FY 2018 Action Wellness Annual Report
Action Wellness hosts a Volunteer Appreciation party every year to express our gratitude for the loyal support of our amazing volunteers. (L to R) Executive
Director Kevin Burns, volunteer Kelly Capponi, Director of Volunteers Ron Hoskins, and Volunteer Coordinator Jay Johnson.
The famous Bingo Verifying Divas wowed guests at our annual casino-themed fund-raiser, Glamsino Royale, hosted by our good friends at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar.
TV star Rachel Ray stopped by the Food Truck Pop Up!
Highlights
AW staff, board and supporters participated in our annual World AIDS Day Action Heroes Wear Red campaign to remember loved ones lost to AIDS and to bring awareness to the continuing injustices those with HIV face. Pictured here (L to R): the AW board of directors executive committee, Frank Pittner, Whitley Strickland, Rochelle Laws, and Jeff Alexander.
AW staff at the Food Truck Pop Up event for Dining Out For Life, at 13th & Locust. Fifteen popular food trucks donated 33% of the day’s sales to Action Wellness.
Action Wellness friends celebrated Dining Out For Life 2018 at our host restaurant, Parc. (L to R) Evan Thornburg, Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs; Stephanie Haynes, Philadelphia
Family Pride; Amber Hikes, Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs; Barrett Marshall, Mayor’s Commission on LGBTQ Affairs; Jason Evans, Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs.
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From the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
The City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health reports that low-income minorities continue to be disproportionately impacted by poverty, mental illness, substance abuse, and chronic illness. Individuals living in the city’s most disenfranchised neighborhoods such as West, North, and Kensington report poorer health outcomes due to a wide-range of barriers to accessing equitable care including stigma, discrimination, chronic homelessness, low-literacy, and unemployment/under-employment. Our primary focus is working to remove the many barriers that our most vulnerable citizens experience. Action Wellness remains
committed to social justice and we reaffirm our commitment to advocacy on behalf of our clients, staff and volunteers.
Action Wellness continues to successfully implement high-impact interventions which reduce barriers for vulnerable individuals in and around the City of Philadelphia. Our approach remains holistic, trauma-informed, client-centered and responsive to emerging issues faced by our clients.
Annually we serve 2,540 individuals with HIV and 388 clients who are living with other chronic illness. We are proud to report that overall, 89% of our clients remain in care and 93% of our HIV clients are virally suppressed.
Our work is far from complete, and while we live in challenging times, we are continuously presented with opportunities to stand up as allies and partners with the clients we serve. With your continued support, we can assist our clients to overcome the barriers that they face to achieving wellness, equality and access. We thank you for your support, and invite you to continue to work with us for a better Philadelphia.
We will continue to honor those who we have lost to AIDS with the promise that we will remain committed to ensuring that no one faces their illness alone.
Warmly,
Kevin J. Burns, LCSWExecutive Director
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Action Wellness Client Demographics 2018
Clients Served in 2018: Program Totals
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Prevention Education
Workshops
HIV Medical Case
Management
HIV Testing and
Counseling
Housing Immediate Seating
Chronic Illness Case
Management
Care Outreach
Positive Action
RE-LINK Program
Buddy Program
Perinatal Case
Management
Club 1509 Navigation
Assistant Case
Management
997104107133320350377388400463
222 175 94
3,000
Prison Linkage Program HIV MCM
LGBT Elders Case
Management
2,540
13419
Pharmacy Program
Representative Payee
Gender & Age
MaleFemale
59%39%
Transgender2%
0
5
10
15
20
25
0
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
<13 13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 ≥75
AGE IN YEARS
.03%
6%
19%17%
25% 25%
1%
7%
Program totals include clients who received one-time assessments, referrals, or other short-term services. Many clients accessed more than one program or service.
