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The state of Ohio has awarded grants
worth more than $1.2 million to four organizations serving the needs of Ohio
residents living with HIV-related diseases or AIDS. The grants are part of a
federal program being administered by the state of Ohio.
According to the Ohio Development
Services Agency, the grants will help provide mortgage, rental, and utility
assistance as well as other services to more than 2,600 people.
The four organizations receiving the
grants are the AIDS Resource Center Ohio in Montgomery County; Community
Services of Stark County, Inc.; COMPASS Family and Community Services in
Mahoning County; and Community AIDS Network in Summit County. The AIDS Resource
Center Ohio in Montgomery County will use its funding of more than $950,000 to
provide housing and supportive housing services to people living with HIV/AIDS
in the cities of Lima, Athens, Dayton, Toledo, and Mansfield, plus the
surrounding areas.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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