From 1997 to now we have been offering free services to our community affected with AIDS, especially targeting the minority groups. The population served is suffering socially and economically, lack enough economic resources to be sustained or to pay medicines. The most are members of Latin American families, illegal poor aliens, African-American unemployed and disabled people without economic resources. Especially All people diagnosed HIV positive and sick AIDS in the Miami Dade County area, without exception of ethnics, race, language, religion, political ideas, sex, age, sexual orientation or migratory status.
    The services include, also, group therapy for the closed relatives of patients, in their pain, fighting the unknown and scary illnesses and free education, training, information, counseling, consultations, treatments with natural medicines and holistic alternatives to people diagnosed HIV positive and sick of AIDS, especially minorities. With the alternatives that our center offer, to give the necessary support, to people who have been suspended the drugs pharmacological treatments by the doctors and to work in the reduction of addiction, addictive drugs, tobacco, alcohol, sexual promiscuity and prostitution.
    For the best quality in the primary consultations and to know the past of the patient's health better needs to acquire a computer with special program to diagnose and to buy natural products anti oxidizers without secondary effects.  
    Our center won't receive additional funds until January 2009 and it is for that reason that we request from you a donation in order to be able to acquire the computer that we need as soon as possible.
    All donations can be deduced from taxes because our organization is tax except under the Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS. If any person can help us with donation we will send a receipt immediately.
    You can contact for more information to Orlando H. Lima, Director, Ph. (305) 752-0004 Fax. (305) 774-7620.

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As an Area Agency on Aging, we are currently working on our 4 year "Area Plan" which we submit to the MD Office on Aging and share with our county commisioners.

Under the Ombudsman Program, we are including Culture Change activities in our area plan.

This may be an idea that others can discuss with their local AAA's and Ombudsman. If everyone's State Offices on Aging receive these plans, it is another way of pointing out to a larger audience about what Culture Change is and why it is so important. Also, if the Area Plans are shared with local County Commissioners, mayors, etc., again this is another way of spreading the word and getting the local community involved.

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The Connecticut Culture Change Coalition is progressing well and growing strong!

A steering committee was formed to create and provide structure to the CTCCC. It meets monthly to determine the Coalition's next action steps. Soon officers will be nominated and voted in for CTCCC leadership. Additionally, sub-committees have been formed to further advance the goals of the coalition -

Education Sub-Committee
Public Policy Sub-Committee and
Strategic Planning Sub-Committee

Any member of the CTCCC is welcome and encouraged to join the sub-committees!

All meeting notices and communications are distributed via email and evite. Please send a valid email address and your interest in any subcommittees to our new email address at culturechange@qualidigm.org. All providers, consumers and stakeholders are welcome to join the CTCCC. Our meetings for the remainder of 2007 are as follows:

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007

All meetings are held at Qualidigm, 100 Roscommon Drive, Middletown CT 06457 from 9 - 11 a.m. in the Large Conference Room, Basement Level. We hope to see you there!

Free regional Culture Change education events will be held throughout Florida for long term care professionals in June 2007.

Team members at the Institute for Caregiver Education responded to a need for Culture Change education in Florida by applying for and receiving a grant from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration.

This grant makes it possible for up to 100 free registrations in each of the five locations. The grant monies also provide for a Culture Change Toolkit of Institute resources to be made available to every home that sends team members.

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Well, it has been slow but we are making some progress!