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County Allocates
$35,000 To MAP
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ment and supplies for care-givers in the
home such as medical supplies, gloves,
gowns, etc.
"We're looking at a total budget of
$65,000," Kooyman said, "It's realistic.
We raised $20,000 in 1986 and we feel
we'll be able to do that again; and we
feel we'll get an additional $10,000 in
other grants,"
The funding filled a gap in the county
health department's own AIDS program.
The department, because of North Caro
lina's anti-sodomy law, cannot produce
materials discussing the sexual activity
pinpointed as one of the leading ways
to transmit AIDS from one person to
another. MAP, a private agency, is not
constrained by the law,
MAP's drive for county funding began
in earnest during the late winter months
with MAP president Ron Lowe spending
hours drawing up the proposal, then
presenting it to the Human Services
Council, which recommends to the
county commissioners which agencies
should receive funds.
"'The council listed MAP as its No. 1
funding priority," Kooyman said. "When
they received our proposal, they told us
privately they had never seen one so
well written. Ron met with them first and
they asked us to come back because
they wanted to hear more."
On May 28, MAP was heard during
the commissioners' public hearing on
funding proposals.
Funding appeared doomed in early
June, however, as county manager
Jerry Fox placed the proposal with $7
million in rejections in an attempt to
balance the budget. But several factors
helped save the funding:
■ Members of Charlotte Mecklen
burg's health services and medical
communities lobbied the commissioners
heavily.
■ MAP initiated a campaign that re
sulted in almost 600 letters to the com
missioners in a week and a half.
■ MAP board members were effec
tive in convincing the commissioners
that the services are needed.
Commissioner Peter Keber, as quoted
by the June 15 Charlotte Observer, said,
"AIDS is a scourge that we need to deal
with in an extremely serious way. It's the
kind of thing where I'm afraid we're
going to look back five years from now
and say, 'Boy, how could we have mis
understood what's going on here?' "
Kooyman said support from the health
department and others in the medical
community was crucial.
"In the beginning of all this, they were
wondering who in the world MAP is.
Within about a week and a half, they
knew very clearly who we were. The
credit really goes to Dr. Stephen Keener
of the health department. The commis
sioners really look to the health depart
ment to deal with these kinds of issues;
and when the department told them
what MAP provided that the county
couldn't, it turned some heads."
Kooyman was ecstatic about the
grant.
"Personally," he said, "it's exciting to
see a dream come true —- from a small
meeting in my living room with a bunch
of guys basically from Acceptance to
this. It's pretty incredible. And it says a
lot for the gay community. 'The commu
nity has supported us for two years —
long enough for us to maintain MAP
until it could become an established
agency. It's a good sign of where our
community is going."
Kooyman said MAP will continue with
present fund raising activities — a direct
mail appeal and bar benefits, "The
money from the county is earmarked for
How MAP Must Use
Mecklenburg’s Money
■ Salary for full-time director.
■ Salary lor part-time cose manager.
■ Second line on AIDS hotline.
■ Materials for support groups.
■ Supplies and equipment for volunteers
and medical personnel treating per
sons with AIDS In the home: gloves,
medicines, gowns, etc.
■ Operating expenses geared toward
support services.
The MAP Board
■ Dr. Robert L. Barret, Counseling Associ
ates.
■ Mike Bennett, director of direct services
to the community. Red Cross.
■ Steve del Vecchlo, Del Vecchio Land
scaping.
■ Ed DePasquale, director. Acceptance,
■ Sharon Dixon, nursing coordinator.
Hospice at Charlotte.
■ Lise Hidenrike, continuing education,
Presbyterian Hospital.
■ Dr. Jim Horton, internal medicine. Nolle
Clinic.
■ Dr. Stephen Keener, assistant health
director. Northwest Health Department
of Mecklenburg County,
■ Les Kooyman, executive director, MAP.
■ Daryl Lofdahl, light operator. Cha
rades.
■ Ron Lowe, operating department,
Duke Power Co.
■ Marion Meginnls, program director,
WBTV.
■Linda Nulsen, health consultant.
■ Dr. Jerry Squires, medical director and
associate executive director, Red
Cross,
■ Carl Thackston, medical social worker,
Gaston Memorial Hospital.
MAP’s Progiazns
Community Outreach
■ Hotline 704/333-AIDS. Staffed 6-9 p.m.
Mondoy-Pridoy by trained volunteers.
■ Speakers Bureau. Presentations to
groups and organizations on AIDS,
AIDS Issues and MAP services.
■ Safer Sex Workshops. TVolned faciUta-
fors present explicit guidelines on re
ducing the risk of receiving or transmit
ting AIDS.
■ Caregiver Workshops. Training about
caring medically and psychologically
for persons wlfh AIDS.
■ Workplace Workshops. Presentations to
companies about AIDS issues in the
workplace, corporate policies, and
AIDS education lor employees.
Client Services
■ HIV Positive/ARC Support Group. Cop
ing with a positive antibody test result
or a diagnosis of AIDS Related Com
plex.
■ PWA Support Group. Coping with an
AIDS diagnosis.
■ Family, Friends & Others Support
Group. Coping with a family member's
AIDS diagnosis.
■ Buddy Support Program. Trained vol
unteers provide emotional support,
companionship and practical support
for persons with AIDS.
■ Social Services Advocacy Program.
Representing persons with AIDS in in
teracting with the Department of Social
Services and other agencies, and in
getting MEDICAID, MEDICARE and
other disability benefits,
Pait-Timer Needed
The MAP board of directors will soon
begin interviews for a parf-Ume case
manager working 20 to 25 hours per
week.
"We're looking for someone with a
knowledge of social services, the MTOIC-
AID system, service agencies in Meck
lenburg and counseling skills,'' sold Les
Kooyman, MAP executive director.
"We'll be considering everyone with
those skills whether or not they're work
ing full-time now."
specific things," he said. "We still need
funds for our rent, our education pro
gram and other operating expenses.
This isn't gravy money."
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