Community Resources and Partners
Jerusalem House strives to avoid duplication of services by collaborating with both AIDS service organizations and community agencies to meet our residents' changing needs and provide valuable services to enhance their quality of life.
If they were not provided free of charge, these essential services would be out of the financial reach of our residents and Jerusalem House. The relationships we have established are vitally important for the individual resident as well as the homeless and AIDS communities.
Collaborative Partners
Jerusalem House maintains written agreements with these collaborative partners:
Absolute Care - Provides medical care to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families
AID Atlanta - Provides case management services and access to local, state and federal government benefits and services for people living with AIDS.
AIDS Alliance for Faith and Health - Provides HIV/AIDS education and women's support group services
AIDS Legal Project (Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.) - Provides outreach visits to assist residents in non-criminal legal matters.
Brenau University - Fieldwork placements from their Occupational Therapy Program provide occupational therapy to residents.
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children - Provides child care.
Community Advanced Practice Nurses - Provides free physical, mental, and preventive health care.
DeKalb County Public Library - Supports the ongoing literacy needs of the children and youth of Jerusalem House through tutoring, programs and other activities
Dress for Success - Provides professional attire and a network of support and career development tools to adult female residents
Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta - Distributes essential furnishings to residents in need.
Georgia Law Center for the Homeless - Provides intake services and answers legal questions.
Grady Infectious Disease Program - Provides health and intensive care services, including medications.
Integrated Life Center - Provides substance abuse treatment including a residential program for women and their children.
LexisNexis - Offers credit counseling for residents and provides criminal background checks on potential volunteers
Living Room - Living Room handles the application process for Jerusalem House. Phone: 404-616-6332. They are a clearinghouse for Atlanta AIDS housing that disseminates information about housing opportunities for low income persons with HIV disease and identifies qualified applicants for housing assistance and social programs.
National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities, Inc. (NAESM) - Educates residents on HIV/AIDS (education and prevention) and makes health care and social services available.
Open Hand - Provides two healthy meals per day to qualified residents.
Our House - Provides day care.
Positive Impact - Offers counseling and bereavement services for residents. Also facilitates support groups and play therapy for children.
Someone Cares - Provides AIDS education, intervention services, and workshop facilitation.
Community Resources
The Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta matches Atlanta-area nonprofits with transactional lawyers who can provide free assistance on a wide array of transactional legal matters. They serve nonprofits whose mission is to serve the underprivileged and disadvantaged in the Atlanta area. Their volunteer attorneys help nonprofits with such matters as drafting personnel policies, revising bylaws, and reviewing contracts.
