Who We Are
Who We Are
Our Vision
A generation free of HIV in the Sacramento region.
Our Mission
We carry out our vision by:
- Supporting a compassionate community for people living with HIV.
- Encouraging innovative prevention, education, and outreach programs.
- Raising awareness to eliminate discrimination and stigma against those living with or at risk of contracting HIV.
- Ensuring access to quality care.
- Promoting informed public policy to sustain a healthy community.
Our Strategic Funding Priorities
In order to help determine how grant money is allocated, we have established the following set of strategic funding priorities:
1. HIV Prevention such as:
• Syringe Exchange and Disposal
• Outreach, Education and Engagement associated with Risk Reduction/Supply Distribution
• Outreach, Education and Engagement associated Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP and PreP) and Treatment as Prevention (TaSP)
2. Filling Unreimbursed Gaps in Supportive services to keep People Living with HIV (PLWH) in care such as:
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Transportation
• Client Navigation
• Case Management including benefits enrollment
• Housing Assistance
3. HIV Testing with Linkage to Care such as:
• Mobile Medical Care
• Referrals to Care with Client Follow Up
4. Innovative projects that address the impact of HIV in the Sacramento region such as:
• Pilot Projects
• Provider Collaboration to increase service impact, continuity of care, and decrease service duplication
**The CARES Foundation will not fund goods or services reimbursable by third-party payors unless provided to patients without healthcare insurance.
Board of Directors
Fred Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P. - President
Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology
Director, Center for Precision Medicine and Data Sciences
U.C. Davis School of Medicine
Olivia Kasirye, M.D. - Vice President
Public Health Officer
Sacramento County
Alice Kessler, J.D. - Secretary
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
John Kay, J.D. - Chief Financial Officer
Consultant
Ashley Brand
System Director for Community and Homeless Health
CommonSpirit Health
Erin Cabelera
Area Pharmacy Director
Kaiser Permanente - South Sacramento
Graciela Castillo-Krings
Lobbyist
Sacramento Advocates
Michael R. O. Martinez
Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner
California Department of Insurance
Richard Pollard, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
U.C. Davis Medical Center – Division of Infectious Diseases
Robert Styron, MBA
Financial Consultant, Healthcare
Dan Torres, J.D.
Program Director, Immigrant Rights
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Ron Woo, C.P.A.
Retired
Administrative Support
Debbie Bouzard - Consultant
Consultant to the CARES Foundation
Lili Carbone Joy, M.P.H. - Consultant
Community Health Impact (CHI)