2005-2006 National AIDS Fund AmeriCorps Team-Tulsa
Hosted by the Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership
“Thank you” to the
12th National AIDS Fund AmeriCorps Team-Tulsa completing their year of service on August 1st for the
following major contributions to Tulsa HIV prevention and care programs:
- Providing
HIV counseling and testing for almost 200 high risk individuals
- Presented
educational programs on HIV/AIDS to almost 3,000 Tulsa area residents including high school and college students, members of faith communities,
and employees of Tulsa businesses
- Recruited
270 volunteers to help with HIV/AIDS prevention and care activities
- Provided
nearly 2,500 quality of life units of service for clients living with HIV/AIDS including food services, transportation, case
management, and emotional support.
A new six member National AIDS
Fund AmeriCorps Team-Tulsa will begin work in our community on September 5th after a week of training in Washington, D.C.
Tulsa is the only National AIDS Fund Partnership to have
hosted an AmeriCorps team since the program in national service began in l993. Tulsa's 12th National AIDS Fund AmeriCorps
Team began work on September 8th after a week of training in Washington, D.C. New members and their agency assignments
are:
Michelle Cadman-Sullivan, Team Coordinator, University of Tulsa Alexander
Health Center
Zachary Bundy, Tulsa CARES Food Pantry
Michelle Walker, RAIN
Rebecca Tyler, Incarcerated Women's Project
and American Red Cross
Page Brockwell, Youth Services of Tulsa
