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Vanguard
Arlington Pediatric Center
Residential Program Center
N. Virginia AIDS Ministry
For more than 40 years, Vanguard has been a treatment center for drug and alcohol addiction in Arlington.
Founded in 1962 in an Arlington church basement, Vanguard operates programs in addiction recovery throughout metropolitan Washington, DC. On any given day, more than 250 adolescents and adults are enrolled in Vanguard’s outpatient and residential treatment programs. In addition, they are engaged in drug and alcohol education and prevention programs reaching hundreds of additional families and youth.
Vanguard offers home, help and healing to people struggling with addictions. Since its founding, Vanguard has helped more than 30,000 men, women and teens overcome their substance abuse problems, rejoin their families and lead productive, fulfilling lives.
Contact:
521 North Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: (703) 841-0703 x 202 or 866 888-0821
Website: www.vanguardservices.org
Arlington Pediatric Center (APC) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide a "Medical Home" to infants, children and youth living in Arlington families with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. The Center offers comprehensive, affordable, quality health care that is family-centered and culturally sensitive. Care is provided regardless of the family's ability to pay.
Contact:
601 S. Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: 703.271.8800
Fax: 703.271.8585
Website: www.arlpedcen.org
The Arlington Free Clinic is a nonprofit, community based, volunteer driven organization committed to providing access to quality health care services to low-income, uninsured county residents.
AFC patients represent many cultures. In Arlington County, 20% of the population is Hispanic. Hispanics are four times more likely to be uninsured than non-Hispanic Whites or Blacks. Almost half of all Hispanic households have someone without insurance. At AFC, 90% of our patients are non-native speakers, 60% are Latino, while 15% are African and Middle Eastern.
75% of AFC patients have one or more chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, cancer, arthritis, thyroid dysfunction and/or obesity. About 70% of patients are female. All AFC patients have total family incomes at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level, which is approximately $30,000 for a family of four.
Contact:
Arlington Free Clinic
Ballston Medical Center
3833 North Fairfax Drive
Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22203-1701
Phone: (703) 979-1425
Fax: (703) 979-1436
Email: info@arlingtonfreeclinic.org
Website: www.arlingtonfreeclinic.org
This 30-day emergency shelter provides 44-beds for single men and women who are homeless. In addition to addressing shelter needs, staff provides case management services, education, training, and coordination with other community agencies to address resident needs. This program is operated by Volunteers of America Chesapeake under contract with Arlington County.
The Residential Program Center homeless shelter collaborates with Arlington County officials and numerous organizations in Northern Virginia to ensure that effective and appropriate services are available. The Residential Program Center offers a safe place where people in crisis can address their problems and take the steps necessary to regain their independence. Residential Program Center is the only year-round homeless shelter for men and women in Arlington that offers detoxification and substance abuse recovery under one roof.
Contact:
Residential Program Center
1554 Columbia Pike
Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: 703-228-0015
The Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM) was founded in 1987 by members of concerned faith communities in Northern Virginia who wanted to provide a compassionate response to the AIDS crisis. Since that time, NOVAM has played a significant role in the struggle against the AIDS epidemic by providing responsive programs throughout the region.
The mission of NOVAM is to educate the community about HIV/AIDS, to combat the fear, prejudice, and complacency that surround the disease, and to provide direct services to meet the needs of those who are living with HIV/AIDS. NOVAM seeks to affirm God's love for all those who have been touched by this epidemic regardless of gender, race, disability, creed, sexual orientation or national origin.
NOVAM's mission is guided by a clear understanding of the needs of the local community, the particular challenges confronted by people living with HIV and AIDS, and a mandate to respond to the changing face of the epidemic. NOVAM's programs address a two-fold need for prevention of further HIV infection, as well as the critical need to care for people living with HIV and AIDS.
Contact:
Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry
803 W. Broad Street
Suite 700
Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone: 703 533-5505
Fax: 703 533-5506
E-mail: info@novam.org
Website: www.novam.org