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CAP Art Auction Honors 25 Years | |
In December of 1985, when Cascade AIDS Project was first incorporated, partners were few and far between. However, thanks to initial funding from the Portland Gay Men's Chorus, CAP began this 25 year long journey.
To honor that history and CAP's 25th Anniversary -- the Portland Gay Men's Chorus, joined by Storm Large, Thomas M. Lauderdale and the Rose City Gay Freedom Band provided the entertainment for the Annual CAP Art Auction on April 30, 2011 at the historic Memorial Coliseum.
By all accounts, the Auction was one of the best ever, in fact, Byron Beck reported on the evening by writing, "...And really 'wow,' is the only way to describe the night. First off, having it in the Memorial Coliseum was genius."
Many of those who gave generously are listed at the end of this newsletter under "Thank You Donors," however, special thanks are also extended here to our Producing Sponsor Hedinger Family Foundation, Curating Sponsor Nike, Contributing Sponsor Sparks Group and Docent Sponsors Morel Ink, The Standard, Fred Meyer, OHSU, Miller Nash, and Family Care. While an exact total will not be completed for a few more weeks as funds continue to trickle in, we are excited to say we met and exceeded the event goal of $500,000.  | | To view photos on flicker from the auction, click on the photo. |
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Amy & Freddy Return! | |
Join us for a night of music, comedy, and outrageous fun while supporting kids affected or infected by HIV. The Amy & Freddy event is in its third year and graciously organized and run by the Camp Starlight Commission and the Sparks Group, with proceeds donated to CAP for ongoing support of Camp Starlight.  - Friday, June 17th at 8pm
- Saturday, June 18th at 8pm
- Both shows will be at the Melody Ballroom, 615 SE Alder, Portland.
- Click here for tickets and more details.
Amy's beautiful voice, edgy humor and quick wit, combined with Freddy's impeccable musical arrangements and sly repartee, come together to form a dynamic duo, presenting an enjoyable and unforgettable entertainment experience. Don't miss Amy & Freddy! |
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Pivot Testing Hours Change | |
As we continually flex in response to community and program needs, Pivot will be
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making some adjustments to our testing hours. Effective May 24, 2011, our new hours are:
Tuesday 5 - 8:30pm (HIV/STD)
Wednesday 1 - 3:30pm (HIV/STD)
Saturday 5 - 9pm (HIV)
Pivot is proud to offer HIV & STD testing and prevention and education services to all men into men, gay, bi, trans or other identified. As demand for testing increases and we look to expand services in the future, we hope to leverage donations and insurance billing to increase our capacity to offer culturally competent services. All testing at Pivot is done on a first come, first served basis until we reach daily capacity. |
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Housing Program Updates | |
Housing Waitlist - With the challenged economy, for more than two years CAP has had to maintain a long waitlist for clients in need of long-term housing assistance. Just little more than a month ago, the waitlist included over 90 individuals in need of assistance. That said, through hard work of many of our housing case managers and via new and expanded partnership brought about by the Support Services department, the list should be down to 71 by the end of May. Particular successes include expanding the shelter plus care partnership with Washington County and adding a shelter plus care partnership with Clackamas County as well. Via these arrangements, the housing authorities provide rental assistance for our clients as a match to the support service we provide. In addition, a new partnership with JOIN resulted in seven placements for housing specific to individuals of color (more details below). In the coming year, we hope to bring the waitlist down further as we re-prioritize funding under Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA).
JOIN - Thanks to a new partnership with JOIN, CAP was able to house an additional seven homeless people who identify as a person of color. Funds come from the City of Portland in an effort to provide more housing solutions for people currently residing on the streets in the downtown area. CAP was granted enough funds to assist five households. However, CAP has already exceed that goal by two additional households and may be able to house two more people by the end of the funding year (June 30th). Partnerships like this expand CAP's Supportive Housing Program and increase access to affordable housing for people living with HIV. |
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Working Choices Program |
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Working Choices is an employment program offered to people living with HIV/AIDS who are interested in returning to work. With 50 people participating and many more interested, we constantly engage in a continuous improvement process to serve everyone to the best of our ability. Participant input is one of our keys to success -- it drives our programming and helps us understand where the collective needs are. As a result, Working Choices is evolving into a comprehensive and robust employment program.
