Keeping it Real and Affected

The Living Affected Corporation has begun the search for qualified candidates to serve as In-Person Assisters within the state's Affordable Care Act enrollment process slated to begin October 1, 2013. The positions will entail indivudals to act as "navigators" for those individuals accessing the insurance marketplace to determine their choice of premiums and extended health benefits that would best serve their needs. Currently the organization is accepting resumes as well as applications that can be completed during business hours at it offices. For more information and updates, call 379.8203 or e-mail at info@livingaffected.org

First National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day is a Success!

April 10, 2013, marked the first ever National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, and events took place around the country to commemorate this pivotal moment in the fight against HIV. AIDS United is proud to be a founding partner of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. Today’s young people are the first generation that has never known a world without HIV, and the statistics are shocking: one in four new HIV infections in the United States is among youth ages 13-24. One thousand young people every month are infected with HIV, and there are currently 76,400 young people living with HIV in the United States. Unfortunately, 60% of those youth who are HIV-positive do not know their status, meaning they are more likely to unknowingly transmit the disease. Achieving an AIDS-free generation is impossible if we don’t focus on our youth, who are undoubtedly the future of this country and the future of the epidemic. To learn more about National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, click here.