ASA Services

ASA provides direct care services to over 1,500 people annually. Our services include:

Food and Nutrition Services

ASA’s Helping Hands Food Bank and Nutrition Services empowers people living with HIV and AIDS with the tools to help manage their health through a nutritious diet that is custom tailored to their unique needs.

Case Management

Case management is a core service for ASA, directly addressing the agency’s mission to respond to “the HIV needs of the Austin area.” Case management is a time-limited intervention that seeks to assist persons who have difficulty accessing or remaining in primary medical care and for delivering and coordinating HIV and other supportive services.

Case management facilitates continuity of care by coordinating client access to an array of services, such as primary medical care, access to health insurance, help with daily living skills, housing, transportation, financial assistance, psychosocial and spiritual support, vocational and educational training and services, mental health programs, substance abuse treatment and legal assistance.

HIV Prevention Outreach

ASA’s Counseling, Testing, and Referral program allows free access to HIV testing services, behavior change counseling, and linkage to needed community resources.  It is designed to assist individuals in evaluating how their behavior may put them at risk for HIV infection and provide a safe, compassionate, and resource-rich space to discuss challenges and successes in reducing their risk.

The Jack Sansing Dental Clinic

ASA’s Jack Sansing Dental Clinic provides routine and emergency dental care for people living with HIV and AIDS. This includes oral examination, treatment planning, oral surgery, root canal treatment, periodontal therapy, restorative dentistry, removable prosthodontics, treatment of infection and preventative oral health care.

For those with suppressed immune systems due to HIV or AIDS, proper dental care is of the utmost importance.  Treating each patient with compassionate treatment options remains at the forefront of our service goals for the residents of our ten county service area.

Legal Services and the Capital Area AIDS Legal Project

ASA’s Legal Services and CAALP provide valuable legal assistance to people living with HIV and AIDS in Central Texas. Our in-house attorney responds to many cases personally in addition to leading The Capital Area AIDS Legal Project, or CAALP, which provides pro bono legal services for low income people who are living with HIV and AIDS.

Through referrals to local volunteer attorneys in the community, CAALP undertakes to assist people with a broad range of civil legal issues, including but not limited to, life planning, insurance, discrimination, confidentiality, immigration, public benefits, landlord-tenant disputes, probate and family law.

The Paul Kirby Emergency Relief Fund

ASA provides emergency relief for individuals when no other sources of funding exist. The Paul Kirby Emergency Relief Fund is the last resort for our case managers to assist their clients, with much of the funding going for essentials like food, utilities, rent and prescription medication.

The vast majority of the Fund is thanks to the Octopus Club, an all-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to making a difference through raising money for the Fund.

The PATH Risk Reduction Program

Comprehensive Risk & Counseling Services, commonly known as the PATH Program, provides individual and couples counseling to reduce the transmission of HIV. PATH primarily serves people peoplve living with HIV and AIDS, but is also open to HIV- people who report high risk of acquiring the virus. PATH is a harm reduction counseling program, meaning that PATH counselors assess each individual’s readiness for change and clients guide the process by identifying problems and goals to address those problems.