Positive Wellness Alliance

Because of the support of generous and caring people like you, Positive Wellness Alliance is making life a little easier for local families dealing with HIV disease.  It’s not too late to help 17 month old Tommy who was born HIV positive and is now being cared for by his aunt and uncle.  Or to help Janie and her 12 year old son, Jason, who walked in off the streets in need of safe housing.  All of these folks have HIV disease.  Your support ensures that poeple like Tommy, Janie and Jason have a safe haven -a place to turn for help and guidance.

With your continued support, we will expand our services in several ways in 2011:

• Expand our HIV prevention and education programs
• Enroll additional clients in HIV Medical Case Management
• Offer Rapid HIV Testing which will produce results in 20 minutes

You can jump-start our 2011 plans and squeeze in a last-minute tax deduction for 2010 by donating to PWA today online.  It’s completely safe, and you’ll receive an email receipt for your tax records seconds after your donation is processed by our provider, Network For Good.

Please go to our home page – and click on the donate now button on the right.  You can give through Network for Good or Paypal – it’s very convenient and safe!  Your contribution will help prevent the spread of HIV in 2011!

Thank you!  Wishing you a safe and Happy New Year.

Julie Meyer, Executive Director

Positive Wellness Alliance has been very fortunate over the past several years to have received two grants both of which were funded by the Harriet Taylor Flynt Fund through The Winston-Salem Foundation!  The Winston-Salem Foundation is a community foundation that supports charitable programs in the greater Forsyth County area.  In our case, their funding allowed for the continuation of HIV Medical Case Management and the opporutnity to launch Many Men Many Voices Prevention.

We are grateful for the 4 years of support from the Winston-Salem Foundation which helped sustain and grow our HIV Medical Case Management Program in Forsyth County.  We truly could not have realized the success of this program without the Foundation’s support.

Medical Case Management services help link HIV positive clients to a continuum of health and socail services.  These services ensure that clients with complex needs receive timely, coordinated services, assisting clients to function independently and productively as long as possible.  Medical Case Management is client centered, focused on empowering the client, goal oriented, flexible, culturally sensitive, efficient, cost-effective, easily accessible and calls for collaboration amongst the community of HIV providers in our service region. 

We were also able to realize another dream – that of launching a targeted HIV prevention program – Many Men Many Voices or 3MV.   We held 3 sessions which significantly impacted 34 men.   3MV targets young African-American MSMs – men who have sex with men. 

This CDC sanctioned HIV prevention program  provided risk reduction education for this population.   At present, MSMs represent the highest number of annual new HIV infections as well as the largest group of people living with HIV/AIDS in the South.   The 3MV curriculum consists of a 7-session group-level intervention program designed to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted disease among black men who have sex with men.  The participants will increase their knowledge about risk reduction, increase their ability to assess their personal risk for HIV disease, and embrace the importance of use and/or negotiating the use of condoms.  HIV and STD testing will be offered at the end of the sessions. 

Positive Wellness Alliance would like to again thank The Winston-Salem Foundation for the provision of funds which directly impacted persons infected with HIV disease as well as curtail the spread of HIV disease through prevention.  Their belief in our work has allowed us to continue meeting the needs of our clients and educate the African-American MSM population!  Thank you!  You have made a difference in many lives!

Positive Wellness Alliance is pleased to report that we have been awarded a contract again for 2011-2012  from the State of North Carolina through the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health for HOPWA – Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS Program.  This program was established by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address the specific housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.  Since the beginning of the HOPWA program in 1992, the Federal government has made available over $2.3 billion HOPWA funds to support community efforts to create and operate HIV/AIDS housing initiatives.

Our scope of work will impact lives in Davidson, Davie, Rowan and Iredell Counties.  We will provide HOPWA vouchers – tenent based rental assistance (TBRA) and short term rent, mortgage and utility (STRMU) emergency assistance.  Both programs will positively impact clients and their families.

We look forward to working with clients and agencies in our region as we strive to make a positive difference in many lives!