Thursday, October 12, 2006

Help Support the Lifelong AIDS Alliance

Mission Statement:
Lifelong AIDS Alliance is committed to preventing the spread of HIV, and to providing practical support services and advocating for those whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS.

Lifelong provides housing and home chores, food and nutrition services, insurance continuation, transportation, case management, and emergency financial assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS; the community services include prevention education and national public policy advocacy.

Here is a video that tells all about the Lifelong AIDS Alliance

Windows Media version
Quicktime (.mov) version

Here is what LifeLong AIDS Alliance did in 2004
  • Make 79,429 home-cooked meals for Chicken Soup Brigade members

  • Pack 29,040 bags of groceries

  • Provide 12,424 hours of case management services

  • Place 49 people living with HIV/AIDS into permanent housing

  • Give 4,803 rides to medical and social service appointments

  • Distribute over 200,000 condoms and safer sex messages through youth and community outreach programs.


  • Here are some Facts about AIDS/HIV
  • Over a million people live with AIDS/HIV

  • HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death for African American women aged 25-34

  • African Americans represent 15% of the HIV cases in King County, while only accounting for 5% of the population.


  • Help support Lifelong AIDS Alliance by donating
    Donate Now!! You can Donate Here
    https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/LifelongAIDSAlliance/OnlineGiving.html

    Talk to your Human Resources department and see if your company will match your donation.

    http://www.lifelongaidsalliance.org/index.html

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