Tell Governor Quinn: We Need Fair HIV Funding!

Tell Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to include $18 million in new HIV funding in his fiscal year 2011 state budget.  Your voice is needed now to restore funding for programs that are being cut today and avert even more devastating cuts next fiscal year. 

Sign the letter to Gov. Pat Quinn asking him to fully fund the HIV sector in his budget proposal!

This year, Illinois salvaged the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) by cutting funding from other vital HIV state programs. This tactic will accelerate the state’s long-term HIV/AIDS crisis by weakening prevention and care programs that help to curb the epidemic.  An $18 million budget increase will protect all essential services—including HIV prevention, care, housing and ADAP—from crushing budget reductions.

On January 22 community members and public officials testified that the number of people obtaining life-saving HIV medications through ADAP jumped 15% this year. But just when our community needs care and prevention services the most, funding for these programs is shrinking, and could become non-existent on July 1, 2010. Tell Gov. Quinn to request $18 million in new funding for HIV programs today.

Take these actions today:

1. Sign the letter to Gov. Pat Quinn asking him to fully fund the HIV sector in his budget proposal and ask your friends, family members, and colleagues to sign on too.  Just forward this message.
 
2. We Can’t Wait! Take a picture of yourself holding this sign and participate in the “We Can’t Wait” campaign for a fair budget.