CITY'S RYAN WHITE PLANNING COUNCIL RESTORES FUNDING FOR PROJECT TEACH Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/riekhavoc/sets/72157594578001937/ ACT UP commends the Planning Council for voting to restore funding to the grant category which funds Project TEACH to last year's levels. AIDS is a crisis in communities of color, and Project TEACH effectively works with people of color to educate people living with HIV/AIDS and their families about the disease. The diverse crowd of 150 people we brought to the meeting today were instrumental in getting a new resolution passed. But the fight is not over- the AIDS Activities Coordinating Office must still disperse money to Project TEACH at the same levels as last year. It is excellent that funding was restored, but it should not take 150 people storming a meeting for members of the Council to do the right thing. Secondly, the process of voting on funding levels must change. Many people on the Planning Council seemed to be unaware of what specific programs are funded by which categories. The city must make an effort to educate consumers on the HIV Planning Council about grant categories, so this crisis can be averted in the future.

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