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| Programs |
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our own and in partnership with other agencies, Pierce
County AIDS Foundation supports and sponsors some of the leading
programs in the region in the fight against AIDS. |
 We
will be using these pages to highlight individual programs, and to provide
a resource directory for people affected by HIV/AIDS. Come back often to
check for updates. |
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put on our automated mailing list. |
| Emergency Grants / Basic
Needs Program / Housing Subsidies / Transportation Vouchers / FEMA Grants
/ Mental Health Vouchers / Extended Support Vouchers |
| Oasis
provides a safe, supportive and affirming environment in which 300
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth participated
last year, permitting them to receive social, educational, and health
affirming opportunities. |
| 120 youth
were trained to provide HIV/AIDS education to their peers through the APEX
program
in high schools where youth are making behavior decisions every day that
affect their lives. |
| Volunteers
worked for 11,000 hours at the Pierce County AIDS Foundation last year to
provide client care, peer education, and administrative support. |
| Bar
outreach, book clubs, media campaigns, community building activities, peer
education and HIV/AIDS information packets were provided to hundreds of
young men who have sex with men, one of the groups most at risk for
HIV/AIDS through the Young
and Strong program in the
last year. |
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 Help
support
The BASIC NEEDS program.
The Basic Needs program gives clients the
option to have volunteers deliver bags directly to the home.
* These programs are available only to those clients living with AIDS who
meet income and other eligibility criteria.
The Basic Needs Program has always relied on the support of private
organizations, businesses, churches, schools, and individuals. Over the
years, government funding for these programs grew; recently however, while
the number of clients accessing PCAF's services increases, government
funding has been greatly reduced.
So, what can you do to support Pierce County AIDS Foundation in its effort
to continue distribution of over 200 Food Bags and 100 Essential Needs
Bags each month to people living with AIDS?
Help a person living with AIDS by making a contribution of items from the
following list. Because we feel it is important that all of our clients
receive bags with the same or similar items, we ask that you adhere to the
list with reference to size, type or brand. (Some brands are placed in
parenthesis to indicate which items we are now purchasing and that the
brand name for those particular items is not important.)
If you prefer to make a cash donation, we will use it to purchase these
items "at-cost." All donations are tax deductible. If you have
questions about the Food Bag or Essential Needs Bank programs, contact
Jenny at 383-2565.
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