The PATF Food Pantry is open on Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Weekday hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, noon – 4 p.m., and Wednesday, 3 – 7 p.m.* Clients are able to use the food pantry once per month.
A variety of foods and personalized customer service are the hallmarks of PATF’s Food Pantry. If you are living with HIV/AIDS, you can choose from a selection of meat, cheese, produce, and canned goods. Nutritional supplements and personal care items are also provided when available. Case managers also deliver groceries to rural areas and to people who are too ill to visit the pantry.
*Clients who are overdue for their 90-day updates will not be able to use the Food Pantry on Wednesday after 4 p.m., or on Sundays.
PATF provides a place where you have a safe place to share your experiences living with HIV/AIDS and empathize with one another in a safe setting. Coping skills, facing life’s challenges and developing support systems are just a few of the benefits HIV-positive individuals gain from attending regularly scheduled meetings. Lead by a therapist, groups focus on the needs or concerns that impact daily life for those living with HIV/AIDS. Support groups are held weekly in PATF offices and once a month in Beaver and Washington counties, please see the calendar of events for times and details (coming soon).
Please Note: Support groups do not meet if the PATF office is closed for business that day.
PATF also presents monthly Quality of Life Workshops meant to provide information about skills and services that enhance the daily lives of HIV+ individuals. Please contact your case manager to reserve your spot.
PATF understands that urgent situations arise making it difficult to pay certain expenses like medication bills or utilities, therefore funds are available for emergency expenses.
To be eligible, you must be HIV+ or AIDS diagnosed and one of the following:
- disabled due to HIV/AIDS or mental illness
- a single custodial parent
- pregnant
- homeless or threatened with homelessness
Documentation of the emergency and household income and expenses is required for distribution of funds.
Providing a wide array of services, PATF’s case managers specialize in case-by-case management for people living with HIV/AIDS. After evaluating your individual, specialized needs, case managers will assist you in gaining access to important resources and services including:
- mental health counseling/support groups
- emergency fund assistance
- housing
- medical care
- medication adherence
- drug and alcohol rehabilitation
- transportation
- legal services