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HIV Continuum of Care
Chronic Conditions
Action Wellness Client Demographics 2018
THE CDC ESTIMATES* THAT OF HIV- POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S.:
85% know their HIV status
62% are engaged in medical care
49% are virally suppressed (<200 c/mL)
Clients engaged in Action Wellness HIV Case Management are more likely to be linked to and retained in medical care, and to achieve viral suppression.**
193 engaged Chronic Illness Medical Case Management clients had 1 or more chronic conditions documented by a medical provider
CancerNeurologicalAutoimmune Mental Health
Liver Disease Kidney Disease
Bone, Joint, or Spine
MOST COMMON CHRONIC CONDITIONS AMONG CICM CLIENTS
Cardiovascular Respiratory Diabetes0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120 107
5142
34 32 25 19 20 17 17
0
20
40
60
80
100
Retained in CareEngaged in Care Virally Suppressed0
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CDC NATIONAL DATA ACTION WELLNESS
62%
89%
48%
70%
49%
93%
* Source: CDC HIV/AIDS Care Continuum
** Source: Action Wellness CAREWare custom Perfor-mance Measures AW01, MCM02, and AW03 as of 10/31/2018
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Where does the money come from?
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 Temporarily Unrestricted Restricted Total
REVENUE AND SUPPORT Government contracts $4,959,704 $ — $4,959,704Contributions 524,429 80,231 604,660Fundraising events 264,989 — 264,989Pharmacy program revenue 7,432,837 — 7,432,837Third party revenue 1,392,176 — 1,392,176Investment Income 27,905 — 27,905Other 38,686 — 38,686
Net assets released from restrictions 143,205 (143,205) —
Total revenue and support 14,783,931 (62,974) 14,720,957
EXPENSES Program services
Case management program 10,494,744 — 10,494,744Housing program 1,430,039 — 1,430,039Employment program 57,022 — 57,022Total outreach and prevention 325,628 — 325,628Volunteer services 206,141 — 206,141Health center 24,176 — 24,176Special initiatives and advocacy 122,738 — 122,738Rep payee research 186,905 — 186,905
Support services Management and general 1,417,943 — 1,417,943Fundraising 436,234 — 436,234
Total expenses 14,701,570 — 14,701,570
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 82,361 (62,974) 19,387
NET ASSETS Beginning of year 2,963,556 135,696 3,099,252
End of year $3,045,917 $72,722 $3,118,639
Financials
• Pharmacy Program = 50%
• Government Contracts = 34%
• Third Party Revenue = 9%
• Fundraising Events = 2%
• Contribution = 4%
• Other = .3%
• Investment Income = .2%
FY 2018 REVENUE
Where does the money go?
FY 2018 EXPENSES
• Case Management = 71%
• Housing Program = 10% • Management = 10%
• Fundraising = 3%
• Outreach & Prevention = 2% • Volunteer Services = 1%
• Special Initiatives & Advocacy = 1%
• Rep Payee Research = 1%
• Employment Program = .4%
• Health Center = .2%
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Donors
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING PARTNERS
Access Matters
AIDS Activities Coordinating Office
Anonymous
BNY Mellon Mid-Atlantic Charitable Trust (Esther Gowan Hood Fdn)
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Broughton Foundation
Department of HSS/University of Pitt/Rep-Payee
DHS - Office of Minority Health
Division of Housing and Community Development
EFSP
Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc.
Jewish Healthcare Federation
MAC AIDS Fund
Office of Housing and Urban Development
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Philly AIDS Thrift
Sybert Foundation
The Tim Geiger Memorial Fund
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
WW Smith Charitable Trust
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
$100,000
Dolph Simons
$5,000 - $10,000
Robert Tootle
John C. Butts
$2,500 - $4,999
Constance Hungerford
Karl Krumholz
Susan R. Moul
Andrew G. Street
$1,000 - $2,499
Priscilla M. Baraud
Elizabeth A. Borst
Kevin J. Burns
Leah Chaplin
Paul Christensen
Malena Erdmann
Peter C. Galloway
David Kaufman
Mark Klingerman
Rethinc Real Estate Inc.
