The Center in Asbury Park is a volunteer-based service organization providing support services for people living with HIV/AIDS or who are at risk. The Center offers its clients and residents a safe haven in order to instill a sense of community and stability in their lives. The Center in Asbury Park has served thousands and brought stability and love to many because of the wonderful support of the community, the dedication of hundreds of volunteers and the financial help of donors.
The Center in Asbury Park, Inc. began in 1992 to provide support services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Monmouth County. We knew there were services that were lacking; transportation assistance, home visits, hygiene products, and other basic needs that had to be met. We also envisioned a place where people could find someone to talk to, someone to understand, someone to hug them and show them some love. The Center in Asbury Park was incorporated and was classified as a 501(c)(3) organization and began living its Mission - serving folks living with HIV/AIDS.
It wasn’t long before we realized that AIDS was only a part of the problem. Getting decent food and housing would be vital for them as well. And so The Center began to subsidize rents, help with security payments, provide take- home meals, provide vouchers for laundries and a number of other things that would help improve people’s quality of life. We are now not only able to serve the Center Folk better but with Center House we are able to house 25 adults living with AIDS. Center House is a "supportive housing" project providing three meals a day, on-site case management, security and other kinds of support to help people stabilize themselves and be healthy.
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