| May 14, 2009 | |
In Today's In-Brief:
HIV PREVENTION AMONG YOUNG WOMEN & GIRLS HIV Law Project’s Center for Women & HIV Advocacy released its latest report: “Better Late Than Never: HIV Prevention Among Young Women & Girls.” This report catalogues the myriad biological, cultural, and socioeconomic factors that have caused steadily rising rates of HIV among young women and girls, particularly young women of color. The authors then offer an expansive series of recommendations to promote effective prevention efforts among this population. Recommendations are based in interventions with proven efficacy, and are premised in the importance of integrating HIV prevention with sexual and reproductive health care. As the Obama administration has pledged to focus on HIV prevention, this report offers timely background and important recommendations for halting the rise of HIV among young women and girls. Read this report online or download at www.hivlawproject.org 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE & LEADERSHIP In recognition of HIV Law Project’s 20 years of service to people living with HIV/AIDS, the board of directors will donate $1 dollar for every $2 donated to HIV Law Project up to $20,000. Please take advantage of this matching opportunity. Donate now! At a time when funding for critical legal and advocacy services continues to be slashed and entire programs servicing people living with HIV/AIDS are being cut, HIV Law Project has stood its ground and kept its doors open. Demand for our comprehensive, client-first services has never been greater. Your support today can help people like William D. When William D. sought the assistance of HIV Law Project for a non-payment proceeding he was disabled by AIDS and living on HASA payments. William was sued by his landlord who already tried numerous times to illegally evict him. William’s landlord also engaged in numerous tactics of harassment, such as intentionally overflowing an upstairs toilet into William’s apartment in an effort to drive him from his home. William was about to loose his home. William’s situation is common – more so than one may realize. Low-income people living with HIV/AIDS face a myriad of injustices and abuse, which serve to further compromise their health and general quality of life. It is unfair. It is unjust. It is illegal. HIV Law Project has fought for the rights and dignity of people like William, who are living with HIV/AIDS, for 20 years. We’ve done this by providing free, direct legal, social support, and advocacy services in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary service delivery model that bridges service gaps and stabilizes some of New York City’s poorest, most underserved, and vulnerable residents. HIV Law Project recently settled William’s case. The landlord ended up paying thousands of dollars both in legal fees and to William for the harassment and violations. William also regained possession of his apartment. William is now employed with a nonprofit organization and has since moved out of New York City to live near his work after negotiating a lucrative buyout from his rent stabilized apartment. Without HIV Law Project’s services, William would have been evicted from his apartment. His health and well-being would have further deteriorated. It is unlikely that William would have been living with the health and vibrancy that he possesses today. Through our eviction prevention, immigration, and wrap around benefit services, we help remove very real, concrete barriers to primary care and quality of life improvements for an already at-risk population. Engage now. Please take advantage of our board of director’s matching campaign and make a donation of $25 or more. Your gift will have a powerful impact on peoples lives. To find out more about HIV Law Project work, please visit www.hivlawproject.org. HIV Law Project is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States and qualifies for the maximum charitable contribution deduction by donors. BE SURE TO RECEIVE OUR IN-BRIEF EMAILS. MAKE HIV LAW PROJECT YOUR BUDDY! Some Internet Service Providers like AOL, Yahoo! and Hotmail use email filtering software that allows you to add email addresses to a "buddy," "trusted," "safe," or approved list. Please add news@hivlawproject.org to your list so that our messages don't end up in "junk mail" or the "trash." HIV Law Project |
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