitaria
P.O. Box 366535
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6535
787-250-8629 or 6817
Pioneered needle exchanges and treatments for drug addicts and people with AIDS in Puerto Rico.
CARITAS Dominicana
Rosa Mercedes, Coordinator
Good Samaritan Ministry
Calle Gen. Rafael Hernandez ?casi Esq. 51
Ensanche La Fe
Santo Domingo,
Republica Dominicana
809-565-7746
Provides food, counseling, support and medical care to AIDS patients in some of Santo Domingo?s poorest neighborhoods.
Centro de Orientación y Investigación Integral (COIN)
Apto. Postal 22124
El Huacal
Santo Domingo,?
Republica Dominicana
809-245-4336; 809-681-1515
Provides counseling, medical and legal services for sex workers and women who work abroad.
Centro de Promoción y Solidaridad Humana (CEPROSH)
Calle San Felipe No. 7
Apto. Postal No. 533
Puerto Plata, Republica Dominicana
809-586-8987; 809-320-8717
Provides education and medical services to HIV-positive people on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Red Cross
Apto. Postal 1293
Santo Domingo,
Republica Dominicana
809-682-3793; 809-689-7344
PROFAMILIA
Apto. Postal 1053
Santo Domingo,
Republica Dominicana
809-684-3389
Offers reproductive health counseling and testing, including HIV.
REDOVIH (Network of People with HIV)
Calle San Francisco de Macorís #99
Edificio Tejera Apto. 2-C
Sector Don Bosco
Santo Domingo,
Republica Dominicana
809-682-9918
Organizes self-help groups for HIV-positive people in the Dominican Republic.
Food For The Poor, Inc.
550 SW 12th Ave.
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
(954) 427-2222
foodforthepoor.org
Runs hospitals and clinics in Haiti; provides food and supplies to agencies that work with HIV-positive patients.