Barbara Rice
$500 - $999
Michael Anthony
Nancy Arthur
Claude Barnes
William Best
Daniel Coll
Peter Compo
James Epstein
Michael Fink
Graham & Katherine Finney
Gerard Schott
Peter Haas
Karen Duffy
Paul B. Kemble Jr.
Ken Kleinman
Rochelle Laws
Robin Manix
New Vision Pioneers-Liberty Bell Chapter #6
Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd.
Susan Pauls
Joseph H. Quinn
Dave and Judy Sharbaugh
David Thompson
Zach Weiss
Thank You to our DonorsAction Wellness’ staff, volunteers, clients and board of directors gratefully acknowledge the generous support
received from individual, organization, corporate, government and foundation donors in Fiscal Year 2018. With
this support we can continue our important and impactful work. This list reflects contributions for the period of
July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.
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$250 - $499
Elizabeth Braun
Joellen Brown
Kendra Brown
James M. Buck III
Monroe Buckner
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Janine deBlois
Kenneth DiVito
Maggie Fabrizio
David Fedor
Michael Foraker
Francisco Vasquez Harris
Laura Hinds
Devin House
Richard Limoges
Ennes Littrell
Christopher Manas
Kathleen McGrann
Linda Montemayor
James Pelech
Frank Pittner
John Rateike
RE/MAX Valor
Dimitrios Rozanitis
Carmen Serrano
Wanda Steininger
Jeannine Stuart
Think Company
Tyler Wilson
Jenny Yip
Jeanmarie Zippo
Donors
Barbuzzo
Barclay Prime
Bellini Grill
Bing Bing Dim Sum
Bistro Romano
Bistrot La Minette
Bocconcini
Bourbon and Branch
Brigantessa
Broadway Bar and Grille
Bud & Marilyn’s
Buddakan
Butcher and Singer
Caribou Cafe
Cheu Noodle Bar
Chewy’s
Circles Thai Restaurant
Clam Tavern
CO/OP Restaurant and Lounge
Continental Midtown
Continental Restaurant
COOK
The Cow and The Curd
Craftsman Row Saloon
Creperie Beau Monde
Cupcake Carnivale
The Dandelion
Day by Day
Diego’s Cantina and Tequila Bar
DiNardo’s Famous Seafood
Draught Horse Pub & Grill
El Rey
El Tlaloc
El Vez
DINING OUT FOR LIFE 2018 PARTNERS
AIDS Delaware
Camden Area Health Education Center
Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA
DINING OUT FOR LIFE 2018 SPONSORS
Apple Vacations/RUI
Essentia Water
eXude
Manatawny Still Works
OpenTable
PGN
PharmBlue LLC
Philadelphia Magazine
PNC Bank
ReAnimator Coffee
Subaru
Sunray Drugs
Weckerly’s Ice Cream
Where
The Yard
Yards Brewing Company
DINING OUT FOR LIFE 2018 RESTAURANT, FOOD TRUCK AND MAKER DONORS
a.kitchen + bar
Adobe Cafe
Adobe Cafe Roxborough
Alma de Cuba
Amis Trattoria
Audrey Claire
Bacio
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Donors
Continued on fol lowing page.
