2012 Year End Review
Living Affected Takes a Licking and keeps on Ticking
The Living Affected Corporation continued it forward momentum in 2012 with an array of programming, events, partnerships and collaborations based on its mission to be a statewide organization that is informed and connected to change the social construct of the communities we serve by improving basic human rights. Our committed efforts also support our Mission Statement of "transforming communities through holistic health by providing, education and advocacy". To these means as an organization we have pursued courses of actions that will intensify our stance that the "human condition" must become paramount within the paradigm of linking or retaining individuals in HIV and AIDS care. We believe that the frame of basic human rights is firmly rooted in the societal determinants of our "HEFTE" concept in which we cite, "housing, employment, food, treatment and education" as unifying elements that will be instrumental in the health care continuum.
Although 2012 presented challenges ranging from testifying before legislative audit members to navigating funding shortfalls, as an organization it our position that "we may have taken a licking, but we kept on ticking."
We kicked off the year with an aggressive calendar of events which began in February with providing technical assistance in producing its recognition of Black HIV AIDS Awareness Day during its "Sex Week" activities. The organization provided and distributed a range of prevention materials while interacting with the student body to further understand issues surrounding the disease.
Later that month our team joined other area entities by participating in the Mid South Summit Black Expo which featured the theme “I am the Picture of Health.” During the expo, Living Affected offered HIV prevention literature, highlighted our periodical "Our Lives, Our Stories The Untold Stories of Women with AIDS," and supported on site testing done by the Future Builders, Inc organization. During this month we also engaged students at Arkansas Baptist College to provide educational materials during the campus recognition of Black Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day. (pictured left)
In the second quarter of 2012, LA Corp was fielding a host of request from our speakers bureau, information on our STRILITE initiative regarding efficacy and empowerment of young black gay men and further testing opportunities. We discovered the remnants of Arkansas AIDS Quilt project which revealed individuals who we personally knew and inscribed messages that reaffirmed our that our work should not be deterred. Summer 2012 included reaching out in to neighboring communities with support for PRIDE events in Conway and Fayetteville. LA Corp team members set up a concession stand to serve attendees with both refreshments and health information during the Conway Pride event in conjunction with upstart "People of Unity." Additional request came into The LA Corp offices during the third quarter of 2012 to participate in community forums, public round tables, capacity building meetings and scheduled travel throughout the country. 2012 for The Living Affected Corporation was one of maximizing our services throughout the area while utilizing marginal resources. This post only touches the tip of the spear of the work that has been accomplished in our bold move to accelerate our promotion of positive sexual health, addressing dismantling social and economic barrier while demanding social justice equity in marginalized communities. Much was completed in 2012 but the best is yet to come in 2013. Come join us or share a contribution that will support our work. Do it today at www.livingaffected.org or purchase a periodical on this site.
Living Affected Takes a Licking and keeps on Ticking
Although 2012 presented challenges ranging from testifying before legislative audit members to navigating funding shortfalls, as an organization it our position that "we may have taken a licking, but we kept on ticking."
Later that month our team joined other area entities by participating in the Mid South Summit Black Expo which featured the theme “I am the Picture of Health.” During the expo, Living Affected offered HIV prevention literature, highlighted our periodical "Our Lives, Our Stories The Untold Stories of Women with AIDS," and supported on site testing done by the Future Builders, Inc organization. During this month we also engaged students at Arkansas Baptist College to provide educational materials during the campus recognition of Black Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day. (pictured left)
In the second quarter of 2012, LA Corp was fielding a host of request from our speakers bureau, information on our STRILITE initiative regarding efficacy and empowerment of young black gay men and further testing opportunities. We discovered the remnants of Arkansas AIDS Quilt project which revealed individuals who we personally knew and inscribed messages that reaffirmed our that our work should not be deterred. Summer 2012 included reaching out in to neighboring communities with support for PRIDE events in Conway and Fayetteville. LA Corp team members set up a concession stand to serve attendees with both refreshments and health information during the Conway Pride event in conjunction with upstart "People of Unity." Additional request came into The LA Corp offices during the third quarter of 2012 to participate in community forums, public round tables, capacity building meetings and scheduled travel throughout the country. 2012 for The Living Affected Corporation was one of maximizing our services throughout the area while utilizing marginal resources. This post only touches the tip of the spear of the work that has been accomplished in our bold move to accelerate our promotion of positive sexual health, addressing dismantling social and economic barrier while demanding social justice equity in marginalized communities. Much was completed in 2012 but the best is yet to come in 2013. Come join us or share a contribution that will support our work. Do it today at www.livingaffected.org or purchase a periodical on this site.
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