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.
Grant Year 2022 Award (3/1/22 – 2/28/23)
Clients Served
Services Provided
MAI funding is a subset of the Ryan White Part A Program used to respond to unique barriers and challenges faced by racial and ethnic minority populations most severely impacted by HIV.
MAI sub-recipients were selected based on their previous experience implementing interventions for minority populations living with HIV and past efforts demonstrating a commitment to addressing health inequities and disparities.
Grant Year 2022 Award (3/1/22 – 2/28/23)
Clients Served
Services Provided
15,225 clients served
124,939 services provided
897 clients served
11,591 services provided
2,461 clients served
12,700 visits provided
4,694 clients served
37,465 services provided
2,448 clients served
26,084 sessions provided
418 clients served
32,795 visits provided
326 clients served
379 co-payments covered
85 clients served
177 services provided
2,527 clients served
15,696 trips provided
1,711 clients served
191,097 meals provided
383 clients served
1,463 services provided
145 clients served
3,131 services provided
547 clients served
2,253 sessions provided
6,363 clients served
13,402 services provided
37 clients served
52 services provided
775 clients served
1,769 services provided
540 clients served
4,685 services provided
71 clients served
131 sessions provided
700 clients served
804 co-payments covered
29 clients served
69 trips provided
13 clients served
54 meals provided
57 clients served
91 services provided