Antoine B. Craigwell graduated from Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York with a double major in psychology and journalism. As a journalist, he has written for several publications. His articles have appeared in Fortune Small Business (FSB), the Villager Newspapers in Northeastern Connecticut, The Bronx Times Reporter and The Bronx Times, The Amsterdam News, and recently for The Network Journal, in New York City.
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Four social service agencies received a total of $475,000 to combat rising and alarming rates of HIV infection in people over 50.
(New York, NY) - On Mar 30, the MAC AIDS Fund announced in a press release that it was granting $150,000 to the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), $150,000 to Gay Men's Health Crisis (GHMC), $150,000 to Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and $25,000 to the GRIOT Circle; as a collaborative effort to fight HIV/AIDS in the senior lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT).
| Marjorie Hill, Ph.D., CEO, GMHC, said that the grant from MAC AIDS Fund shows that regardless of the challenges to the overall economic environment, creative solutions can still be found to address the most urgent issues affecting the LGBT community. "We are particularly grateful to MAC AIDS for their willingness to support innovative strategies for prevention models and education at this crucial moment in the epidemic," said Hill. According to the release, MAC AIDS Fund's response is in keeping with the alarming spike in HIV infections among people over 50 years old and has become a cause for serious concern for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who reported a 25 percent increase in infections among this particular age group between 2006 and 2007. |
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Four social service agencies received a total of $475,000 to combat rising and alarming rates of HIV infection in people over 50.
(New York, NY) - On Mar 30, the MAC AIDS Fund announced in a press release that it was granting $150,000 to the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), $150,000 to Gay Men's Health Crisis (GHMC), $150,000 to Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and $25,000 to the GRIOT Circle; as a collaborative effort to fight HIV/AIDS in the senior lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT).
| Marjorie Hill, Ph.D., CEO, GMHC, said that the grant from MAC AIDS Fund shows that regardless of the challenges to the overall economic environment, creative solutions can still be found to address the most urgent issues affecting the LGBT community. "We are particularly grateful to MAC AIDS for their willingness to support innovative strategies for prevention models and education at this crucial moment in the epidemic," said Hill. According to the release, MAC AIDS Fund's response is in keeping with the alarming spike in HIV infections among people over 50 years old and has become a cause for serious concern for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who reported a 25 percent increase in infections among this particular age group between 2006 and 2007. Even though the four organizations are based in New York, the collaboration with MAC AIDS advances positive outcomes for HIV education and prevention throughout the United States. It is hoped that the funds these organizations have received would continue the promotion and advocacy of HIV and AIDS related issues, and policies at the federal, state and local government level. It is also hoped that with this donation, adults 50-years-old and over, would be able to participate in conversations and programs, and have a voice in health policies, counseling and prevention services. |