There are special events happening in the Community Center each week. For an in depth view at other events,  just click GO

There are also recurring Community Center activities each week including:

• Reconnective Healing Energy
• Hepatitis C Panel Discussion  
• Love Languages
• Social Security Q&A
• HIV and Bone Health
• Community Center Computer Lab
• Reconnective Energy Healing
• Pozitively Positive
• Spiritual Living 101
• Diabetes Education
• Hepatitis C Therapy Education
• Chair Massage
• Lending Library  

JOIN US ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Tour de Palm Springs - 'TEAM: Scott Nevins'

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Client Advocacy Committee has reorganized!

Thanks to some highly motivated client volunteers, the Client Advocacy Committee will continue to function. The newly reorganized Client Advocacy Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 PM in the Community Center and their next meeting is set for February 8, 2011.  Clients are invited to address the committee during the public comments portion of the meeting.  Clients are also invited to submit comments and suggestions about programs or services offered at D.A.P. to the committee through the suggestion box located at the lobby reception desk, by email at clientcom@desertaidsproject.org.  As you can see from the prior article, client comments are valued by the committee and D.A.P. and your suggestions can make a difference! (jl)

Buy a tee-shirt and HRC will donate an HIV test kit to D.A.P.!

Have you heard about the opening of the new Human Right Campaign (HRC) "Pop-Up" Action Center and Store in Palm Springs?  Opening this Friday, the Action Center and Store will operate through Memorial Day weekend, serving as a catalyst for LGBT activism for thousands of Coachella Valley residents and visitors alike.  See this Desert Sun article for more information.  To honor the new Action Center and Store and the relationship with the Palm Springs community, HRC is partnering with Desert AIDS Project. HRC will debut a new tee and donate $10 from every tee sold to purchase a quick result HIV test kit that helps Desert AIDS Project continue to offer free and confidential HIV testing.  The HRC Action Center can be found at 388 ½ North Palm Canyon Drive in Uptown Palm Springs. There will be a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, February 16. (jl)

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Also in HIV/AIDS news:

Boceprevir: FDA grants Priority Review

January 6, 2011 - Merck announced today that regulatory applications for boceprevir, Merck's investigational oral  HCV protease inhibitor, were submitted in 2010 and have been accepted for expedited review in both the U.S. and the European Union. Priority Review status, is a designation given to drugs that offer major advances in treatment, or provide a treatment where no adequate therapy exists. FDA's goal for completing a Priority Review is six months. (lg)  GO

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Call 211 for essential human services in Riverside County

2-1-1 is a toll-free service for residents looking for information about essential human services such as affordable housing, food pantries, help for an aging parent, free or low cost health services, addiction prevention programs, employment, support groups, volunteer opportunities, and 1700 additional services! (jl)

"Forget about 'what if' and pay attention to 'what is'."

 - author unknown

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