Farm Truck Philly
Fette Sau
Fond
Foolish Waffles
Fork
Frankford Hall
Franky Bradley’s
Gigi’s and Big R
Giorgio On Pine
Good Dog Bar
Harp & Crown
Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar (Glen Mills)
Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar (North Wales)
Heritage
High Street on Market
IndeBlue
Jack’s Firehouse
Jamonera
John & Kira’s Chocolate
Jones
Knock
La Belle Epoque Wine Bistro
La Calaca Feliz
Le Virtu
Little Nonna’s
Loco Pez
Lolita
London Grill
Lotus Farm to Table
The Love
Lucha Cartel
Machine Shop Boulangerie
Mad Rex Restaurant
Mama’s Meatballs
Martha
Mercato
Metropolitan Pizza & Cafe
Mission Taqueria
Mom-Mom’s Polish Food Cart
More Than Just Ice Cream
Morimoto
My Thai
National Mechanics
Nineteen
Nomad Pizza
Nomad Pizza Truck
Nomad Roman
Noord
North 3rd Restaurant
Oink and Moo BBQ
Opa
Original 13 Ciderworks
Oyster House
Panorama
Paper Mill Foods
Parc
Pinocchio’s Restaurant
Pizzeria Stella
Poco’s
Pod
Porta
Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti
The Prime Rib
P’unk Burger
Race Street Cafe
The Raven
ReAnimator Coffee
Ristorante Aroma
Rose Tattoo Cafe
Sampan
Schmear It
Seafood Unlimited
Serpico
Silk City Diner Lounge & Garden
SLiCE
SliCE Fishtown
SliCE Rittenhouse Square
Spasso Italian Grill
Spasso Italian Grill (Media)
The Spicy Belly
Spring Mill Cafe
Square 1682
Stargazy
Sterling Pig Brewery
Tabu
Talula’s Daily
Talula’s Garden
Tap 24
Taproom on 19th
The Tavern
Time
The Tot Cart
Tria Cafe Rittenhouse
Tria Cafe Wash West
Tria Taproom
Valanni
Varga Bar
Viggiano’s BYOB
Villa Di Roma
Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro
Waffles & Wedges
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Waffles & Wedges Food Truck
Weckerly’s Ice Cream
White Elephant Restaurant
Writer’s Block Rehab
Yards Brewing Company
Zahav
ZINC
GLAMSINO ROYALE 2018 SPONSORS
Center Stage Entertainment
Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
Philadelphia Distilling
Square 1682
Storypoint
Tumbling Dice
WFGD Studio
Yards Brewing Company
GLAMSINO ROYALE 2018 PRIZE DONORS
Act 2 Playhouse
AIDS Fund
Cut Hair and Skin Studio
Electric Factory Concerts,Inc.
ESM Productions
The Fillmore
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Kiehl’s
Karl Krumholz
Donors
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DINING OUT FOR LIFE 2018 RESTAURANT, FOOD TRUCK AND MAKER DONORS
Manatawny Still Works
One Liberty Observation Deck
Painting with a Twist
Philly Dentistry
The Pleasure Chest
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
Rescue Spa Philadelphia
Robert Lance Jewelers
The Sporting Club at the Bellevue
Stateside Urbancraft Vodka
Urban Axes
Wilma Theater
Yards Brewing Company
IMMEDIATE SEATING DONORS
1812 Productions
AIDS FUND
American Helicopter Museum
Astral
Bartram’s Garden
Big Apple Circus
Blue Cross RiverRink
Brandywine River Museum
Bristol Riverside Theatre
Contempradance
Eastern State Penitentiary
EgoPo Classic Theatre
Garden Bros Circus
Glencairn Museum
Gracias Choir
Helium Comedy Club
Historic Philadelphia
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Interact Theatre Company
James A. Michener Art Museum
Lantern Theater Company
Longwood Gardens
Mendelssohn Club Chorus
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
National Museum of American Jewish History
Opera Philadelphia
Opus 1 Contemporary Dance Company
Penn Atheletics
Penn Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Ballet
People’s Light and Theatre
Philadelphia Auto Show
Philadelphia Film Society
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus
Philadelphia Magic Gardens
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Voices of Pride
Platt Student Performing Arts House
Please Touch Museum
Ritz Theatre
The Rosenbach
Temple University Athletics
Temple University Theatre
Wilma Theater
Woodmere Art Museum
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IN HONOR
Joanne Burke
Kevin J. Burns
Tod Daniel
Joe Tom Easley and Peter Freiberg
Wayne and Kelly Hagenbauch
Chaz Kane-Harlow
Glenn Hauler
Ken Kleinman
Laws-Palmer Wedding
Shelley Laws and Nick Palmer
Shelley Laws-Palmer
Dr. Richard Limoges
Mankind
Elissa Margolis
Ian McPhail
Mary Pacell
Frank Pittner
Don Starn
Syreeta Vereen and the incredible work she does
Donors
Donations Made In Honor and In MemoryDonors thoughtfully made generous donations to honor and remember loved ones, listed here.
