Since 1985, the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children (ARFC) has met the changing needs of children and families affected by AIDS through the following programs:
St. Clare’s Homes for Children (Jersey City, Elizabeth, Neptune, NJ), 1987
St. Clare’s Homes were the first in the country to give abandoned HIV positive babies a loving home away from the hospital system. Today there are 3 Homes address
ing the transitional needs of the most vulnerable medically fragile infants. Clare’s Social Services, 1990
ARFC provides social services such as mental health support, medical care, substance-abuse prevention, support groups, and opportunities for families to meet and support each other in the community. Clare’s Housing Program, 1993
Committed to family-based solutions, ARFC provides supportive housing to people living with the HIV/AIDS. These affordable, desirable homes help families provide the stability needed to live healthy lives. Academy Street Firehouse, 2002
In continuing its mission to serve youth, ARFC opened a unique after-school program to address the specific educational and psychosocial needs of children living with, affected, or orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Brighter Beginnings Transitional Housing Program, 2012
ARFC provides transitional housing for HIV-positive women re-entering the community from previous incarceration. Project Nest Transitional Housing Program, 2016
Project Nest is a unique initiative—providing holistic patient-centered care through medical support, supportive housing, therapeutic/substance-abuse counseling, and academic and employment support, to young men facing discrimination, exploitation, and homelessness. The goal of this program is to empower young HIV-positive gay/bisexual youth to overcome previous hardship and stigma, further enabling them to seek healthier life-sustaining behaviors in their transition to adulthood.
Founded in 1985, ARFC is grounded in the belief that all individuals are of infinite value and shoul St.
