Ryan White Project

Ryan White Part A Program

Who Was Ryan White?

Ryan White was a young man from Indiana who acquired HIV through a contaminated blood treatment he received as part of his therapy to address his hemophilia.

Ryan was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 13 in December 1984 when little was known about the disease and there were few medical therapies. While in middle school, the school district barred him from attending classes. Ryan and his mother, Jeanne White Ginder, fought to educate the community about HIV and to gain the right to return to school.

After moving to Cicero, Indiana Ryan was able to go to school. Ryan’s efforts to educate the public did not stop there and he went on to meet with several Members of Congress about the need for comprehensive services to care for persons living with HIV.

In 1990, four months after Ryan’s death at the age of 18, Congress enacted the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It is this legislation (as amended over the years) that supports Fulton County’s Ryan White Program to serve qualifying individuals in the 20-county Atlanta Eligible Metropolitan Area.

Ryan White

Ryan White Part A

The Ryan White Part A (RWPA) Program funds core medical and support services for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals affected by HIV in the 20-County Atlanta EMA. Part A serves people living with HIV often dealing with barriers to care such as homelessness, poverty, other medical conditions, and lacking health insurance and/or having trouble with insurance deductibles and co-pays. RWPA funds continue to be used to address service needs and gaps.

Part A: By The Numbers

$32,274,215

Grant Year 2024 Award

18,015

Clients Served

654,227

Services Provided

Prescribed ART

Viral Load Suppression

Part A 2024 Grant Year Impact

Outpatient Medical Care

16,444 clients served
144,267 services provided

Substance Abuse Outpatient Care

828 clients served
8,143 services provided

Dental Care

2,725 clients served
13,703 visits provided

Case Management

7,489 clients served
66,388 services provided

Mental Health Services

2,909 clients served
26,656 sessions provided

Medical Nutrition Therapy

519 clients served
41,583 visits provided

Health Insurance Payment Assistance

731 clients served
1,052 co-payments covered

Child Care Services

44 clients served
96 services provided

Medical Transportation

3,873 clients served
23,437 trips provided

Food Bank & Home Delivered Meals

2,388 clients served
290,980 meals provided

Translation Services

652 clients served
3,506 services provided

Legal Services

128 clients served
2,988 services provided

Peer Support

1,534 clients served
6,186 sessions provided

Referral for Healthcare & Supportive Services

8,453 clients served
25,197 services provided

Emergency Financial Assistance

40 clients served
45 services provided