JOIN US FOR A LUAU! On May 3oth, HIV Alliance will once again be hosting “Big Night” our annual auction and benefit event. Wear your Tommy Bahama’s and come prepared for an evening of fun, feasting and fundraising. Special getaways and unique packages await your perusal!
When: May 30 at 4:00
For more information: Karen Murphy, 541-342-5088; kmurphy@hivalliance.org
SALARY AND BENEFITS
THE POSITION
The Prevention Outreach Specialist will work closely with the prevention manager in outreaching to the Men who have sex with Men (MSM) community. This includes conducting recruitment into counseling, testing, and referral services. The Outreach Specialist will work with the Testing Specialist and other prevention staff to provide testing, including onsite and offsite testing and testing events. The position will supervise volunteers both in agency and off-site. In addition, the Specialist will be trained to provide HIV client-centered counseling, needle exchange services, table at community events, and present to community groups on issues of HIV/AIDS. This position will also help to organize and staff community events put on by HIV Alliance.
Responsibilities and qualifications for the Prevention Specialist are listed here
SALARY AND BENEFITS
THE POSITION
The Client Services Manager coordinates the agency’s case management, referral and financial assistance services for clients living with HIV/AIDS and their families and caregivers. The Manager is responsible for maintaining the principles and standards for Ryan White Title II funds set forth by the Human Resources and Services Administration and the Oregon Health Authority. The Manager provides supervision to care coordinators, intake coordinators, Medical Case Managers and other CS staff daily in both formal and informal meetings. The manager is also responsible for maintaining and building relationships with community partners and funders. This position oversees the agency’s dental program as well and is responsible for communication and negotiation with our partners in that program.
Responsibilities and qualifications for the Client Services Manager are listed here.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Jonathan Reitan will be hosting the 8th Annual Red Ribbon Show in Salem. This is a wonderful HIV/AIDS benefit that Jonathan hosts each year and the proceeds are donated to an organization working to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This year HIV Alliance has been chosen to be the recipient of proceeds generated from the show! Please check back and we will continue to provide more information about this incredible upcoming performance.
At HIV Alliance we depend on volunteer support to help us provide critical services to our clients and at-risk populations. Every year volunteers contribute over 7,000 hours of service to our efforts to prevent new infections of HIV.
Volunteers are involved in many aspects of our prevention and client services programs. Some of the specific tasks they routinely help out with include:
Every volunteer that works at HIV Alliance receives basic and more extensive training depending upon the type of volunteer position an individual is interested in. YOU can make a difference and help us fulfill our mission!
To become a volunteer with HIV Alliance, we request that you fill out an application and bring that application to a volunteer orientation.
Click here for the HIV Alliance Volunteer Application
At the orientation, we provide an overview of our agency and the services we offer, the different roles that are available to volunteers and the specific trainings required for each role. We also review agency policies and procedures as they relate to volunteers.
RSVP’s for the Level I trainings are strongly recommended. If we do not have at least 5 people officially registered by the day before the training, the training will most likely be canceled.
Additional trainings may be required for certain volunteer positions.
We have a variety of volunteer and internship positions available for students and community members wishing to join our team. Internship lengths and time commitments vary based on individual internship needs. If you are hoping to receive academic credit for your internship, please check your program requirements as every academic program/department may have different internship requirements. You are responsible for making sure you know these requirements so that you can receive credit for your time.
For more information on volunteer and internship opportunities, contact our Volunteer and Education Manager at 541-342-5088 x116 or phansen@hivalliance.org.
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Emerald Empire (ISCEE) is hosting Damsels, Divas and Dames 2015: Sweet 16! This is a wonderfully entertaining and funny show put on by “Divas” that should really not be missed. Our former Board Member, Marc Mullen is traveling back to Eugene to host the show (and be royally roasted by the Divas). ISCEE hosts this event every year and donates the proceeds to HIV Alliance. Please come and spend an evening of pure enjoyment while supporting our work!
Where: Hult Center for the Performing Arts
When: Saturday, April 4, 7:30 pm
Tickets: $30 orchestra/$25 all Other: To order call the Hult Center at 541-682-5000 or go to www.hultcenter.org.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 1, 2014
World AIDS Day—December 1st, 2014
Eugene, OR—November 20, 2014: December 1st, 2014 is World AIDS Day and the month of December is recognized as AIDS Awareness Month. World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to remember the people who have died. “Every 10 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV,” said HIV Alliance Executive Director, Diane Lang. “This alarming statistic is a reminder that there is still a great deal of work to be done.”
The first World AIDS Day was December 1, 1988.public information officers, James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, who were working the newly formed Global Programme on- a part of the United Nation’s World Health Organization- came up with the idea of a global day of recognition as a way to increase awareness and prevention efforts around the still growing epidemic. Bunn recommended the date of December 1st as a date that was likely to gain maximum news coverage around this burgeoning disease. On October 27, 1988, the UN General Assembly officially recognized that the World Health Organization declared December 1, 1988 to be World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day has become the longest-running awareness and prevention initiative of its kind in the history of public health.
“While the medications have improved dramatically over the years, we still do not have a cure for this disease,” stated Renee Yandel, Program Director for HIV Alliance. “We are hopeful that some day in the future we will truly celebrate World AIDS Day as a way to mark the end of this epidemic.”
HIV Alliance was founded in 1994 to prevent new infections of HIV and provide compassionate care to individuals living with this devastating disease. Currently the organization provides care coordination, nurse case management and pharmaceutical support to people living with HIV in 11 counties in Oregon (Lane, Douglas, Josephine, Lake, Klamath, Coos, Curry, Lincoln, Marion, Clatsop and Jackson counties). HIV Alliance has an office in Eugene and an office in Roseburg, as well as AIDS-Certified nurses in Josephine, Douglas and Lane counties. HIV Alliance is a model for effective and efficient HIV prevention, advocacy, care and education programs.
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At HIV Alliance, we accomplish our mission through:
Initially, we provided HIV education, prevention and care services in Lane County only. However, over the years, the structure and funding around HIV has changed. As a result our region has expanded to include eleven counties in Oregon: Lane, Douglas, Josephine, Lake, Klamath, Jackson, Coos, Curry, Lincoln, Clatsop and Marion.
In 2007 we teamed up with the Lane Community College Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene schools to provide low-cost, comprehensive dental services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Over the years we have partnered with other HIV care providers and community colleges to offer dental services to people living with HIV/AIDS in as many as thirty-one counties across the state.
Hepatitis C has emerged as a significant problem in Oregon especially for people who inject drugs. Because we already provide a variety of services to these individuals we now provide Hepatitis C screenings to individuals at-risk for acquiring this disease in targeted counties in our region. We also provide support to people living with Hepatitis C by providing basic needs assistance, support groups and assistance in accessing medical and social support services.
As an organization we operate under a framework of core values that not only inform but direct our work. Our core values include: collaboration, empowerment, adaptability and innovation, continuous improvement, and non-judgment.