The Ryan White Consortium

About The Federal Ryan White Program

The Federal Ryan White Program was enacted in 1990 to improve the quality and availability of care for low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals and families affected by HIV disease – those hit hardest by the epidemic.  The program is named after Ryan White, an Indiana teenager whose courageous struggle with HIV/AIDS and against AIDS-related discrimination helped educate the nation.  Reauthorized three times since its inception – in 1996, 2000, and 2006 – the Ryan White Program delivers HIV/AIDS care to over 500,000 people each year. 

 

About the Youngstown Region Consortium 

The Youngstown Region Consortium #7 is a community-planning group consisting of persons living with HIV/AIDS, service providers and concerned community members.  Our group meets the second Thursday of most months at the Ursuline Center, 4250 Shields Road, Canfield, Ohio 44406 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.  We serve dinner and provide persons living with HIV/AIDS a gas card to help them attend the meeting.  Meetings are open to the public.  Our job is to identify gaps in available HIV services or problems accessing those services, increase awareness of services among potential consumers recruit more service providers, monitor Ryan White Part B Emergency Assistance spending, advocate for the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS.

 

Mission Statement:  The Ryan White Consortium #7 plans for the comprehensive delivery of HIV health care and support services in Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, with special attention to gaps in available services, disparities of access and barriers to care, particularly for historically under-served populations.

 

For more information, to become a consortium member, to have members attend your health fair or make a presentation to your group, or to become a Ryan White provider, contact Consortium Coordinator Brigid Kennedy at (330) 792-7636, ext. 18.