BENEFICIARIES

Over the last two decades, Academy of Friends has distributed over $6.5 million to more than 60 organizations serving men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS.

A rigorous grant review process determines which HIV/AIDS service agencies receive proceeds from the upcoming Academy of Friends Gala. With the assistance of a panel of community advisors, the Beneficiary Committee selects a diverse group of organizations providing direct services to people living with HIV/AIDS or providing HIV prevention education programs. During the 2006-2007 Gala season, Academy of Friends raised over $500,000 for our beneficiaries, including agencies designated by the Kile Ozier Award and Jay Luque Award winners, as well as Holiday Grant recipients. We are pleased to announce the 12 Bay Area organizations that have been selected to receive unrestricted grants from proceeds from our 2008 gala. Each organization is dedicated to providing HIV prevention education and/or direct care to people affected by HIV/AIDS. These agencies provide a wide range of services reaching people throughout the Bay Area.

AIDS Legal Referral Panel – San Francisco, Provices legal assistance, especially regarding benefits and insurance for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center – San Francisco, East Bay & San Mateo, Educates, supports, empowers and advocates for Asian and Pacific Islander communities living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.

Black Coalition On AIDS (BCA) – San Francisco, Provides supplementary, individual and intensive case management and mental health services for Bay Area African-Americans living with HIV/AIDS.

Face To Face: Sonoma County AIDS Network – Sonoma,Provides prevention, education and care for people living with HIV/AIDS in Sonoma County through case management, emergency funds, and housing assistance.

Immune Enhancement Project (IEP) – San Francisco, Provides acupuncture and massage services through the Complementary Alternative Medicine Program (CAMP) to underserved people living with HIV/AIDS.

Maitri – San Francisco, Provides residential hospice care for people living with AIDS.

Meals Of Marin – Marin, Prepares and delivers meals daily to people living with HIV/AIDS in Marin County.

New Leaf – San Francisco, Provides HIV prevention among stimulant users through the Crystal Meth Education Project, as well as GLBT mental health and substance abuse services.

Project Inform – San Francisco & Bay Area, Provides reliable free information about
HIV/AIDS and its treatment through its HIV Treatment Hotline.

Shanti – San Francisco, Through the L.I.F.E. Program, provides case management, peer and treatment advocacy, support services and social activities for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Tenderloin Health – San Francisco, Provides case management, medical and mental health care, housing, education, prevention and other services for people living with HIV/AIDS.

WORLD – East Bay, Provides support, information and advocacy for women living with HIV/AIDS through peer education and prevention programs, publications, retreats and “HIV University”.