Persons Living With HIV/AIDS and Their Families

Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families refers to households with at least one family member living with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) or living with AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

The City of Pasadena has worked with community residents and nonprofit service providers for over a decade to address the needs of persons living with HIV or AIDS. Recent statistics show a steady decline in the percentage of people dying from the disease in the last few years, both in Pasadena and Countywide, suggesting a continuing need for services to assist people living with the disease.

Table 1: Comparison of Total Reported AIDS Cases: 1996 & 1998

1996 / 1998 / Change
Number / Percent / Number / Percent
Pasadena:
Total Cases / 498 / 100% / 565 / 100%
Cases Living / 146 / 29.3 / 195 / 34.5 / +5.2%
Deaths / 352 / 70.7 / 370 / 65.5 / -5.2%
El Monte:
Total Cases / 153 / 100% / 174 / 100%
Cases Living / 51 / 33.3 / 65 / 37.4 / +4.1%
Deaths / 102 / 66.7 / 109 / 62.6 / -4.1%
Glendale:
Total Cases / 478 / 100% / 530 / 100%
Cases Living / 123 / 25.7 / 151 / 28.5 / +2.8%
Deaths / 355 / 74.3 / 379 / 71.5 / -2.8%
LA County:
Total Cases / 33,273 / 100% / 37,820 / 100%
Cases Living / 10,766 / 32.4 / 13,706 / 36.2 / +3.8%
Deaths / 22,507 / 67.6 / 24,114 / 63.8 / -3.8%

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, HIV Epidemiology Program (Cases reported in through 1996 and 1998)

The Pasadena-based AIDS Service Center provides an array of services to people throughout Los Angeles County living with HIV/AIDS. These services include: adult case management, family and pediatric case management, home health care, mental health, legal services, benefits advocacy and housing assistance. The following three tables provide a demographic picture of Pasadena residents receiving services from the AIDS Service Center over the last five-years.

Table 2: Pasadena clients of the AIDS Service Center 1994-1999 by Zip Code

Zip Code / Number / Percent
91101 / 53 / 13.2
91103 / 88 / 22
91104 / 101 / 25.3
91105 / 47 / 11.7
91106 / 56 / 14
91107 / 49 / 12.3
91108 / 2 / .50
91109 / 3 / .75
Total / 399 / 100

Source: AIDS Service Center, Pasadena, CA

Table 3: Pasadena clients of AIDS Service Center by Race

Ethnicity / Male / Female / Total / Percent
African American / 90 / 28 / 118 / 30.2
Asian/Pacific Islander / 4 / 0 / 4 / 1.02
Hispanic/Latino / 70 / 13 / 83 / 21.2
Native American / 3 / 1 / 4 / 1.02
White (Non-Hispanic) / 152 / 22 / 174 / 44.5
Other / 7 / 8* / 2.04
Total / 326 / 64 / 391

Source: AIDS Service Center, Pasadena, CA (*1 client refused to answer race and gender question)

Table 4: Pasadena clients of AIDS Service Center by Age

Age / Male / Female / Total / Percent
19 and under / 5 / 9 / 14 / 3.6
20 – 29 / 8 / 2 / 10 / 2.5
30 – 39 / 114 / 15 / 129 / 33
40 – 49 / 131 / 19 / 150 / 38.3
50 – 59 / 47 / 12 / 59 / 15.1
60+ / 19 / 7 / 26 / 6.6
Not available / 2 / 1 / 3 / .77
Total / 326 / 65 / 391

Source: AIDS Service Center, Pasadena, CA

The City utilizes funds through the HUD HOPWA and HOME programs to provide tenant-based rental assistance to extremely low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS, along with case management and supportive services. The supportive services address the immediate care and longer-term needs of the participants including health care, mental health, substance abuse, public benefits, private insurance and legal assistance. In FY 2000, the City allocated $167,810 to provide the above services to individuals and their families living with HIV/AIDS. In addition, Serra Project, Inc. was awarded $682,216 through the HUD Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance - Supportive Housing program coordinated by the City to provide service-enriched affordable housing for individuals and their families living with HIV/AIDS.