Vision:  Catawba Care Coalition will be the respected and valued provider of comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care.

Mission:  To promote optimal health for York, Chester and Lancaster County residents
by providing medical care and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS and
by educating the community to prevent the spread of HIV.

Organizational Values:

• Compassion  
• Commitment  
• Diversity    
• Excellence 
• Integrity

Background:  Catawba Care Coalition (CCC) was formed in 1994 to serve the HIV+ population of York, Chester and Lancaster Counties.  The agency was originally housed at the York County Health Department and operated under the United Way.  In 2000, CCC received status as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, expanded to include more case managers and an on-site medical clinic, and moved to its current Rock Hill facility. Since 2000, CCC has continued to expand and merge with other agencies to alleviate duplication of services and maximize limited resources.  This growth include a 2001 merger with the York County AIDS Task Force and a 2003 merger with the Catawba AIDS Prevention Network for consolidated prevention, outreach and education services.  In 2005, CCC also assumed the work formerly accomplished by Lancaster’s Community Health Outreach Coalition (CHOC) by establishing a Lancaster County site for HIV prevention and education. Today, CCC operates with a staff of 19 full-time and 5 part-time employees. CCC also contracts with an Infectious Diseases Specialist, who serves as the Medical Director and provides specialized HIV care.  The budget for Fiscal Year 2010 is $2,252,807. Catawba Care Coalition is a United Way funded agency.

Current Services

Today, CCC offers a variety of free/reduced rate and confidential services to enhance the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS in the service area, including the following on-site services:

• Case management
• Outreach & linkage to care
• HIV/AIDS & health education
• Financial assistance for medications, health insurance, dental care and off-site specialty care
• Emergency food pantry & household supplies pantry
• Transportation assistance
• Housing coordination & emergency financial assistance
• Social activities
• Peer support & advocacy
• Therapeutic & educational support groups

Through its clinic, CCC maintains on-site comprehensive care for residents of York, Chester and Lancaster Counties who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.  The medical staff includes an infectious diseases specialist, a nurse practitioner, and a registered nurse.  The services include:

• Primary care
• HIV specialty care
• Lab work
• Nutritional counseling & supplements

• Treatment adherence counseling
• Coordination of care with off-site medical specialists and dental care
• Mental health counseling

Through Prevention Services, CCC provides HIV testing and counseling, and helps to educate clients and the community on safer sex and risk reduction strategies.  Our services include:

• Free, confidential, rapid HIV counseling and testing
• Individual and group level interventions for people at high risk for HIV infection
• Community-based outreach and education
• Community partnerships for free condom distribution
• Speaker’s Bureau for HIV+ speakers

In 2009, CCC has provided services to 444 people living with HIV/AIDS in the three-county Catawba District.  Of those served:

• 57 were new to CCC in 2009
• 408 received on-site medical care
• 149 are women
• 290 are African American and 10 are Latino
• 249 live at or below the Federal poverty line
• 166 have no payer source for their medical care

Through Prevention Services, CCC has administered 810 rapid HIV tests and provided HIV education to more than 2600 individuals through community and internet outreach. 

Leadership

Catawba Care Coalition is lead by a volunteer Board of Directors.

• Tammy Whisenant / Chair of the Board
  Foundation for the Carolinas
• Stephen Cooley/ Vice Chair
  Keller Williams Realty
• Suzanne Wright /Treasurer
  Bank of America
• Geri H. Rucker/ Secretary
  Founders Federal Credit Union
• Anita Case, LMSW / Executive Director
  Catawba Care Coalition
• Brian Hawley
  Advocate
• Mary Keenan
  Advocate
• Julia Childress Khaled, JD
  Law Offices of Julia Childress Khaled, PC
• Steven McLaren
  Discovery Place
• David Platts
  Grace Lutheran/Lancaster County Schools
• Thomas Rowe
  The Housing Authority of Fort Mill
• Tish Small   
  Serenity Hospice                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  
• Ruth Webb
  AIDS Activist / Community Volunteer