PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Our holistic services aim to support the needs of individuals facing inequities and barriers to care.

Shanti’s key services include care navigation, case management, client advocacy, emotional and practical support, health and wellness activities, one-on-one volunteer support, and community-building events and activities. More details about our programs follow.

Our HIV Programs exist to ensure that underserved people living with HIV and/or HCV receive the compassionate, cross-cultural support they need to manage their health and well-being. Our nonjudgmental, harm-reduction based services promote robust engagement by clients in their own healthcare, help them overcome barriers to access key resources, and offer opportunities to connect with one another.

Shanti’s Margot Murphy Women’s Cancer Program mitigates the barriers that women face after a cancer diagnosis. Our multilingual and cross-cultural services help empower women with cancer to overcome linguistic, social, and financial obstacles to access and complete treatment and move into survivorship.

The LGBTQ+ Aging & Abilities Support Network (LAASN) provides compassionate supportive services that help counteract isolation and emotional, behavioral, and health challenges faced by LGBTQ+ older adults and adults with disabilities. Care navigation and social and wellness programming help clients build and contribute vibrantly to their community.

Shanti’s Peer Advocate Care Team (PACT) serves the residents of Potrero Hill Terrace and Annex public housing as they navigate the complex realities of living in poverty, while their housing community undergoes redevelopment during the next 10-15 years.

Our Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) Program keeps people and their animal companions together in the face of poverty and other hardships that threaten to separate them. We provide free comprehensive animal support services, including pet food, supplies, and veterinary care, for companion animals of older adults and individuals living with disability or illness.