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Alder Health Services, founded more
than 25 years ago as the Lancaster AIDS Project, opened a new Manheim Township
office this spring, offering HIV testing, medical care and counseling as well
as social opportunities.
“We want to get people to learn
about health and engage with each other in a healthy environment,” said Alder’s
president, Philip K. Goropoulos. Alder targets people with HIV/AIDS, the LGBT
community and persons struggling with addiction; it also has an office in
Harrisburg. ,
Alder’s new Manheim Township
facility, located at 1891 Santa Barbara Dr., Ste. 104 in Lancaster, includes
exam and counseling rooms. A meeting room hosts gatherings including Mpowerment
PA, a social group for gay, bisexual, and questioning men that meets Thursday
evenings. There is walk-in STD testing and treatment as well. Medical care and
counseling are offered on a sliding fee scale. Its medical appointments begin
on July 17.
Alder publishes a booklet called
“Out & Active” that details available programs and forums. It also sponsors
a program designed to address the higher level of obesity found in lesbian and
bisexual women and a seminar on financial security for LGBT couples.
Goropoulos said the group offers a
broad spectrum of services to promote an overall healthy lifestyle for its
clients. “You have to address the whole self,” he said.
The organization’s name was chosen
because the alder tree is known for improving the soil where it grows and for
its healing capabilities.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
TOGETHER WE REMAIN STRONG!
