ROD PATRICK RISBROOK (aka “BIG ROD”) is a CADD [Computer-Aided Drafting and Design] professional who designs/drafts engineering drawings as a consultant & spends the rest of his other time as a socio-political activist for the Black [same gender loving] community. As part of his socio-political agenda, ROD lent his humanitarian energies for 3+ years to the Black Men’s Xchange-New York [BMX-NY] which is a cultural affirmation and leadership empowerment collective for same gender loving men of African descent. Creatively, ROD captures still moments in time as a photographer, doing graphic design work, and is a producer at Brooklyn Cable Access Television [BCAT]. ROD is currently transitioning from CADD to filmmaker by pursuing a path as a cinematographer/filmmaker @ NYU in order to bring to life what he calls “our stories” that need to be told. E-mail: big.rod02@gmail.com 
HRSA has proposed an amendment that would create a 24-month lifetime cap on Ryan White emergency and transitional housing benefits.
For many people living with AIDS, Ryan White CARE Act transitional housing dollars are the only thing preventing them from being homeless. Not only does the amendment threaten to put people out on the street, it fails to account for people who are intermittently homeless and may periodically need the benefit. And as we all know, our country is in a severe housing crisis--meaning that displaced PWAs would have an even harder time finding a place to stay if these cuts are allowed to stand.
Please call your Senators and Representative today to demand the withdrawal of this harmful amendment:
- Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121 to reach your Representative and Senators.
- When you reach your representative's office, ask to speak with the staff person who handles HIV/AIDS or housing issues.
- Tell the staff person you would like him/her to contact Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and urge that the Housing Policy Notice 99-02 Amendment 1 be withdrawn immediately.
- Email us to let us know you made a call! Please make your call today! The amendment is scheduled to take effect on March 27.
In solidarity, Cameron Lefevre Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
HRSA has proposed an amendment that would create a 24-month lifetime cap on Ryan White emergency and transitional housing benefits.
For many people living with AIDS, Ryan White CARE Act transitional housing dollars are the only thing preventing them from being homeless. Not only does the amendment threaten to put people out on the street, it fails to account for people who are intermittently homeless and may periodically need the benefit. And as we all know, our country is in a severe housing crisis--meaning that displaced PWAs would have an even harder time finding a place to stay if these cuts are allowed to stand.
Please call your Senators and Representative today to demand the withdrawal of this harmful amendment:
- Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121 to reach your Representative and Senators.
- When you reach your representative's office, ask to speak with the staff person who handles HIV/AIDS or housing issues.
- Tell the staff person you would like him/her to contact Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and urge that the Housing Policy Notice 99-02 Amendment 1 be withdrawn immediately.
- Email us to let us know you made a call! Please make your call today! The amendment is scheduled to take effect on March 27.
In solidarity, Cameron Lefevre Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)