Tibotec Therapeutics is Delighted to Announce the
2008 — 2009 STEP Initiative Award Recipients
All About Hope (Voorhees, New Jersey)
All About Hope strives to increase adherence to medical care of HIV⁄AIDS clients by providing essential social services conducive to reducing barriers to medical care and increasing general well being in the New Jersey area.
Bronx AIDS Services, Inc (Bronx, New York)
Through education, advocacy, outreach, direct services, prevention programs and connecting people to care, Bronx AIDS Services delivers consumer-centered services to people living with HIV⁄AIDS, to people at risk for contracting HIV⁄AIDS, and to people affected by HIV⁄AIDS.
Center for Health Justice (West Hollywood, California)
The Center for Health Justice empowers people affected by incarceration and HIV to make healthier choices and advocates for the elimination of disparities between prisoner health and public health. They advocate for HIV+ prisoners and provide HIV⁄AIDS, STD and Hepatitis education and treatment information to prisoners in California and throughout the United States.
Community Health Awareness Group (Detroit, Michigan), partnering with Direct Rx, Inc
Founded in 1985, Community Health Awareness Group is a not-for-profit, minority-operated, community-based organization that addresses current health issues and concerns of the African-American citizens of Detroit and provides compassionate and nonjudgmental services through culturally appropriate and ethnically sensitive programs.
Howard Brown Health Center (Chicago, Illinois)
As the Midwest's largest, most comprehensive health and social service organization for the LGBT community, Howard Brown Health Center promotes well-being through comprehensive health care and wellness programs in a confidential, supportive and nurturing environment.
International AIDS Empowerment (El Paso, Texas)
The International AIDS Empowerment strives to improve the quality of life for people living with HIV⁄AIDS regionally, nationally and internationally and works to reduce the incidence of new infections through education, outreach and testing.
Iris House (New York, New York)
The Iris House provides comprehensive services and advocacy for women, families, and communities infected and affected by HIV⁄AIDS and responds to the needs of people of color infected and at risk of HIV⁄AIDS living in Harlem and throughout the city.
Minority AIDS Project (Los Angeles, California), partnering with the LA County Office of
AIDS Programs and Policy
The Minority AIDS Project strives to reduce suffering and death due to HIV infection and AIDS in the African-American and Latino communities by making HIV⁄AIDS education and related health services available and accessible.
The Positive Project (Denver, Colorado),partnering with the Colorado School of Public Health
and the University of Colorado
The Positive Project is a nonprofit endeavor that strives to use the stories of people infected/affected by HIV⁄AIDS to raise awareness, reduce stigma, promote prevention, encourage testing, enhance care, and improve quality of life.
Southwest Louisiana AIDS Council (Lake Charles, Louisiana), partnering with
Comprehensive Care Clinic
The Southwest Louisiana AIDS Council was formed in 1987 as a community-based organization with a mission to provide services to individuals with HIV⁄AIDS and to prevent the spread of HIV⁄AIDS in southwest Louisiana. They currently provide services to approximately 275 individuals and families in a five-parish region of southwest Louisiana.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Miami, Florida)
The Miami Family Care Program at the Miller School of Medicine provides state of the art primary, HIV, and specialty care and treatment for HIV infected women, children, youth, and their affected families through a coordinated comprehensive and integrated service delivery system in order to reduce the rate of perinatal HIV transmission in the local community.
Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Diseases (WORLD) (Oakland, CA)
Founded in 1991, WORLD provides information and support to HIV positive and high-risk women and their loved ones. They strive to educate and inspire women and youth with HIV⁄AIDS to advocate for themselves, one another, and their communities; and promote a public awareness about women and HIV⁄AIDS and advance a compassionate response for all people with HIV⁄AIDS.
What is the STEP Initiative?
The STEP Initiative (Strengthening Treatment Education for People Living with HIV⁄AIDS) was a call for proposals focused on providing community-based organizations with contributions to strengthen treatment education for people living with HIV⁄AIDS in their communities.
Tibotec Therapeutics recognizes and understands the current demographics of HIV⁄AIDS in the United States and the critical unmet need for local, community-based treatment education for underserved populations living with HIV⁄AIDS.
We are proud and honored to have the opportunity to provide contributions to these organizations in their efforts to provide relevant, locally based treatment education and to make a difference to communities in need.
Click here to view 2008 — 2009 STEP information and application guidelines