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ADAP Watch: AIDS Drug Wait List Grows to 7,372
Last week the wait list to receive lifesaving AIDS medication through the nation’s AIDS Drug Assistance Programs grew to 7,372 people across 11 states.
The number of people waiting to receive medication through state-run AIDS drug programs has increased nearly 4,700 percent since August 2009, according to the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. Federal and state governments have reacted with little urgency, however. While President Obama’s 2012 budget allots $105 million in additional dollars to the programs over 2010, it’s clear that the problem will not be solved unless states significantly increase their own contributions to the programs.
To help readers keep tabs on the growing ADAP crisis, we are now posting the ADAP Watch—the …
Posted on March 21, 2011 at 3:27 pm
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Help Out With Gramercy Thrift’s Big Donation Day
Our Gramercy thrift shop will be receiving a large shipment of donated housewares and needs additional assistance sorting and readying these donations for sale.
The donations will be arriving at the store on Wednesday, April 6th
Our Gramercy thrift shop is located at 157 East 23rd Street, between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue
If you would like to help, and are available, please email us at volunteer@housingworks.org
Posted on March 18, 2011 at 4:41 pm
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Advocates Angry Over HASA Advisory Board Delays
Budget cuts aren’t the only way the Bloomberg administration is seeking to unravel New York City’s AIDS services safety net. Turns out the mayor’s office has stalled the meeting of a legally mandated advisory board that provides policy recommendations to the HIV/AIDS Services Administration, which links 45,000 New Yorkers to critically needed public services.
The advisory board should serve as a much-needed check on HASA, guarding against harmful policies like one enacted this month. The new policy, which alters landlord reimbursement, will make it significantly harder for thousands of people living with HIV (and their families) to find affordable housing.
The advisory group never got the chance to review the policy, though, because HASA officials have repeatedly …
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 9:27 pm
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With Medicaid Decisions Near, HIV-Positive New Yorkers Make Personal Appeal
James Graham, a 51-year-old Albany resident, was diagnosed with HIV in 2003. Yesterday, for the first time, he told a legislator what was on his mind.
Yesterday was AIDS Awareness Day in Albany, an annual legislator education day in which people living with HIV visit with elected officials and explain how their lives are affected by state AIDS policy.
This year’s AIDS Awareness Day was especially critical: It took place days before the deadline for the legislature to decide on initial cuts to the state’s $53 billion-plus Medicaid program. New York’s Medicaid system serves more than half of all New Yorkers living with HIV, around 64,000 people.
Graham was especially concerned about a proposal to increase patient …
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 3:11 pm
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Grand Opening of 11th shop, West End!
Join us on March 22nd from 5-8pm, as our 11th shop is opening its doors at our Spring Preview finale. Located at 2569 Broadway (between 96th & 97th streets)
Shop our online Preview Sale now!
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 2:54 pm
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Design on a Dime 2011 Donor Welcome
We are thrilled to invite you to participate in the seventh annual Design on a Dime fundraiser for Housing Works, the nation’s largest community based AIDS service organization.
James Huniford, Nate Berkus, Charlotte Moss, Lara Spencer and Iman will be Co-Chairing the event. They will be joined by more than 50 of New York’s most influential designers such as Miles Redd, Foley & Cox, Katie Lydon, and Jamie Drake who will all be designing room vignettes filled with furniture and artwork all for sale during the event at 50-70% off retail prices.
Our goal is to raise $800,000, which would make Design on a Dime 2011 the biggest fundraiser in Housing Works history! Your company can help make this happen by donating furniture, art …
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:56 pm
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Spring at Housing Works Bookstore: Lapham’s Quarterly, Tumblr, Sasha Grey, and Foodie Fun
Here at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, we’re crossing our fingers for Spring while springboarding the launches of great new work. Sasha Grey, icon and sexual provocateur, will be here to launch her new photography book Neu Sex at a VICE-hosted party and a candid discussion with Stereogum’s Brandon Stosuy. Lewis Lapham will be here to launch the latest issue of Lapham’s Quarterly, featuring contributions by Franz Kafka, Gloria Steinem, Geoffrey Chaucer, David Mamet, and Herman Melville. The Moth StorySLAM might even launch you into storytelling superstardom! We’re also planning to fill your brain with visual art and human rights and your belly with food by some of the most exceptional chefs in New York. Show your support for Housing Works and buy your …
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 11:53 pm
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Spring Previews Are Here, through March 22nd!
It may still be cold outside, but get ready to warm up with Housing Works’ hottest fashion event – Spring Previews! We’ve restocked our thrift shops with the best fashion, furniture, housewares, and artwork finds that we’ve collected and are selling them for a fraction of the original retail price!
Membership Benefits
Members-Only 25% Sunday Sales are on hold February 26th through March 31st in order to give our members huge benefits at all the preview events:
- All Housing Works Members at all levels get in free (normally $10 at the door).
- Supporter Members ($480 or $40/month) and Sponsor Members ($960 or $80/month) get VIP early access – 30 minutes before the opening time for the public.
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 10:27 pm
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