How Can I Get Involved?

 

Consumer Advisory Board

 

The Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) for the Part D Program was established in 2004. The board is successful for three main reasons: 1) the diverse composition; 2) clearly defined duties and responsibilities with specialized CAB training; and 3) the commitment of the board members. In the last few months, besides trainings, the CAB activities included the review of the Title IV application for federal funding, and guidance and input for the creation of the Borrow A Sister program.

The CAB serves in an advisory capacity to the Part D Program, and allows consumer involvement in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Program. The primary goal of the CAB is to assist the Program to provide services responsive to the needs of consumers. The CAB's primary functions include:

  • Making recommendations on proposals and issues brought before the Board;
  • Assisting with the planning of the Title IV consumer educational events;
  • Recommending consumers to represent Title IV at trainings and conferences;
  • Nominating consumers to receive awards;
  • Acting as liaison between consumers and the program management; and
  • Promoting understanding and support of the program and services.

The CAB members are committed individuals who provide their valuable insight, time and talents to enhancing the program. Their dedication has already been exhibited by their desire to meet more than the quarterly meetings as originally planned. The CAB meets every-other-month to initiate and carry out the many projects and ideas they have identified to strengthen the Program. The Program encourages and supports the CAB by providing transportation, meals, childcare, recognition and training.

Interested in becoming a CAB member?

  • Fill out our online application, English or Spanish.
  • Or print out our application, English or Spanish, and turn it in or mail it to:

    McDowell Healthcare Center
    1144 E. McDowell Road, Suite 300
    Phoenix, AZ 85006
 

Upcoming Events

 

World AIDS Day

November 30, 2008 from 11am-3pm

Hilton Garden Inn
4000 N. Central Ave
Information, Leadership, Entertainment See attachment

For more information go to www.myspace.com/arizonaworldaidsday2008  

 

Schedule of Awareness Days

 

Volunteer Opportunities

 

The Community Strength Project’s Consumer Advisory Board is comprised of individuals under the age of 25 and women of all ages who are living with HIV/AIDS, as well as their affected family members. The Board provides insight into the needs of their communities, aiding the Community Strength Project in best serving the consumers of their healthcare services. Applications for the Consumer Advisory Board are available online in both English and Spanish.

Volunteering at Maricopa Integrated Health System can be a very rewarding experience with a great deal of flexibility. To learn more, call (602)344-5989.

Southwest Center features continuously updated volunteer postings on their web site. To become involved, contact Deborah Shapiro, Volunteer Coordinator, through email at dspiro@swhiv.org or by phone: (602)307-5330 ext. 2220.

AIDS H.O.P.E. is a community service organization at Arizona State University that focuses on promoting sexual health on ASU campus. To become involved, email AIDS H.O.P.E. at aidshope@gmail.com or call Freddy Roman at (480)965-8276 or (480)884-0816.

Visit the web site for AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families to learn about various trainings that can help you to help your community.

 

Peer Educators

 

The Community Strength Project has a Peer Educator program that is new for 2005. This program can hire up to two consumers, women and youth, to be peer educators. A peer educator will work four to six hours a week for the Community Strength Project, both on-site and in the community. The peer educator will help consumers:

  • Learn about care and services;
  • Get referrals to medical care, dental care and behavioral health services;
  • Learn about research;
  • Receive information about events;
  • Meet other women and youth dealing with the same problems;
  • Have a supportive network for women, youth, and their families; and
  • Have a voice in the Community Strength Project and their community.

If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Peer Educator, there are several things you need to know.

  • First, you must be a member of the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) in good standing. Applications for the CAB are available in English and Spanish, and need to be returned to the address printed on the form.
  • After you have served on the Consumer Advisory Board, you are eligible to apply for a Peer Educator position. If you are interested in applying, you contact the Family Advocate or the Title IV Program Coordinator. There is a face-to-face or telephone interview involved in the selection process. If there are already two people working as Peer Educators, your name is held for consideration for the next available opening, as long as you continue to participate on the CAB.
 

Support Groups

 

Several organizations have support groups for HIV infected and affected individuals and their families. These support groups are even further differentiated by more defined groupings, such as women, minority women, families of infected or exposed children, youth who have been perinatally infected, and others. For more information on support groups contact:

 

Photo Gallery

 
 

Speak Out

 

Community  Strength Project Poetry Project

 

AIDS Alliance

 

AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families is a national non-profit membership organization. We were established in 1994 to give voice to the needs of women, children, youth, and families living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

AIDS Alliance:

  • creates and shares information about programs that work for women, youth, children, and families affected by HIV and AIDS
  • provides a forum for consumers and care providers to build more effective partnerships
  • advocates for public policies that benefit women, youth, children, and families affected by HIV and AIDS while preventing new HIV infections and searching for a real cure.

Voices -- our annual AIDS Alliance conference -– is a forum for program administrators, case managers and care coordinators, and consumers to come together each year for the only national conference dedicated to AIDS and women, children, youth, and families.

Every year, Voices celebrates the hope brought about by advanc­es in prevention and treat­ment while at the same time reminding conference goers and policy makers that making this hope a reality requires sustained commit­ment on the part of our country's residents and leader­ship.

 

AIDS Alliance Training & Conference Opportunity

 
 

Last updated on October 7, 2008