AccessMatters supports a network of over 20 partner organizations that operate more than 60 health centers in five counties, serving over 100,000 men, women, and teens annually. AccessMatters’ family planning program also supports the provision of services to youth who receive services through AccessMatters’ Health Resource Center program. AccessMatters’ Hotline refers over 3,000 callers to health centers and other services each year.

AccessMatters’ comprehensive network of health centers includes specialty to primary care clinics providing sexual and reproductive health services.  This vast spectrum of health care providers — from leading academic institutions to community organizations — enables AccessMatters to support access to confidential, quality care for people in their settings of choice, with tailored counseling and a focus on eliminating barriers to getting care.  AccessMatters’ network health centers have flexible hours, including nights and weekends, and are accessible via public transportation.  AccessMatters’ network health centers serve everyone—regardless of ability to pay or insurance status.

AccessMatters has a proud history of providing comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services to individuals, families, and communities through our network of partner organizations.  As a critical part of the region’s healthcare safety net, serving individuals from low-income families and other hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations is a high priority for AccessMatters. A hallmark of the AccessMatters’ service delivery model is to support integration of complimentary services such as HIV prevention, teen focused programs, health coverage enrollment assistance, maternal health, and pediatrics.

For more information about the Family Planning Program contact AccessMatters’ Hotline at (215) 985-3300, or the Director of the Family Planning Program at (215) 985-2608.

AccessMatters is known locally for its community engagement and health promotion work to improve health outcomes for HIV affected women and families,  HIV positive consumers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. Community-based services include screening for HIV/STD and pregnancy with an active linkage to care component. AccessMatters continuously monitors areas with high rates of sexual health disparities and deploys its community-based HIV and STD testing services into those areas.  Through its community-based programming, AccessMatters is recognized for its success in locating individuals with chronic health conditions (e.g. HIV disease) who have been lost to care and reconnecting them to services.  AccessMatters community health workers are also trained as Affordable Care Act (ACA) Certified Applications Counselors and educate consumers about eligibility for health coverage and assist them with accessing coverage through the Marketplace.

AccessMatters previously ran a CDC funded teen pregnancy prevention program, called I MATTER that worked to reduce teen birth rates in West and Southwest Philadelphia. The I MATTER Program engaged parents, youth, and community partners to improve the lives of youth and families by giving them the tools to lead healthy lives and prevent teen pregnancy. The I MATTER Program worked to ensure that teens have access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information and services to encourage healthy decision making.

Through a multi-tiered approach, the I MATTER Program empowered youth through youth leadership activities, and provides resources including “Askable Adult Matters” trainings to providers and community members. “Askable Adult Matters” trainings are designed to help youth-serving professionals become more approachable and knowledgeable when referring youth for sexual and reproductive health care.