HIV Outreach Services Our HIV Outreach workers provide one-on-one case management for HIV positive clients, including: Support during medical appointments, including monitoring appropriate communication between both parties Medical navigation & emotional support Assistance with basic needs such as grocery shopping Medication reminders & check-ins to ensure health and safety of clients wellbeing Managing client appointments & ensuring positive relationships/experiences are kept in the community by helping client keep appointment dates, and/or rescheduling dates when clients are unable to make set times Street Reach Harm reduction Five days a week our mobile van provides Harm Reduction services to Abbotsford and Mission, also working with other Programs in Chilliwack to ensure adequate supplies, overdose Prevention education and kits are available. Naloxone Training has been provided in Chilliwack Pharmacies and at the Chilliwack Community Centre, including: Clean drug use supplies & condoms Information regarding safer use, prevention of overdose and infections Connections to local shelters and The Abbotsford Community Hub Overdose prevention in effect Drop-in Centre Services Our Prevention Assessment Referral Clinic (PARC) Drop-in Centre offers services to vulnerable populations in Fraser East region of British Columbia, providing assessment, referrals, access to on site medical care, harm reduction supplies and onsite supervised consumption. PARC averages approximately 9000 visits per quarter and a planned iOAT clinic is also expected to open out of the PARC Drop-in Centre soon. Drop-in services include: Daily lunches, a cup of coffee (first come, first serve) Access to shower and laundry facilities Food Bank providing nutritional support to those who are HIV+ or living with Viral Hepatitis operated in partnership with Archway Community Services Access to our on-site nurse practitioner when permitted or an appointment is made Access to naloxone training, naloxone kits and other harm reduction supplies Access to peer counselling PARC is open seven days a week, including holidays Medical Outreach and Referral Engagement For the past 5 years we have provided a Medical Outreach Worker whose main role is to identify those needing connections to care within the Fraser East region. This position tracks peoples appointments (specialist, diagnostics, nurse practitioners) and goes into encampments to give individuals rides to medical and other appointments to ensure that they keep the connections to the care they need to support their health and wellbeing. This outreach worker also identifies those that are extremely ill and need to be taken to ER or other facilities for immediate assistance, also providing assessment of which services fit particular client needs, including: Infectious and Blood Born Disease Specialist STBBI, HCV and HIV testing support Abbotsford Mental Health & Abbotsford Addictions Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) referrals Methadone, Suboxone, Kadian General practitioner and nurse practitioner Detox or treatment options This position provides care to all those at risk of HIV or Viral Hepatitis, including individuals already diagnosed with Hepatitis C, working closely with our onsite Nurse Practitioners and Infectious Disease Specialists.