ACCESSMATTERS
1700 MARKET ST NO 1540, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 www.accessmatters.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ACCESSMATTERS FIGHTS FOR EQUITY AND ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND INFORMATION FOR EVERYONE EVERY DAY, WHILE WORKING TO ELIMINATE RACIST AND OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS THAT LEAD TO INEQUITIES IN HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. WE FOCUS ON SERVING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES, AND PEOPLE FROM HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

PROTECT, EXPAND & ENHANCE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE & INFO FOR ALL

SUPPORTING A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER NETWORK: ACCESSMATTERS PROVIDES FUNDING AND SPECIALIZED SUPPORT FOR NETWORK PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ANCHORS A BROAD NETWORK OF OVER 50 HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, SUPPORTING THEM WITH GRANT FUNDING, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, AND GUIDANCE ON BEST PRACTICES IN CARE AND DELIVERY. IN FY2020, ACCESSMATTERS' TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM SUPPORTED A NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS AND COLLECTIVELY SERVED OVER 81,000 PEOPLE LIVING AT OR NEAR THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WITH CONFIDENTIAL, HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: AFFORDABLE FDA-APPROVED BIRTH CONTROL, PREGNANCY PLANNING, BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDS), HIV TESTING, AND REFERRALS FOR OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS PRENATAL CARE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, AND PRIMARY CARE. ALONG WITH PROVIDING ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC-BASED SITES, ACCESSMATTERS MANAGES A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF HEALTH RESOURCE CENTERS SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. IN FY2020, ACCESSMATTERS' PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY SERVED OVER 30,000 YOUTH AGED 13-24. ACCESSMATTERS MANAGES THE RYAN WHITE HIV NETWORK IN PHILADELPHIA AND SERVED OVER 3,600 PEOPLE WITH COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY-CENTERED CARE; AND THE PENNSYLVANIA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA REGION, REACHED 2,600 UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN FY2020 WITH EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES; AND ACCESSMATTERS ENGAGES WITH PARTNERS IN FIELDS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH.

ENGAGING IN RESEARCH, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY: ACCESSMATTERS TRAINS ORGANIZATIONS IN BEST PRACTICES, INVESTIGATES PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, AND EVALUATES QUALITY OF CARE. ACCESSMATTERS CENTERS HEALTH EQUITY, BREAKS DOWN STIGMA, ENSURES CONFIDENTIALITY, AND WORKS TO NORMALIZE DISCUSSIONS OF SEXUALITY AND THE PROVISION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. ACCESSMATTERS SUPPORTS LONG-STANDING, NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED RESEARCH, EVALUATION, TRAINING, AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PROVIDING TAILORED SOLUTIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS DO THEIR PART TO ELIMINATE SYSTEMIC RACISM AND OTHER OPPRESSIONS, AND WORK IN TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CLIENT-CENTERED WAYS.IN FY2020, ACCESSMATTERS EVALUATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS' SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES AND ASSESSED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS BY TEAM CONDUCTING 24 LITERATURE REVIEWS, NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCANS; AND PREPARING 17 COUNTY PROFILES. IN FY2020, ACCESSMATTERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 70 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SKILLS-BUILDING TRAININGS, MANY OF WHICH WERE PLANNED TO BE DELIVERED IN-PERSON AND HAD TO BE ADAPTED FOR VIRTUAL IMPLEMENTATION DUE TO COVID. TRAININGS COVERED TOPICS RELATED TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, HEALTH EQUITY, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, INCLUDING: ANTI-RACISM, GENDER AND SEXUALITY, ASKABLEADULTS, YOUTH COUNSELING, AND STDS AND HIV. ACCESSMATTERS' TRAININGS WERE DELIVERED TO THOUSANDS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL AS STAFF OF FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY. ACCESSMATTERS RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR ONGOING ADVOCACY TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR THIS VITAL WORK AND SPEAKS OUT TO SHAPE OPINION AND POLICY ON KEY ISSUES. IN FY2020, ACCESSMATTERS WEIGHED IN ON LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL POLICY, OUTLINING EFFECTIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS AND PROGRAM STRATEGY. ACCESSMATTERS IMPLEMENTED OVER 40 UNIQUE ACTIONS AND ENGAGED OVER 20 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT ACCESSMATTERS' PROGRAMS AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. KEY ISSUES INCLUDED: COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION, HIV/STD PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PREGNANT AND BIRTHING PEOPLE, AND FUNDING FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.

PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES: ACCESSMATTERS PROVIDES GUIDANCE, REFERRALS, TESTING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT DIRECTLY TO CLIENTS THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND ACCESSMATTERS' INFORMATION HOTLINE. IN FY2020, ACCESSMATTERS' PATIENT NAVIGATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED WARM REFERRALS, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR APPOINTMENTS, AND LINKAGE TO CARE FOR SERVICES RELATED TO FAMILY PLANNING, HIV PREVENTION OR TREATMENT, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG OTHER SERVICES. ACCESSMATTERS ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGH ACCESSMATTERS' INFORMATION HOTLINE. THE HOTLINE, WITH BOTH PHONE AND TEXT CAPABILITY, FIELDED OVER 1,650 REQUESTS IN FY2020 ANSWERING QUESTIONS, PROVIDING HEALTH COUNSELING, AND MAKING REFERRALS TO CARE ON ISSUES RANGING FROM STDS TO ADOLESCENT HEALTH TO BIRTH CONTROL AND CONSENT. ACCESSMATTERS' INFORMATION HOTLINE IS STAFFED BY TRAINED COUNSELORS WHO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS FOR SERVICES. HOTLINE STAFF ALSO PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES AT HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. FOR OVER FIVE YEARS, BROTHERS UNITED, ACCESSMATTERS' HIV PREVENTION, SCREENING, AND LINKAGE-TO-CARE PROGRAM, HAS SERVED POPULATIONS THAT ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR HIV AND OFTEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, WITH A MOBILE SCREENING PROGRAM THAT BRINGS HIV TESTING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS MOST IMPACTED BY HIV. IN FY2020, THE BROTHERS UNITED PROGRAM CONDUCTED 1,335 HIV TESTS.

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