The Chase Masterson Fan Club is proud to help support

CARING FOR BABIES WITH AIDS

P.O. Box 351535
Los Angeles, CA 90035
PHONE: (323) 931-9828
FAX: (323) 931-1440



Caring for Babies with Aids (CBA), a non-profit organization, was established for the purpose of providing the highest possible quality of life for HIV/AIDS infected, affected or at risk infants, children and families. CBA offers a safe and stable family environment through transitional housing for HIV/AIDS impacted children, as well as case management, psychosocial and Support services for their families and HIV affected families in the community. Caring for Babies with Aids promotes public education on issues which impact HIV affected families.

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
The Caring for Babies with AIDS Residential Program is the only one of its kind in Los Angeles County. It provides a loving and caring home to fourteen children who would otherwise have nowhere else to go. The children range from birth to eight years of age, and are cared for by primary child care workers who see to their daily needs. The children also attend school, see mental health specialists and receive physical therapy through the Residential Program.

The primary objective of the Residential Program is to reunite the children with their parents or family members whenever possible. If there are no family members available, foster care is sought. Parents and family members are given instruction on how to provide medical care for HIV infected children and are given training and assistance with appropriate parenting skills. Supervised overnight and weekend visits follow training until the family is fully prepared to care for the child.

The Nursing Department provides for the children's medical needs 24 hours a day CBA's Nursing Department helps each child attain and maintain an optimal state of health by providing in-residence nursing care and acting as a liaison with community health providers.

FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM
The Family Support Services Program (FSS) offers a broad range of services designed to address the needs of families impacted by HIV. The program was created to provide family crisis intervention and long term family preservation through the delivery of a variety of responsive, psychosocial and emotional support services. The following is a list and explanation of some of the services FSS provides:
  • Case Management Services identifies the needs of client families. The case manager attempts to secure vital services for the family utilizing resources available to CBA and through referrals to other AIDS service organizations that may further assist the family.

  • The Legacy Program is a way to preserve children's memories of a parent whose death from HIV/AIDS is imminent, through the compilation of video tapes, letters, poems, photographs, etc.

  • Mental Health Services provides individual and/or family therapy for children and adults, including peer groups.

  • Public Benefits Counseling helps clients to locate every possible benefit to sustain a family. The counselor also performs budget analysis for the households.

  • Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA), a governmnet program, provides assistance to qualified families with first time move-in costs on housing and past due utility bills. This program may only be accesses one time per year.

  • The Family Crisis Program is set up to assist families with medical bills, funeral costs and burial costs.

  • The Family Emergency Fund assists families with no other resources available to them. It provides emergency staples such as: diapers, formula, baby clothing, cribs, and milk.

  • Child Development Specialist Services screens all children from birth to four years of age for developmental delays. The Child Development Specialist assesses the level of delay and initiates appropriate remedial measures

    CBA is Chase's principal charity, and with her help, this club raised over $7000 for CBA last year, even as Chase herself raised over $10,000 personally for CBA.

    Chase discussed this most important aspect of her public life in an interview with AnotherUniverse.com's Mania Magazine:
    "Seven years ago, when I was new in town, I went to work for a photographer on a book to benefit children with AIDS. I would have to leave my car running because that was the only way I could use it - I couldn't get it to start again if I turned it off - I was really a starving actress, I ended up having to quit. How great is it that I can come back to Caring For Babies With AIDS and bring all these people who want to make donations!" she exclaims."

    For further information on CBA:
    The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource
    Children's Defense Fund

    Webpage design by David Goudsward.

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