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= Bebashi =

History
Bebashi was founded in Philadelphia in 1985 to address the AIDS crisis among people of color.

In 1993 they offered a Medical Case Management Services to link people living with HIV/AIDS to primary care, encourage ongoing engagement in care, assist with treatment adherence and help connect them to other needed resources and services.

Bebashi was selected to participate in the landmark Black Men's Health Survey a federally funded five year incidence study aimed to interpret the cultural, psychological, and environmental causes contributing to the disparately high rates of HIV infection among the black community in 2003.

In 2014 they established a resource navigation program, to assist low-income individual in accessing resources and services to overcome challenges and achieve self-sufficiency.

Bebashi received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) the first stand alone federal grant the organization has ever seen to establish the wellness clinic.

Community Service
Bebashi provides a continuum of care involving culturally sensitive and competent community education, HIV, STI, and pregnancy counseling and testing services, and medical case management for HIV positive individuals.