IN MEMORY
Mitchell Barron
Bernard Berry
Milburn Cantrell
Robert Carlson
Raffaele Chieffo
Deceased friends
Ernest DelConte
Michael D’Urso
Everyone who is infected or affected by HIV/AIDS
Stephen J. Fischer
Tim Fischer
Alex Flores
Derrick T. Fox
Tim Geiger
John Geronimo
John Gleason
Dale Grundy
Steven Interrante
Richard Landenberger
Clifford LoBiondo
Dr. Bernard Margolis
David Emerson Mitchell
Raymond Quinn
William Quinn
Walter Rich
Lynn H. Ryan
Kent Schleicher
Alan Scott
Sophie
Susan Stanley
Walter Steiner
Nick and Allen Talone
Nancy Theilsen
Meredith Westphal
Vincent Whittacre
Evan Yocom
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Anniversaries
We at Action Wellness are so grateful to our dedicated staff and volunteers, who prove their passion for our
mission by staying with us for many years. We salute their service and their loyalty, and share this list of those
celebrating anniversaries with the organization in 2018.
VOLUNTEERS
30 Years
Jerry Belew
Angelo Hardy
25 Years
Jimmy Biddle
Al Vernacchio
15 Years
Jeff Alexander
Gene Cadwallader
Michael Curran
Kelly Capponi
Amanda Whyte
10 Years
Greg DiTeodoro
Norma McNeil
5 Years
John Gibson
James Marinan
Marisa Marsh
Ellis Sacks
Bradley Schiro
Marcus Timmons
Craig Williams
STAFF
25 Years
Carmen Serrano
10 Years
Maisaloon Dias
Odessa Summers
Jaimie Zarrella
5 Years
Elise Borgese
Christine Brunson
Frank Gioffre
Anne Marie McGinnis
Neil Warshafsky
MISSION STATEMENT
Action Wellness is a Philadelphia-based
organization committed to helping people
living with chronic diseases. Our services
include medical case management, health
screenings including HIV testing, treatment
as prevention, prevention education,
supportive housing and volunteer services.
Continuing our legacy of providing support
and myriad services for individuals living
with HIV/AIDS, our board of directors,
staff and volunteers work together to
sustain and enhance the quality of life
for the diverse community we serve.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2019
Jeffrey Alexander (Vice President)
Patricia Bass
Alicia Beatty
Jonathan Beatty, MD
Meg Butler
John C. Butts
Leah Chaplin
John H. Dawson, Jr., PMP, CQA
Daniel DiBuo
David Kaufman, MD
Ken Kleinman, Esq.
Karl Krumholz, AIA
Rochelle D. Laws, Esq. (President)
Brenard Lundy
Kathleen McGrann
Daniel Parente
Frank Pittner (Treasurer)
Joseph Quinn, RN, BSN
Whitney Strickland (Secretary)
A C T I O N W E L L N E S S . O R G
LOCATIONS
Action Wellness Center City
1216 Arch Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-981-0088
Action Wellness West–Filbert Street
3901 Market Street Box 1934
(Entrance on Filbert Street)
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-243-2800
Action Wellness West–Market Street
3600 Market Street, Suite 601
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-586-7600
Action Wellness North/Casa Nueva Vida
2641 N. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19133
215-291-9700
Action Wellness Chester
2302 Edgmont Avenue
Chester, PA 19013
215-428-3510
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