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The 300 clients of Violet’s Cupboard
in Akron, Ohio, will now be served by a new office of the AIDS Resource Center
(ARC), Ohio. Violet’s Cupboard, which had been functioning for 25 years,
provided HIV testing, housing and education, outreach, referrals, and risk
reduction services for persons with HIV infection as well as case management
for drug assistance programs and health issues.
ARC Ohio is an AIDS service
organization that extends over most of the state. The employees of Violet’s
Cupboard were assimilated into ARC Ohio on April 1. In addition to covering the
services originally provided by Violet’s Cupboard, ARC Ohio will work with HIV
testing sites in Cleveland to bring newly diagnosed individuals into treatment
and to re-engage those who had dropped out of treatment. These efforts also
will be carried out across certain counties.
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.
