SAGE of South Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL
SAGE of South Florida is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.
SAGE Partner
View communityEPIC (Empath Partners in Care)
Enhanced listingHome & Community Support St. Petersburg, Florida
SAGE Partner· Reviewed July 22, 2026NonprofitFree Service
About
EPIC, Empath Partners in Care, provides HIV prevention, testing, treatment and support across six locations in the Tampa Bay area. It is part of Empath Health, and it serves a population that includes a large number of people who have been living with HIV for decades and are now aging with it.
Services include free HIV testing and home test kits, an HIV medical home, medical case management, counseling, PrEP and TelePrEP, pharmacy services, housing assistance, food pantries and meals, support groups and financial assistance. A separate program, TOPWA, supports pregnant people living with HIV.
That combination matters for older adults specifically. Long-term survivors often need case management, housing help and food support at the same time as medical care, and having them in one organization removes a lot of the coordination burden that otherwise falls on the person themselves.
Phone numbers differ by county: Pinellas is (727) 328-3260 and Hillsborough is (813) 237-3066. Costs are not published in full, and financial assistance is available.
Care levels & services
Home Care
Pricing & availability
- Pricing
- Free / no-cost service · HIV testing is free. Other costs are not published in full and financial assistance is available.
- Availability
- Availability reported · Accepting clients across six Tampa Bay locations. Pinellas (727) 328-3260, Hillsborough (813) 237-3066. (as of August 6, 2026)Availability changes often. Contact the provider to confirm current openings.
LGBTQIA+ inclusion & documented evidence
- SAGE PartnerReviewed July 22, 2026
A documented partnership or affiliation with SAGE or a SAGE program serving LGBTQIA+ elders.
Indicates an affiliation; does not certify staff training or outcomes.
Couples & chosen family
We don't yet have documented couples or chosen-family policy details for this organization. Ask them directly, and let us know what you learn.
Trans-inclusive practices
No trans-inclusive care documentation is on file yet. This does not indicate exclusion, ask the provider about their specific practices.
Staff training
No LGBTQIA+ aging staff-training credential is on file for this organization. That is not evidence of exclusion, so ask them directly what training their staff receive.
Work here? How to earn a credential.
Amenities & features
- On-site social worker or care coordinator
- Telehealth access
- Sliding-scale fees
- Affirming social events
- Multilingual staff
Location & service area
St. Petersburg, Florida
Serves St. Petersburg, FL
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Questions to ask
8 things worth asking before you decide, chosen because the public record does not answer them. A blank means nobody has published the answer, not that the answer is bad.
- Can a same-sex couple share a room or an apartment, on the same terms as any other couple, at every level of care you offer?
- Who counts as family for visiting, for medical updates and for decisions, if the person closest to me is not a relative or a spouse?
- Do you have a written nondiscrimination policy that names sexual orientation and gender identity? Can I have a copy?
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About this information: Evidence labels describe documented policies, credentials or public recommendations as of the reviewed date shown, they are not a guarantee of care quality, and a paid listing plan never influences them. Details can change; please confirm anything important directly with the provider.
Last updated August 6, 2026. Suggest a correction.