The Serra Project
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The Serra Project, a California
nonprofit organization, was founded in 1987 to provide residences for people living with HIV/AIDS. who would otherwise be homeless
or living in unsafe, unhealthy conditions.
licensed as Residential Care Facilities for the Chronically Ill
for clients needing a high level of 24-hour care, as well as more than 90 rental units for permanent supportive housing
for those living with both HIV/AIDS and a secondary diagnosis, such as mental health or chemical dependency challenges, who are able to live on their own. The organization also provides housing case management
and has connections to other regional service providers.
, and both operate as DBAs
under the 501(c)(3) of Alliance for Housing and Healing (formerly Serra Ancillary Care Corporation).The merger, which expanded programs to include financial assistance to help independent clients stay in their existing homes with short-term support or a limited supplement, move-in assistance when relocation is necessary, and other supportive services such as the Aid For AIDS pharmacy assistance program, was featured on the NPR
(National Public Radio) program, Marketplace, in December 2009.
and The Serra Project (Alliance for Housing and Healing) to honor leaders in HIV/AIDS research and/or support, and leading philanthropists and leaders in the field of entertainment that are aligned with the organization's mission. The 2011 A Faire of the Heart honorees are Holland Taylor
, Barbara Lazaroff, and Dr. W. David Hardy.
Recent celebrity supporters include Michael Medico, Oksana Kolesnikova
, and Sheryl Lee Ralph
, who narrates and hosts a video about client services.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
nonprofit organization, was founded in 1987 to provide residences for people living with HIV/AIDS. who would otherwise be homeless
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
or living in unsafe, unhealthy conditions.
Services
The Serra Project provides housing and supportive services to AIDS-impacted persons and their families living below the poverty line in Los Angeles County. Housing sites are located throughout Los Angeles County. Housing support programs include several group homesGroup Home
Group Home is a hip hop duo, composed of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker . They came to prominence as members of the Gang Starr Foundation. Lil' Dap made his rhyming debut on Gang Starr's 1992 classic Daily Operation on the song "I'm the Man"...
licensed as Residential Care Facilities for the Chronically Ill
Chronic (medicine)
A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include asthma, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.In medicine, the...
for clients needing a high level of 24-hour care, as well as more than 90 rental units for permanent supportive housing
Supportive housing
Supportive housing is a combination of housing and services intended as a cost-effective way to help people live more stable, productive lives...
for those living with both HIV/AIDS and a secondary diagnosis, such as mental health or chemical dependency challenges, who are able to live on their own. The organization also provides housing case management
Case management
Case management is a managed care technique within the health care coverage system of the United States.- Case management in health care :The Case Management Society of America, a non-profit association dedicated to the support and development of the profession of case management through...
and has connections to other regional service providers.
Affiliation
In February of 2009, The Serra Project merged with another non-profit organization, Aid For AIDSAid For AIDS
Aid For AIDS is a California-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 and dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease.-Services:...
, and both operate as DBAs
Doing business as
The phrase "doing business as" is a legal term used in the United States, meaning that the trade name, or fictitious business name, under which the business or operation is conducted and presented to the world is not the legal name of the legal person who actually own it and are responsible for it...
under the 501(c)(3) of Alliance for Housing and Healing (formerly Serra Ancillary Care Corporation).The merger, which expanded programs to include financial assistance to help independent clients stay in their existing homes with short-term support or a limited supplement, move-in assistance when relocation is necessary, and other supportive services such as the Aid For AIDS pharmacy assistance program, was featured on the NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
(National Public Radio) program, Marketplace, in December 2009.
Funding and Celebrity Supporters
Funding for The Serra Project is from individual donors, private and corporate foundations, public funds, and fundraising events. Notable fundraisers include annual A Faire of the Heart, which was redesigned in 2011 as a gala benefiting Aid For AIDSAid For AIDS
Aid For AIDS is a California-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 and dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease.-Services:...
and The Serra Project (Alliance for Housing and Healing) to honor leaders in HIV/AIDS research and/or support, and leading philanthropists and leaders in the field of entertainment that are aligned with the organization's mission. The 2011 A Faire of the Heart honorees are Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor
Holland Virginia Taylor is an American actress of film, stage and television. Her notable television roles include Ruth Dunbar in Bosom Buddies, senator's wife Margaret Powers on Norman Lear's The Powers That Be, Judge Roberta Kittleson in The Practice and Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half...
, Barbara Lazaroff, and Dr. W. David Hardy.
Recent celebrity supporters include Michael Medico, Oksana Kolesnikova
Oksana Kolesnikova
Oksana Yurievna Kolesnikova is a Russian-American composer, concert pianist and entrepreneur. Her primary residence is in Los Angeles, California...
, and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Sheryl Lee Ralph is an American actress, singer, and activist.-Personal life:Raised between Mandeville, Jamaica, and Long Island, New York, Sheryl Lee Ralph was born in Waterbury, Connecticut to an African American father and a Jamaican mother. Sheryl attended Uniondale High School in Uniondale, NY...
, who narrates and hosts a video about client services.