Alta Bates Medical Center

EBAC Social Services

EBAC has Social Workers to help you with referrals for:

Our Social Services staff: Colleen at 510-869-8494; Kathryn at 510-869-8495; and Joseph at 510-869-8496.

Support Groups

EBAC sponsors support groups for men, women and children.

Men: Call Joseph at 510-869-8496 for information.

Women: Call Colleen at 510-869-8494, or Kathryn at 510-869-8495.

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AIDS Drug Assistance Program

The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is a subsidy program to help pay all or some of the costs of HIV medications and FDA approved HIV related medications.

To be eligible for ADAP you must:

  1. reside in California;
  2. be uninsured, on Medicare, on MediCal with a share of cost or have insurance with insufficient prescription drug coverage; and,
  3. have a Federal adjusted gross income below $50,000.

If you think that you may be eligible for ADAP services and want to enroll or you have questions about ADAP, contact Colleen at 510-869-8494, Kathryn at 510-869-8495, or Joseph at 510-869-8496.

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ADAP Recertification

ADAP clients must have their eligibility recertified on a yearly basis. ADAP expires on your birthday each year. Notification by ADAP of impending ADAP expiration has been inconsistent and some clients are finding out that their ADAP has expired only when they go to their pharmacies to pick up their medications. If you do not know when your ADAP expires, you can call ADAP directly at 1-888-311-7632 or contact Kathryn at 510-869-8495, Joseph at 510-869-8496, or Colleen at 510-869-8494 at EBAC.

To recertify your ADAP you will need to make an appointment (schedule renewal appointment one month before your ADAP expires) with Colleen, Kathryn, or Joseph, and bring with you to your appointment:

  1. picture ID;
  2. insurance cards; and,
  3. proof of income (last year's California tax return, award letter or paycheck stubs).

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Family Care Network (FCN)

The Family Care Network (FCN) is a group of ten agencies in the East Bay that receive Ryan White Title IV funds to provide coordinated, comprehensive, family-centered care to children, youth, women, and families who are infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. One of the main goals of the FCN is to provide as many services as possible at the primary medical care sites. This includes legal and benefits counseling, psychotherapy, and peer support. Another special goal of the FCN is reducing perinatal transmission of HIV from mother to child by training OB/HIV providers in the latest information on perinatal transmission and education materials to women.

The agencies involved in the FCN include:

  • Primary Medical Providers:
    Children’s Hospital Oakland, Pediatric AIDS Program
    East Bay AIDS Center of Alta Bates Medical Center
    Highland General Hospital, HIV Services Division
    Hope Clinic
    Downtown Youth Clinic (for HIV positive youth up to age 25 yrs)
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Counseling:
    East Bay Community Recovery Project
    Fourteenth Street Clinic
    La Clinica De La Raza
    Circle of Care
  • Legal Advocacy:
    East Bay Community Law Center
    Hawkins Law Center
    Peer Support and Information:
    Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases [W.O.R.L.D.]
    Circle of Care

As part of the FCN, EBAC Provides on-site:

  • Legal Services – Pat from the Hawkins Law Center is at EBAC every other Friday morning.
  • Mental Health/Substance Use Services - Delia, from the East Bay Community Recovery Project, is at EBAC every Thursday morning and Ivan, from the East Bay Community Recovery Project, is at EBAC every Thursday afternoon. Check with Colleen at 510-869-8494, Kathryn at 510-869-8495, or Joseph at 510-869-8496 at EBAC about appointments for these services.
  • Peer Advocates - Interested in talking with someone who really knows life with HIV or who can assist you with "the system"? EBAC has peer advocates available from WORLD on Tuesday and Thursday. Call Colleen at 510-869-8494, Kathryn at 510-869-8495 for more information. Circle of Care has a youth designated peer advocate – call Kathryn at 510-869-8495.

We also offer Preconception Counseling/Prenatal Care in conjunction with the East Bay Perinatal Center, and private doctors, and one post-partum home visit, and Positive Mothers Support Group. Call Colleen at 510-869-8494 for more information.

For more information about the Family Care Network and their available services, call Kathryn at 510-869-8495 or Colleen at 510-869-8494.

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