Working Choices offers a variety of ways one can get involved: Job Club is a networking group, which meets every Wednesday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. Open Lab/Job Lounge is a drop-in session, which occurs every Monday from 10 AM to 1 PM. Open Lab/Job Lounge aims to be a mini one-stop career center, providing a plethora of resources to assist with job search. We are also offering a monthly "Resume Success" workshop and quarterly presentations about navigating Social Security Disability and the return to work. More exciting things are also coming soon! If you have questions or would like to get involved, call or email Heather Salek, (503) 278-3812. |
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HIV Testing and Groupon | |
At CAP, we are continually looking for creative ways to sell tickets to the Art Auction, which led us to Groupon. We weren't able to find a match with the auction but did match up HIV testing and "Groupons." What does that mean? It means we are "selling" coupons redeemable at CAP for an HIV Testing & Counseling session within ourTesting for All program.
The Groupon rate for an HIV test is $30 (Testing for All usually requests a suggested donation of $50 -- though no one is turned away based on inability to pay). The ads will run May 17-19 on the Groupon site. The CDC's 2006 testing recommendations suggest that all individuals between the ages of 13 and 64 be screened regularly for HIV. By using Groupon, we get our message out that says -- Know your Status -- to all Groupon subscribers. Purchasers can buy a test for themselves or as a gift.
But we need your help! We would love you to share the Groupon link on your facebook or other social media on May 17, 18, & 19. This will be posted on CAP's page and other facebook pages as well. By going to groupon.com, choosing Portland, then "All Deals," you will find our Testing for All Groupon link in the bottom right-hand corner.
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Chinook Book Goes Mobile & Benefits Pivot |
 CAP is proud to partner with the popular Chinook Book on their new iPhone app! Have an iPhone/pod/pad? Use the link below to download a FREE sample of the Chinook Book app -- and 25 cents will be donated to Pivot, CAP's community space for gay, bi, and trans men. If you fall in love with the free sample, you can purchase the full app for $9.99, $5 of which will be donated to Pivot!
Please help us share this unique opportunity with others: http://pdx.chinookbook.net/cap |
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Across The Country & Around the World |
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Universal Knowledge of HIV-Status and Access to Early Treatment Could Change the Course of the Epidemic -- Results from a major study released May 12, 2011 has shown that early access to treatment for HIV-positive individuals can dramatically lower their chance of spreading the virus to sexual partners. According to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) news release, early treatment of HIV can reduce HIV transmission to sexual partners by 96%. The NIH-funded study was originally slated to end in 2015, but because of the significance of the findings, results are being released early.
"This is huge," said Michael Kaplan, Executive Director at Cascade AIDS Project. "Basically, this means that if we could get everyone to know their HIV-status and get access to early treatment, we could radically change the course of this epidemic." Thanks to federal and state funds that support the state's CAREAssist program, HIV-positive Oregonians are guaranteed treatment regardless of income.
Physician Awareness of Sexual Orientation and Preventive Health Recommendations -- Have you ever considered that disclosing your sexual orientation to your physician may change the care you receive, especially if you identify as a man who has sex with men (MSM)? To answer this question, a group of researchers surveyed a group of 271 MSM in the U.S. The participants completed a survey that measured the disclosure of their sexual orientation and demographic information to their primary care provider (PCP). The survey also asked if their PCP suggested any recommendations for preventive care following the disclosure of their sexual orientation. The results were encouraging. If a person disclosed his sexual orientation to his physician, then his PCP was more likely to recommend HIV testing (59 percent vs. 13 percent) and vaccination for hepatitis A and B (32 percent vs. 16 percent). The findings of this study highlight the need for the discussion of sexual orientation between PCPs and MSM. |
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Focus on Partners: Oregon Food Bank | |
Oregon Food Bank (OFB) is a nonprofit, charitable organization and is the hub of the Oregon Food Bank Network, a statewide network of 20 regional food banks and 947 partner agencies and programs. Oregon Food Bank's mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causes... because no one should be hungry.
