The Beneficiaries - Who receives the funds

(updated 4/10/2010)

Every year the Beneficiary Committee meets at the end of the calendar year to begin the process again of establishing the criteria and objectives for RFP (Request for Proposals) guidelines.  These RFPs are sent out to many HIV/AIDS agencies and organizations that provide direct services in education, services and prevention in HIV/AIDS. 

For 2009/2010 Funding Cycle, the Foundation wishes to impact underserved communities being impacted by HIV/AIDS. The Foundation will also be funding organizations that are not traditionally involved in delivery of direct services but will provide critical education and prevention materials particularly those focus on the emerging youth and adolescent population.

2009/2010 Grant Cycle approved and processed

• Strength for the Journey - Long Beach/Orange County

• AIDS Food Store of Long Beach

• Amigos Sin Barreras/Friend without Barriers

• Beacon House Assn of San Pedro

• South Bay Family Healthcare Clinics

• Project Wholeness &Wellness B.R.U.C.E.

• The SERRA Project

• Substance Abuse Foundation of Long Beach, Inc.

2010/2011 Funding Cycle Requests:

(All grant requests are subject to Beneficiary Committee application review and funding approval. Agencies listed here do not necessarily mean funding has been approved whether for the full requested amount or a portion of the total request for the program. The Beneficiary Committee reviews all applications for compliance, appropriateness, need, program deliverability and other factors the Foundation finds that meets our mission statement and core values.)

HIV Agencies and past program funding requests:

The Serra Project:

Grant request to fund the Community Housing Options at Independent Supported Sites (CHOISS). A permanent supportive housing program program for destitute adults and children living with acute HIV and AIDS.

Substance Abuse Foundation:

Request to fund the Transitions program that provides HIV/AIDS stabilized living after drug treatment and transition back into the community with the help of a HIV/AIDS Discharge Planner/Life Coach.

South Bay Family Healthcare Center:

Request to fund Mental Health Services of HIV/AIDS affected and infected individuals in need with established community therapists.  Particular emphasis is to ensure competent Spanish speaking therapists working the program are able to provide mental health services to and underserved community.

The Center – Long Beach:

Request to fund MPower Long Beach a community level HIV prevention program through peer influence, discussion groups, networking, publicity, campaigns, formal and informal outreach.

The Beacon House Association of San Pedro:

Request to fund the “Sobriety Safety Net – Guest Room” program provides emergency shelter and services to men with HIV/AIDS when they first request help with the alcoholism and other drug additions.  This immediate assistance increases the probability of success in their recovery.

C.A.R.E. Program at St. Mary Medical Center:

Request to fund the CARE Program Family Food Bank provides high-quality nutritious food to affected families demonstrating financial need where at least one member of the family has been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

Amigo Sin Barreras/Friends without Barriers:

Request to fund the Circle of Friends program that provides a holistic approach to the treatment of those living with AIDS through a client drop-in center.

Project Wholeness Wellness B.R.U.C.E.:

Request to fund the Say Sistah, S.T.O.P. in the Name of Love, a behavior modification program for African-American and Latino women integrating spiritual healing, clinical assessment, traditional HIV/AIDS prevention models and skill building, including empowerment and safe-sex negotiating.

Strength for the Journey – Long Beach/Orange County:

Request to fund 100 HIV+ men and women to attend a 4-day camp retreat in Angeles National Forest that provides a respite, new skills, spiritual growth, support group and friendships complete with a medical staff, therapists, teachers and spiritual leaders.

The AIDS Food Store:

Request to fund needed nutrition to those men, women and children living with AIDS and HIV demonstrating financial need.

AIDS Walk Long Beach

has raised $2.4 million dollars to date and benefiting over 34 agencies since 1989.  It's been 27 years since AIDS hit the United States and we still haven't stopped AIDS!  AIDS Walk Long Beach is a critical funding source for many of these agencies and the only major funding source for a few.

To find out more about how you can help continue its legacy of care and commitment, including donations or volunteering your time, please call 562) 987-5200 or visit us on the web at www.lbaidsfoundation.org

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