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Call About ADAP $$ Today!

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

“State budget negotiators yesterday reset their deadline to tonight, reflecting slow progress in reaching a compromise on budget amendments.“  (That quote is from Chelyen Davis of The Free Lance-Star paper in Fredericksburg, 2/24/11.) Yesterday, the GA decided to give the Budget Conferees until Midnight Tonight – Feb 24 – to work on completing the budget.  [...]

1st Decisions on ADAP Funding Are IN

Monday, February 7th, 2011

The news is mixed … First, the Senate did not add any more state funds to the ADAP program on top of the funding added by the Governor back in December 2010.  The Senate did, however, add language to the budget bill.  We haven’t seen the language yet, but we believe that the language will [...]

AIDS AWARENESS DAY – FABULOUS!

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

WHAT A GREAT DAY WE HAD. Yes, there is still WORK TO BE DONE to support Budget Items 284.  Please take a moment right now and contact YOUR Delegate and Senator — Ask them to contact the Health and Human Resources Subcommittee members to support adding funding to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program in FY [...]

Va’s ADAP Needs HELP!

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

On February 2nd, PSA reported that almost 400 people were on the waiting list for help getting medicines for HIV. How many more names are on that list today? Right now! Please call your Delegate and Senator today! Tell them why leaving people living with HIV without access to medicine is like, my mother used [...]

WORLD AIDS Day in VIRGINIA

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Today is World AIDS Day in Virginia. Just the other day I learned that ADAP has a WAITING LIST. More than ever, AIDS Awareness Day in Richmond this year is critically important! Mark your calendars and WRITE ME TODAY to tell us you will be there, too! Wednesday, February 2, 2011.