Acadiana Cares, originally founded in 1985 as Lafayette C.A.R.E.S. (Concern for AIDS Relief Education and Support), is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving vulnerable communities in Lafayette and seven surrounding parishes: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion. Initially focused on HIV/AIDS education and prevention during the pandemic, the organization has since expanded its mission to address the underlying social determinants of health that affect its clients. Today, AcadianaCares provides a holistic, client-centered approach to empower individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS, healthcare inequities, substance use, poverty, and homelessness. Their services are structured around a comprehensive model that includes primary and preventative care, substance use treatment, mental health services, housing support, and individualized case management. The organization operates on a campus with onsite programs designed to offer a continuum of care. A key component of their work is the Seasons of Serenity (SOS) program, which offers a network of residential, outpatient, and sober living recovery programs for adults with substance use disorders, including those with co-occurring mental health conditions. AcadianaCares is committed to a holistic approach, recognizing that factors like unstable housing are significant risk factors for health crises. To this end, they provide various housing programs, including emergency beds, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, many specifically for people living with HIV/AIDS. The organization also runs a Health Clinic that has earned Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC LAL) designation, offering a broad range of health services to the community. It is important to note that while the provided address is 609 Cambridge Drive, Lafayette, LA 70503, extensive research has not been able to link this address to any of Acadiana Cares' official locations. Public records indicate this address is a single-family home. Acadiana Cares' primary locations are listed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the Pride Plaza Clinic at 850 North Pierce Street, both in Lafayette. The provided phone number is associated with Acadiana Cares, but also appears in an NPI record for an entity named "A & C Health Clinics LLC" at a different address, suggesting a potential data discrepancy in the initial information.