AIDS Care Group was incorporated in 1998 in order to serve the needs of an underserved population of people living in Chester, PA who were unable to access care and social services for their HIV disease. In approaching HIV medicine, the agency staff took the view that the underlying conditions of poverty, low educational attainment, poor housing, high crime rate, lack of adequate transportation, food insecurities, and disenfranchisement all had to be addressed as a basic prescription for the care of each of their patients. It is from this philosophy that the AIDS Care Group established food, housing, and transportation programs as essential services required to achieve success with its basic HIV medical and dental care protocols.