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Activities | 2000/2001
July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001
We offer services to people living with HIV/AIDS in 94 municipalities
throughout 4 counties in Vermont and New Hampshire.
We provided professional case management and program services to
over 60 clients living with HIV and support services to over 120 affected family members. In total, ACORN
staff and volunteers devoted over 6,000 hours to our clients and their families.
ACORN distributed approximately $35,000 of financial assistance
directly to clients living with HIV/AIDS to support their living environment, nutritional and medical needs,
and overall sense of personal and family well-being.
Kylie Fauth, ACORN's Co-Executive Director, was accepted by the Global Exchange as a member of their
fact-finding delegation that traveled throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Kylie's activities here at home included public speaking to over 30 church
and civil organizations.
Our Men's Program held its annual MSM HIV risk reduction retreat
for 40 men from throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.
ACORN staff and volunteers brought HIV/AIDS education and awareness
to over 2,500 area middle and high school students.
ACORN held its first annual AIDS walk, which successfully raised
over $3,000.
ACORN's Dove Program, in partnership with St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hanover and the West
Lebanon Congregational Church, collected and home delivered over 12,000 pounds of food
and other household items to our clients.
The Vermont Health Department designated ACORN as one of only five
agencies in Vermont to provide HIV testing and counseling utilizing the latest HIV test OraSure. Anonymous
testing and counseling for HIV is now available through ACORN both at our office and in the community throughout
the 4 counties we serve in Vermont and New Hampshire.
ACORN increased its community outreach to high-risk groups
including Public Sex Environments.
ACORN, together with the Global Health Council, sponsored a local
observance of the 18th Annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.
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