Lifelong

Overview
Headquarters: 
Seattle, Washington, USA
Website: 
lifelong.org
Size: 
51-200 employees
Founded: 
1983
Annual Budget : 
$10-50M
Areas of Focus: 
Human Services
Food / Agriculture / Nutrition
Housing / Shelter
Mental Health / Crisis Intervention
Populations Served: 
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
Homeless
Men and Boys
Women and Girls
Urban
Rural
All Populations
Low Income
African-American
About Us
Mission: 

Lifelong’s team of skilled staff partners with clients to overcome obstacles like poverty and food insecurity that stand between them and their best possible health. Each person arrives with their own set of strengths and challenges, and needs care that is just as unique.

Programs: 

HIV Case Management – Our Case Managers work with clients to identify barriers and connect them with programs that assist with living healthier lives. Our Case Managers work with many other Lifelong departments as well as partner agencies

Chicken Soup Brigade – The goal of CSB is to improve the nutritional health of individuals living with chronic conditions and hunger. We believe that Food is Medicine and that nutrition is vital to one’s overall health.

Housing – Managing health issues is easier with somewhere safe and stable to live. Our Housing program administers several different programs that are targeted to clients’ unique circumstances.

EHIP – The Evergreen Health Insurance Program pays insurance premiums for individuals living with HIV who otherwise might not be able to afford it on their own. In addition to paying insurance premiums for people living with HIV, we also support HIV negative individuals by paying the premiums for clients enrolled in the PrEP DAP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Drug Assistance Program). 

Dental – We believe that good oral health is essential if you are living with HIV and our Dental Program is there to ensure that individuals under a certain economic threshold can access these services.

LTSS – The primary goal of Long Term Support Services is to enable vulnerable adults to reside in the setting of their choice with services and supports that maximize independence, dignity, and quality of life. The program serves Medicaid eligible clients 18 years old and older living in East King County. 

Prevention and HEYO– Our Prevention team provides free HIV testing, PrEP information and navigation, sexual health education, free condoms and works with youth to fight stigma around LGBTQ+ identities and living with HIV.

Volunteers - Lifelong has a long and proud volunteer tradition. The organization was founded by volunteers and without the compassionate care demonstrated daily by our hundreds of volunteers, we would not be able to provide the same depth of services to our clients.

History – Lifelong was formed in January 2001 through the merger of Chicken Soup Brigade (CSB) and Northwest AIDS Foundation (NWAF). For many years both organizations operated parallel to each other in providing services to people living with HIV. In 2014, Lifelong merged with Evergreen Wellness Advocates. As HIV has evolved, so have the needs of people living with the disease, and in turn, our services.

Why Work For Us?: 

Lifelong is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the agency and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. We will seek to understand our uniqueness as human beings and to celebrate our differences. We will be open to challenges regarding our blind spots and personal biases and will value all perspectives even when they do not fit our worldview. We will work to make our organization physically welcoming to all individuals, recognizing differences among our staff, clients, volunteers, and visitors. We will work to develop cultural competence among our staff through our hiring practices and staff training and cultural relevance in all of our program services by seeking the advice and counsel of those who are “in the know”.

industry: 
Nonprofit