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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1995)
j u s t ou« ▼ July 7 , 1 0 0 5 ▼ 15 U/e Keep you. His M-\ in joo dspifi-h! I O i / } OFF A grim milestone Entering the major leagues of federal AIDS/HIV funding will help local agencies meet the growing need for services Cards • Gifts Balloons • Gift wrap Journals • Pens • ETC. by Inga Sorensen area was granted. lthough it is illegal to discriminate The Portland-area HIV Services Planning against people based on their per Council, a 30-member regional HIV/AIDS plan ceived HIV/AIDS status, Susan ning and policy body established by Stein (under Stoltenberg, executive director of federal mandate) was the key player in deciding Cascade AIDS Project, estimates she how the funds would be allocated. The region receives “one or two” calls a week from citizens who believe they’ve been denied housing for that covered by the Title I grants encompasses Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington very reason. “Landlords remain woefully igno and Yamhill counties, as well as Clark County, rant about HIV/AIDS,” she says. “That ignorance Wash. can translate into limited housing opportunities for people with AIDS, even though it’s illegal.” Health officials say the money will be used to Stoltenberg, who heads up Oregon’s largest non provide for medical, dental and mental health medical AIDS service organization, hopes that services; housing assistance; a variety of client will change thanks to a recent infusion of federal advocacy services including direct emergency funds to the Portland metropolitan area. financial assistance, food services, and insurance Many times, people living with AIDS are too continuation; and several other services. weak to leave their homes, and their financial The majority of services provided through this resources are often limited. Even getting a hot and funding will be delivered by community-based nutritious meal is a stretch, both physically and nonprofit health and social-service agencies, un financially. That’s why, says Tina Tommaso der contract with the Multnomah County Health Jennings, program man Department. ager for Ecum enical “Many, many ser Ministries of Oregon’s vices are being ex HIV Day Center, it’s im panded thanks to this perative that service pro funding,” says Loreen viders be able to get to Nichols, program de those people. “We bring velopment specialist them meals through our for the M ultnom ah Daily Bread Express County Health Depart program. These people ment. are homebound. They A sampling of the don’t have the ability to funding allo catio n : go out and go shopping C A P w ill receive for food,” she says. $327,000 for housing “W e’ve been struggling assistance; $45,000 for to get meals to them, its Buddy/Companion and up until now we Services; and $ 147,000 were only able to bring for direct emergency a few meals to a few financial assistance for people. Now we will be clients’ household utili able to get many more “It’s sad that w e’ve reached the ties, eyeglasses, and other critical personal meals each day to many point where w e’ve become needs. EMO will re more people.” eligible for these funds, but w e’re ceive $280,000 for its CAP and EMO are among the beneficiaries also very pleased we ’re now able program that helps cli ents continue their in of an estimated $1.3 to expand services to people million federal grant de surance paym ents; living with HIV and AIDS. ” signed to support people $93,500 to expand its with HIV/AIDS in need — B everly Stein HIV Day Center ser vices and provide in- of urgent care. The grant home respite care; and $93,500 to expand its meal is in the form of Ryan White Comprehensive services, both at the Day Center and to homebound AIDS Resources Emergency Act Title I supple people. Oregon Health Sciences University will mental funding and will allow for a major expan receive $269,897 to enhance and ensure access to sion of services for people living with HIV/AIDS treatment and support services for people with within a six-county area centered in Portland. HIV/AIDS through a comprehensive case man “This is both a [time] of sadness and of joy,” agement system. In addition, Esther’s Pantry will said Multnomah County Chair Beverly Stein dur receive $20,000 for its monthly food-box pro ing a June press conference. “It’s sad that we’ve gram; Phoenix Rising will receive $35,000 to reached the point where we’ve become eligible for these funds, but we’re also very pleased we’re assist with its individual and group mental health now able to expand services to people living with counseling programs; the Russell Street Dental HIV and AIDS.” Clinic will get $70,000 to provide dental services to people with HIV/AIDS; and Women’s Inter This past December the Portland metropolitan community AIDS Resource will receive $3,000 area received $986,510 in Ryan White CARE Act for support groups for women living with HIV Title I formula grants, which are awarded and children of parents living with HIV. Several noncompetitively to areas reporting 2,000or more other service providers throughout the region cumulative cases of AIDS. This marked the first have received Title I funds. time since the act’s passage in 1990 that the region was eligible for Title I funds. For information about new and expanded ser In February, federal health officials announced vices available to people with HIV and AIDS in the allocation of $174.7 million in supplemental the six-county area, call the Portland-area HIV Services PlanningCouncil at 306-5730. Thecoun- Title I funds, which are awarded competitively on cil is also seeking “diverse community members” evidence of unmet needs of an area’s residents living with HIV/AIDS. Nearly all of the $1.5 who wish to be a part of its community planning process. million in supplemental funds requested by AIDS funding advocates representing the Portland metro Presents of Mind 3633 SE Hawthorne A i 230-7740 BRADLEY J. 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