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C.A.R.E. Program 
November 2009
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Long Beach, CA 90813
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90813
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90813
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Dear Friends & Colleagues:

CARE News is a monthly bulletin of the CARE Program with the intent of providing you with notices and announcements that may be relevant to either providers or clients. Please feel free to distribute this bulletin to your colleagues and/or clients when appropriate.  Thank you.
High School Meth Art Contest
The SPA 8 / Long Beach Meth Taskforce is hosting a Methamphetamine Art Contest among High School students in SPA 8 in order to bring awareness to the issue of Meth among High School aged students.  We would like to ensure that all high schools are aware of this contest.  Please pass the word along.  For more information contact: Carlos Ruiz at 562-624-4936.
Events & Announcements
 
Event:  SPA8 / Long Beach Meth Taskforce Meeting
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Location: St. Mary Medical Center
Time:  2 - 4 PM
Address:  1055 Linden Ave. / Long Beach, CA 90813
Contact:  Carlos Ruiz
Telephone:  562-624-4999
Service Area:  SPA 8
 
Event:  Wells House Annual Memorial Service 
Date:  Saturday, November 14, 2009
Location: Museum of Latin American Art
Time:  10:30 - 11:30 AM
Address:  628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802 
Contact:  Ken or Chris at 562-435-9363
Entertainment: After Memorial, a meet and greet at Ambrosia Cafe (1923 E. Broadway Ave., L.B., 90802) 
 
Event:  Rapid Rehousing Program Training
Audience:  Providers ONLY
Date:  Wednesday, November 18, 2009 
Location:  Multi-Service Center
Time:  2:30 - 4:00 PM 
Address:  1301 W. 12th Street, Long Beach, CA 90813
Contact:  Elsa Ramos
Telephone:
  562-733-1147
Service Area:  Long Beach City 
  
Event:  CARE Peer Support Program
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Location: St. Mary Medical Center / HEC Building 
Time:  11 AM - 1 PM
Address:  1055 Linden Ave. / Long Beach, CA 90813
Contact:  Paul Lovely
Telephone:  562-624-4999
Service Area:  CARE Program Clients ONLY
 
Event:  World AIDS Day
Topic:  AIDS Awareness
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Location: Museum of Latin American Art
Time:  5 PM - 8 PM
Address:  628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802 
Organized: Long Beach AIDS Foundation
Contact:  Garry Bowie 562-987-5200 
Service Area:  Los Angeles County
 
Event: CARE Client Holiday Party (Clients ONLY)
Date:  Thursday, December 10, 2009
Location:  St. Mary Medical Center 
Time:  4 PM - 6 PM
Contact:  CARE Program Staff
Service Area: CARE Clients ONLY 
 
Event:  SPA 8 Community Forum on Meth
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010
Location: St. Mary Medical Center / Health Enhacement Center / 1st Floor Room A & B
Time:  2 - 4 PM
Contact:  Carlos Ruiz
Telephone:  562-624-4936
Service Area:  SPA 8
 
Support Groups
 
BEYOND COPING SUPPORT GROUP

Mondays - 6:00 pm
A support group for living.  A place to explore concerns, thoughts, feelings, and identify; new ways of thinking and behaving.  To participate please contact John Blasco, LCSW at 562-624-4999.
 
CRYSTAL METH SUPPORT GROUP
Restarting in January (Temporarily on hold) 
Wednesdays - 4:00 - 5:00 pm

A support group that focuses on HIV issues and Crystal Meth reduction.  Meets at St. Mary Medical Center's Health Enhancement Center, 1055 Linden Ave., 2nd Floor.  To participate contact Carlos Ruiz, MA, MPH at 562-624-4900.
 
PEER TREATMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM
3rd Tuesday - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Discussion and education regarding HIV treatment issues; peer support network.  Meets at St. Mary Medical Center's Health Enhancement Center, 1055 Linden Ave. 2nd Floor.  To participate contact Paul Lovely at 562-624-4999.
 
FRESH, YOUNG AND POZ SUPPORT GROUP
Re-starting on January
3rd Wednesday of the month 5:30 - 7:00 PM

A supportive social network for newsly diagnosed HIV positive individuals and positive individuals under the age of 30.  To participate contact Carlos Ruiz, MA, MPH at 562-624-4999.
 
Thank you very much for your continued interest and support to HIV care & services in LA County. Together we can make a diference.
Sincerely,
 
Carlos Ruiz
C.A.R.E. Program
Social Justice 
 
Social justice is a concept that is used to describe the movement towards a socially just world, (i.e. the Global Justice Movement). In this context, social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality, and can be defined as "the way in which human rights are manifested in the everyday lives of people at every level of society". (This paragraphs was copied from the world wide web on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at:
www.answers.com/topic/social-justice