About Us

Our Story Supporting PLWH

FAP was founded in 1987 by a group of concerned residents who were driven to help their friends and loved ones stricken by HIV/AIDS who had nowhere else to turn and could no longer work full-time. In a group member’s living room, this band of Samaritans pooled their own resources to help with buying groceries, rides to the doctor, paying utility bills, and feeding pets.

As the HIV epidemic evolved,

Our organization’s services supporting PLWH did too. At the start of the epidemic, HIV was considered a death sentence. Services were designed to provide emergency measures to keep people housed, healthy, and comfortable.

Today, with the advances in medication and treatment, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) are thriving. FAP’s services focus on HIV as a chronic disease that needs regular and pro-active management, much like diabetes, hypertension, and others.

What We Do To Keep Supporting PLWH

Foothill AIDS Project (FAP) is dedicated to helping people who live with or are at risk for HIV/AIDS. We focus in supporting People Living With HIV (PLWH) in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, and western Riverside County in California. Our programs and services provide many tools that help in supporting PLWH to live longer, healthier, and more stable lives.

Our goal with our initiatives is to empower clients so they can better manage their own long-term health goals. Through integrated treatment, chronic care management, and stable housing planning, we help PLWH live longer, healthier, and more stable lives.

Mission

FAP’s mission is to improve the lives of those affected by HIV through comprehensive support services and prevent HIV infections through education and outreach programs.

Vision

Our vision is a community with no new HIV infections. We want to create a safe environment where individuals impacted by HIV are achieving health care equity with support services that help them get optimal health and well-being.

FAP is committed to reducing the stigma of HIV/AIDS in our community. Our staff has pledged to fight ignorance, promote education and understanding around HIV/AIDS, and to protect the humanity of our clients and their families.

Our Team of Dedicated Staff

Administration

La Monica Stowers, Executive Director

Marie Francois, Director of Programs

Candice Hicks, Contracts and Grants Manager

Operations

Angelica Cespedes, Office Manager

Selvio Martinez, Operations Manager

Fouad Kardous, Quality Assurance Manager

Leonard Carpenter, Centralized Fund Manager

Cynthia Orozco, Program Support

Alice De Los Reyes, Program Support

Community Resource

Matthew P Chen, Community Resource & Referral Coordinator

Housing Assistance

Los Angeles County

Irene Ramirez, Manager of Housing Programs

Betzabet Chavez, Psychosocial Case Manager

Carolina Velasquez-Ybarra, Housing Specialist

Chelsea Mascareno, Housing Specialist / Navigator

Linda Brown, Housing Specialist / Navigator

Maria Valles, Housing Specialist

Mary Jaurequi, Housing Specialist

Monica Martinez-Alfaro, Housing Specialist

Olga Esparza, Housing Specialist

Victor Gutierrez, Psychosocial Case Manager

Riverside / San Bernardino County

Leslie Evans, Manager of Housing Programs

Melody Mason, Housing Liaison

Nancy Reyes, Housing Specialist

Nataly Camacho, Navigator

Karina Vizcarra, Navigator

Case Management

Shaneka Miller, Manager of Programs

Alicia Estrada, Case Manager

Lizbeth Gastelum, Case Manager

Lorena Pinedo, Case Manager

Roberto Gonzalez, Case Manager

Tamatha Knight, Case Manager

Veronica Guzman, Case Manager

Yesenia Ramirez, Case Manager

Yuvi Moreno, Case Manager

Jose Millan, Housing Case Manager

Matthew Chen, Community Resources & Referral Coordinator

Nutrition

Miisha Patterson, Medical Case Manager

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Taelyr Patton, Director of Behavioral Health Programs

Ivette Aguilar, Psychosocial Case Manager

Jerry Chan, Substance Abuse Disorder Counselor

Elvia Olivarria, Mental Health Clinician

Elisha Harris, Substance Use Disorder Counselor

Transportation Assistance-Van Connect

De Angelo Stowers, Mobility Coordinator

Joseph Wilkins, Driver

Get More Information

If you would like to learn more about us, contact our organization today. We look forward to speaking with you.

Reach Out to Us

Our Sponsors & Partners

Elizabeth Taylor AIDS foundation

2020 grant to link and retain women living with HIV to healthcare

Inland Empire Funders Alliance

2020 grant to provide COVID-19 emergency relief services for people living with HIV

Inland SoCal United Way

2021-2022 grant to provide behavioral health services for people living with HIV in the Inland Empire.

Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

2022 grant to provide behavioral health services for people living with HIV in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center

2020 grant to link and retain people living with HIV to healthcare in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County.

Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center

2020-2021 grant to provide behavioral health services for people living with HIV in San Bernardino County.

Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center

2020-2021 grant to link and retain people living with HIV to healthcare in Riverside County.

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

2021-2022 grant is to provide general operating support for HIV services in Los Angeles County

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

2021-2022 grant to provide behavioral health services for people living with HIV in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

The Weingart Foundation

2019-2021 grant to provide operating support for services for people living with HIV in Southern California.

Updated 04/2021

Union Pacific

2020 grant to provide COVID-19 emergency relief services for people living with HIV.

S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION

The 2021-2022 grant will provide mental health outpatient treatment to people living with HIV in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles Counties.

Gilead

2022-2024 grant to support Ending the HIV Epidemic through our Enhanced Continuum of Health Opportunities for HIV Care Linkage Program