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Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative

Goal: To respond to the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. South by decreasing and stabilizing the impact of HIV/AIDS in three vital ways:

• By supporting culturally appropriate prevention (primary and secondary) and education programs
• By strengthening the capacity of community-based organizations to provide these prevention and education programs and be sustainable over the long-term
• By building a regional network of organizations serving disadvantaged, multicultural communities in the South

Date: 2004-2006

The Pfizer Foundation's Commitment: $6 million over 3 years to fund innovative, community-based HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs in multi-cultural communities across 9 southern states

Partners: A network of more than 50 community-based HIV/AIDS organizations including Aid to Inmate Mothers (AIM), South Alabama CARES (formerly Mobile AIDS Support Services), AIDS Action Coalition of Huntsville, West Alabama AIDS Outreach, Inc, Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network (JASMYN), Mother's Voices South Florida, Rural Women's Health Project, Inc., Sembrando Flores, AIDS Research & Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast, Inc., Florida African American HIV AIDS Council of Palm Beach County, Inc., Friends-Together, Inc., South Beach AIDS Project, Northeast Florida AIDS Network, Inc.*, Project Response Inc., Tampa-Hillsborough Action Plan Incorporated, AIDS Resource Council, Health Outreach Project, Inc., Southeast Georgia Communities Project, Inc., Union Mission, Inc., Atlanta AIDS Research Consortium, Inc., AIDS Survival Project, Aniz, Inc., Sisterlove Incorporated, Baton Rouge AIDS Society (BRASS), Family Services of Greater Baton Rouge, Southwest Louisiana AIDS Council, Natural Resources for Preparing, Educating, and Changing Environments (N'R PEACE), South Mississippi AIDS Task Force, Inc., The New Life Ministry, Inc., AIDS Care Services, Inc.*, Chatham Social Health Council, Community-Based Learning Alternatives Center, Inc. (CBLAC), The Alliance of AIDS Services — Carolina, Faith Community Education Initiative, RAIN the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network of Southern Piedmont, Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium, Western North Carolina AIDS Project, Inc., HopeHealth, Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services, We Care Prevention Organization, Methodist Healthcare Foundation – Community HIV Network, African-American Pastors Consortium, Inc., Kids on the Block of Middle Tennessee, Share Mothers Program, Why Know Abstinence Education, Inc., International AIDS Empowerment, Inc., Mujeres Unidas Contra el SIDA, Inc., AIDS Arms, Inc., Your Health Clinic (AKA: AIDS Resource Center of Texoma)*, AIDS Services of Austin, Bee Busy Learning Academy, Inc., Canaan International Ministries (sub of World Ministry Fellowship) and Integrated Minority AIDS Network, Inc. (IMANI)

Successes: After three years of intensive grant and capacity building support, the majority of Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative grantees have demonstrated stronger programs and organizational capacity, including significant improvements in program evaluation and technology skills, as well as stronger networks with local and regional AIDS service organizations.

In addition, the social impact of the Initiative has been significant:

• More than 1,000 individuals were trained as a peer educator or peer mentor.
• 3,000 individuals were provided with testing and/or counseling.
• More than 11,000 referrals were made to testing, counseling and health care services.
• More than 50,000 community members have been reached with prevention.

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