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Suite 300, 620 S.W. Fifth Ave.
• Vancouver: Clark County
Health Department HIV/A1DS Case
Management Program, 2400 Broadway.
• St. Helens: Columbia County
Public Health, 2370 Gable Road.
• McMinnville: Yamhill County
Health Department, 412 N.E. Ford St.
The guide can also be found online at
www. mchealth. org/cd/hivhcv.
P lanned P arenthood
O ffers F ree
HIV T ests
s part of National HIV Testing
Day, Planned Parenth(x>d of the
Columbia/ Willamette will offer free
HIV tests June 28 to anyone who visits
one of its six Oregon health centers:
• Southeast Portland: 3231 S.E.
50th Ave.
• Northeast Portland: Suite B,
3531 N.E. 15th Ave.
•
Beaverton:
Suite
200,
12220 S.W. First St.
• Gresham: Suite 100, 501 N.E.
Hood St.
T he Rev. Cecil C. Prescod says a $ 6 ,5 0 0 grant from the
• Bend: Suite 7, 2330 N.E. Divi McKenzie River Gathering Foundation will help the
sion St.
MultiQueer program increase outreach to queer youth
• Salem: 3825 Wolverine St. N.E.
“Over the past several years, there have been
tremendous strides in diagnosing and treating
ueer
outh of olor
H1V disease and related infections, hut these
ultiQueer, a program of Love Makes a
advances mean little if people are not getting
Family, has received a $6,500 grant from
tested,” said Linda Bryant, medical services
the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation to
director. “For those people that have shared nee
provide gay, lesbian, hi and trans youth of color
dles or had unprotected sex with multiple part
in the Portland area with peer support, resources
ners, getting tested is the first step in taking con
trol of their life."
and access to community.
“There are few resources for LG BT youth of
About one in four people with HIV/AIDS in
color in our community,” explains the Rev.
the United States do not know they are infect
Cecil C. Prescod, who serves on Love Makes a
ed. The state Department of Human Services
Family’s hoard of directors. “This grant will
estimates more than 5,000 people are living
enable the MultiQueer program to increase its
with HIV in Oregon.
outreach and help empower LG BT youth of
For more information call 800-230-PLA N or visit
color to become advocates for themselves.”
MultiQueer challenges both racism and
www.ppcw.org.
homophobia, two forms of oppression that are
present within the larger community as well
as the sexual minorities and people o f color
reast ancer
alk
communities. T h e program has two main
eam aptains ought
projects lined up for the year: a diversity
training workshop geared toward social serv-
he Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foun
dation is soliciting team captains for the
ice agencies, schools and similar professionals
2004 Komen Portland Race for the Cure, which
focusing on racism and homophobia as well as
will he held Sept. 19, beginning and ending at
a youth-centered photo exhibit and display
Waterfront Park.
project.
Anyone interested in leading a team is invit-
“LG BT youth of color must tackle a world in
ed to attend a registration kickoff meeting from
which they are forced to ch(x>se their communi-
noon to 1:30 p.m. June 19 at the Old Spaghetti
ty and to make a decision as to who they are,”
Factory, 715 S.W. Bancroft St. Refreshments
says Kristy Eggen, MultiQueer program coordi
and door prizes will he provided.
nator. “Neither the LG BT community nor the
Attendees will receive essential information
larger community is willing to accept both an
on team registration, tools and programs for this
LG BT and a PO C identity— it’s either one or
year’s race. Race teams must consist of 10 or more
the other.”
people and will be registered in one of three cat
T he McKenzie River Gathering Founda
egories: workplace, friends/family or school.
tion has distributed more than $7 million in
During the past 12 years, the race has raised
grants since 1976 to grassroots projects
more than $10 million for the foundation’s Ore
addressing the root causes of social, environ
gon and southwest Washington affiliate. Up to
mental and econom ic injustice. T he Multi-
75 percent of the net income from the race stays
Queer program is also funded in part by Equi-
in the region to fund research, education,
ty Foundation,
screening and treatment, while the remainder is
solely dedicated to national work toward eradi-
For more information about MultiQueer call Kristy
eating breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.
Eggen at 503-228-3892 or visit
www.lmfamily.org. For more information about
For more information call 503-553-3680 or visit
the foundation call 503-234-2338 or
800-489-6743 or visit www.mrgfoundation .org.
www.komenoregon. org.
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