Metro TeenAIDS
WISH LIST: $100: group counseling for 1 youth whose caregiver is living with AIDS; $500: 2 months of counseling and transportation to health services for an HIV-positive youth; $1000: Making Proud Choices! curriculum for 1 student
Metro TeenAIDS works to prevent the spread of HIV, promote responsible decision-making, and improve the quality of life for young people and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Testing and counseling are offered at various sites, and expanded testing throughout the city is in the works. MTA partners with City Year to provide HIV prevention education to young people in DC schools using the Making Proud Choices! curriculum. MTA's youth leadership teams are rigorously trained in talking with their peers (and city leaders!) about HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy and more; they get the prevention message out in a way that adults just can’t. Of course, connecting HIV-positive young people to life-saving care, and offering them continued support as they learn to live with the disease, is central. So is the new Family Center, which helps teens cope with their loved ones' HIV/AIDS and works with families as they struggle to manage the disease. DC currently has one of the highest AIDS rates in the country. Your help means knowledge - and knowledge saves lives.
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