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It's Election Time! Learn about Non-Profit Advocacy August 19
Election season is upon us again and it’s time for your organization to get loud! Non-profit groups can and should get involved in election and policy advocacy, and there are really simple ways your agency can start today. Come to learn the easy-breezy steps you can take to make advocacy an every-day part of your organization!
Topics include:
-Nonprofits and the law – dos and don’ts
-Easy-bake advocacy: simple steps to make advocacy easy at your agency
-The election is coming! How to register folks to vote without breaking the law
-and more!
SPC Policy/Advocacy Committee Meeting
August 19th
4-6pm
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
200 W Jackson, #2200
Local Reactions to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
"The release of the National AIDS Strategy (NAS) can be used as an opportunity to raise awareness regarding prevention and access to care. In Chicago, African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS. Applying the tenets of the NAS locally can ensure that funds are redirected to specific Chicago geographic areas and specific targeted populations, specifically to gay men of color, women and the reentry population."
Today is National ADAP Call-in Day! Demand that President Obama Address the ADAP Crisis NOW!!!
We know you’ve called and emailed, but we need to keep the pressure up. Around America, nearly 1,800 people in 10 states can’t get the HIV medications they need to stay healthy and alive because of the woefully underfunded AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and people with HIV in Illinois now face the same fate.
Budget 911 Call - the State Budget and HIV this Friday May 14th
The state legislature still does not have a responsible budget in place, and the May 31st deadline is fast approaching. Please join the AIDS Foundation of Chicago for our next Budget 911 call, this Friday, May 14th from 1:00-2:00pm and learn what kind next year’s budget might look like, how it will affect HIV/AIDS programs, and vital actions you should take to push for fiscal responsibility. Please RSVP to bcooper@aidschicago.org and join us for this important call.
Budget 911 Call
Friday, May 14th
1:00 – 2:00 PM
1-866-206-0240
Passcode: 437543#
RSVP: bcooper@aidschicago.org
Urge President Obama to Provide Emergency Funding for ADAPs in Crisis
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs provided medications to over 166,000 individuals in FY2009. Unfortunately, many ADAPs have put in place barriers to access such as reducing the eligibility, changing the formulary, and closing enrollment. Nearly 1,000 individuals in nine states are on waiting lists to receive their life-saving and life-sustaining medications through the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP). We need your help to ensure that the Obama Administration takes action to help those in need!
How you can help:
There are two ways you can help. By the end of the week please call or email (or both) the White House.
Love is in the Air! Volunteer to Spread the Love!
Ahhh, spring! Birds are chirping, bunnies are hopping, flowers are blooming, and kids are proming. We Condom Cupids need to gear up and help the young’n’s spread the love safely this year.
Illinois House Appropriations-Human Services Committee Meeting on ADAP and Prevention Funding
The Illinois House Appropriations-Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on Friday, January 22, 2010 Time 10:00 AM in Room 16-504 James R. Thompson Center on ADAP funding. The meeting is open to the public and you are encouraged to attend, but arrive early as space is limited.
