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It was one of only seven organizations nationally to receive competitive funding this year. “We feel very fortunate,” development direc tor Joe Jefferson told Just Out. “This grant legit imizes for us what has been a two-year process of assessing the current housing and service needs of people living with AIDS.” Pam Negri, HUD public affairs officer, said: “Their program recognizes the need to provide supportive services to help persons living with HIV/A IDS continue to live independently as well as providing facility-based housing for those needing on-site sub-acute care. Our House pre sented a solid application, which met all the cri teria for the grant— a demonstrated need with a plan to address that need, leverage other resources and demonstrate results.” The money will he used to launch the organization’s Neighborhood Housing and Care Program, which will add 25 new units of afford able housing— with on-site direct care— to the city’s housing inventory in the next three years. Additionally, the funds will he used to renovate and expand the 45-year-old Our House facility, which provides 24-hour nursing for people liv ing with advanced AIDS. Jefferson said Our House had recently iden tified a gap in housing and health services for people living with AIDS who could live in dependently hut also need active health man agement care. “We found that one out of three patients discharged from Our House would return because of a lack of appropriate care. [The new program] will fill this need by weaving together stable housing and health services.” Jefferson stressed that the HUD grant will fund only expanded Our House services, while state contract and private contributions will continue to pay for existing services. Our House will sain launch a major campaign to raise an additional $2 million needed for the Neighborhood Housing and Care Program. It hopes to break ground for the affordable housing units in approximately one year. Early Treatment of HIV Act, which would allow states to extend Medicaid benefits to those who are living with HIV hut do not have an AIDS diagnosis. “This conference is the single most important gathering in the nation for youth affected by HIV, youth working toward prevention and our allies,” said conference co-chairman Sean Cox, executive director of the Portland-based non profit For Us Northwest, which serves children affected by HIV/AIDS. "I stepped up to he a co- chair because this conference was integral to the formation of For Us Northwest. It will serve as a similar catalyst for other youth in the audi ence...we’re looking forward to sharing our knowledge.” With more than half of 40,000 U.S. HIV infections each year incurring in people younger than 25, the conference provides a way for youth “to he leaders and to show that you can still live powerfully with the virus,” co-chair woman Amanda Schnell says. Peer-led work shops and interactive breakout sessions will pro vide the anticipated 600-plus attendees with an opportunity to identify and share the most effec tive and timely resources in the fight against HIV among young people. “There will he an emphasis on action this year,” Schnell told Just Out. She said a youth- driven “activism room” will he set up to give conferencegoers immediate actions to take, such as writing letters to members of Congress. Amanda Schnell says the Ryan White National Youth Conference on H IV and A ID S will emphasize action Q ueer Y outh F ind S trength in N umbers bout 150 queers and allies came together for the Oregon Queer Youth Conference on Jan. 31 at Catlin Gabel Schrxil. The event drew kids from towns throughout the state, including Medford, The Dalles, Philo math, Corvallis, Springfield, Eugene and PfuK'nix. Workshops covered topics such as “Talking with Bigots,” “New Labels, No Labels: Why Isn’t L G B T Enough?” and “Mango? Tango! Breaking the Social Tabtxis of Contact Through Dance.” “A lot of the youth who came had never been in a room with 150 queer and queer positive people,” conference organizer Melissa Shepherd told Just Out. “I heard that from quite a few people. It’s just a mind-blowing experience when you’re 16 to walk into the r<xim. That in itself made it worthwhile."
