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Inmate Discharge Planning

Now expanded into both Pinellas and Hillsborough County Jail systems, Metro Charities can help HIV+ inmates plan for their release back into the community by providing linkage to:

• Medical care
• Medications
• Housing
• Emergency financial assistance
• Job training & placement resources
• Substance abuse treatment
• Plus a whole host of other programs.

It is hoped that helping the client find stability in these areas of their lives, it can also help them maintain their health and avoid repeated incarcerations.

Health Improvement for Re-entering Exoffenders (Project H.I.R.E.)

This program assists individuals living with HIV/AIDS who have been released from a state or federal prison. This program links clients to services, targeted towards health improvement, in the community they are being released to.

Individuals released to Pinellas or Hillsborough counties will receive direct case management services through our Linkage Case Managers to ensure that all medical, medication, and community needs are met. Individuals released to any other County in the state of Florida are linked to an AIDS Service Organization in that county and the H.I.R.E. program will coordinate services with that agency and/or directly with the client.

Some of the services available through Project H.I.R.E linkage are:

• Medical Case Management
• Primary care and medications
• Mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment
• Intervention programs
• Vision and Dental care
• Employment and Job Training services
• Food, Clothing, Transportation, and Housing
• Assistance with obtaining ID Cards & Birth Certificates
• Incentives
• Many others!

It is the goal of Project H.I.R.E. to provide linkage to any services that will help the individual with an easier transition back into the community, continue access to medical care and treatment without interruption, and assist the client with moving towards independence and preventing recidivism.

To obtain more information about H.I.R.E., please call (877) 601-4473 and ask for the Project H.I.R.E. staff.