HIV case management begins when a person living with HIV realizes he or she needs help navigating the foreign terrain of HIV care systems. Just one phone call can set one on the road to health.

The Northeastern Illinois HIV/AIDS Case Management Cooperative — "the Cooperative" — is managed by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, which oversees case management for more than 5,000 people per year. Its story is one best told through the clients receiving the services and the case managers on the front lines.

Please explore this collection of vignettes to better understand the struggles of those living with HIV in Chicago and how the Cooperative can help. We suggest starting at the "The Beginning" and then go wherever you like from there.