POVERELLO

The Poverello Center, Inc. was originally founded in 1987 by Father Bill Collins (1931-2017) and his dedicated group of volunteers. At the time, the goal was to feed people who were dying alone and rejected by society in large numbers with complications from AIDS. The crisis was so devastating, and he performed so many last rites, that he began to keep a "book of names" so that the community would not forget how many died and who they were. Today, Poverello continues by helping the poor and sick to "eat well." With HIV as a chronic condition, our program has significantly better outcomes (Viral suppression rate of 88.31% among 2743 people served in 2018 and just over 90% for people served in 2019-2020 and contract year with Ryan White) than the current national average (59.8%), the state average (64%) or Broward County average (66%). We now provide food as medicine to people with Cardiac and Kidney problems as well as those with glycemic disorders, Cancer or other Critical/Chronic..

Also known as: Poverello Center, Poverello Center, Inc., The Poverello Center, Inc.