OFB lives up to that mission by not only distributing food to agencies that feed people who are hungry throughout Oregon and Clark County, Washington but also addressing the root causes of hunger through public policy advocacy and education programs. Addressing the root causes of hunger goes hand in hand with their work of helping people living with low incomes meet their short-term food needs and teaching skills for self-sufficiency through the Learning Gardens and Nutrition Education Program.
Recently, Cascade AIDS Project has partnered with OFB to offer the "Cooking Matters for Adults -- Extra for Wellness" class. This hands-on cooking and nutrition education class taught students cooking methods, nutrition, food safety and practical shopping and meal planning skills. The class was led by four trained volunteers including a Registered Dietician. Cooking Matters uses curricula from Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters, a national nutrition education program hosted in more than 25 cities from coast to coast. Cooking Matters -- Extra for Wellness is one of eight specialized curricula and has specific tips and tools for folks living with HIV and AIDS.
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Thank You Donors! | |
Our work at Cascade AIDS Project is only possible thanks to the generous support of thousands of contributors. While we can't list all of them here, we're grateful for every donation of any size. Below, we highlight those gifts of over $1,000 received from March 17, 2011 to May 13, 2011: |
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Andrew Tweedie
Anne Duden
Arthur Fortuna
Bill Dickey and David Wagner
Brian and Jennifer Gerritz
Brian and Susan Wong
Brian Wannamaker
Brian Wilson
Cana Flug
Cara Frey and Jen Warner
Charles M. Holmes Foundation
Chris and Julie Minoza
Craig Hartzman and James John
Daniel Carpenter
Dan Northrup
David and Jill Renton
David Roy
Don and Sue Trotter
Dr. John Griffith
Dr. Robert Lusk and Christopher Bailey
Eli Morgan
Elizabeth Kramer
Eric Castle and Joanne Luzietti
Erik Kilgore and Jared Pierce
FamilyCare Inc.
Genentech
Gerard & Lucille McAleese
Greg Zerwekh
Harold and Christine Washington
Heather and Tod Killough
J. R. Young
Jacqueline Yerby
James Bomay and Donald Hartwig
James Lindquist
Jeff Heatherington
Jeff Richter
Jennifer Jako
Jody Stahancyk and John Crawford
John and Joan Shipley
John Mcvea
Juan Young Trust
Kalberer Company
Karen Schartman
Kate Lieber and Monique Matheson
Kathleen McFall
Keith Oelrich
Ken Fleming
LANpro Solutions LLC
Larry and Pat Strausbaugh
Linda Hamilton
Liz Rabiner Lippoff and David Lippoff
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Margaret Terrall
Maria Rojo De Steffey and J. Daniel Steffey
Mark and Michelle Stell
Mark Clift and Jeffrey Knapp
Mary O'Connor and Gabe Schiminovich
Michael Kaplan and Sean Sasser
Michael O'Connor and Darren Axon
Michael Phillips
Mike and Darcy Winslow
Mike and Katie Farrell
Mike Ryan
Miller Nash LLP
MOREL INK
Nancy L. Haigwood and Andy McNiece
Neil Frye
NIKE Inc.
Northwest Health Foundation
OHSU
Patrick and Heidi O'Neill
Paul and Shelly Buchanan
Perkins Coie LLP
Phillip and Doreen Margolin
Phillip Marshall
Providence Health & Services
Providence Health Plans
Quinton Hawks and Michael Sauer
Richard Codanti
Robert Goman
Robin Castro and John Halseth
Ronda Peterson
Ron Wallace
Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
Ruth Bentley
Ryan Fox
Sally Williams
Sarah and Patrick West
Stacy Allison
Stanley and Joanne Kaplan
Stoel Rives LLP
Susan Gerritz
Susan Svetkey and Stephen Houze
The Hedinger Family Foundation
The Standard
Thomas Bareto
Tim and Julianne Hershey
Tinker Hatfield and Jackie Hatfiled
Travel Portland
Ty Stober and Lamar Bryant
U.S. Bank
Wayne Miya
Wells Fargo
Wilf's Restaurant
Will Carter and Jeff Miller |
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