Since 1994, the M·A·C AIDS Fund continues to provide funding to non-profit HIV/AIDS organizations and programs for basic needs, such as food, clothing, housing or shelter (short-term or transitional); direct services related to healthcare, social services, transportation (for medical visits, outpatient visits and other social services), and health-related recreational activities, and programs that bring HIV/AIDS education, awareness and prevention to public attention. Recent donations from the M·A·C AIDS Fund include: AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP), San Francisco, CA ALRP has handled more than 45,000 legal matters for people with HIV/AIDS throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and is the oldest organization in the United States dedicated to meeting the civil legal needs of people with HIV/AIDS. ALRP's AIDS Housing Advocacy Project (AHAP) directly addresses the need for stable affordable housing for people with HIV/AIDS, educating people on their rights, and promoting their health by ensuring their health by ensuring that they stay housed. Appetite for Life, Inc.(AFL), Pensacola, FL Appetite for Life has delivered over 250,000 meals, twice a day, 7 days a week as of December 2004 to their clients living with HIV/AIDS of and any dependent children living at home. There is no cost to the client for the program and of the current client base of 43 individuals, over half are women of African American heritage and AFL is the only organization in the Pensacola area that provides food service to this targeted population. Asian Pacific Islander Community AIDS Project (APICAP), San Diego, CA APICAP was established to address the growing needs of HIV/AIDS prevention and education among the Asian Pacific Islander community of San Diego and provides community-based prevention education, direct services and advocacy about HIV and other health related issues to APIs and the broader community. Primary Prevention for Positives Program incorporates HIV prevention, education and community outreach to fight attitudes of stigmatization, beliefs and behaviors and the risk factors that influence them. Caracole, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio Caracole House offers case management and referral services as well as mutual caring and 24-hour support. Their Recovery Community offers a 24-hour supportive environment allowing the residents to attain self-sufficiency and recovery from addiction. Shelter Plus Care is a rent subsidy program for homeless individuals and families with an adult member who has HIV/AIDS in order to help these individuals and families find and maintain decent housing, stay together, and live as independently as possible. HIP of Spokane (HIP), Spokane, WA HIP through Community Minded Enterprises, the Spokane Regional Health District and the Gay trucker Association are partnering to create the Trucker Health Project in order to meet the advocacy, health educational and support needs of North America's professional drivers, trucking industry support personnel and their families and significant others. The Trucker Health Project provides HIV testing, counseling and referral services for truckers and the trucker industry workers at high risk for infection through testing provided at truck stops in Spokane County, WA where participants receive Testing, counseling on the risks of HIV, prevention strategies and the need for testing at regular intervals. Friends House In Rosehill (FH), New York, NY FH provides housing for 50 single men and women living with HIV/AIDS in a 7 storey building and annex in midtown Manhattan, who were formerly homeless or marginally housed. FH offers case management and educational and recreational activities and through their programs, enable residents to gain stability in their lives, increase their access to necessary medical care, and allow them to reach their individual potential. The High School Advocacy Program prepares residents at FH to, lead discussions in high school classrooms about their experiences of contracting HIV and Living with AIDS. These efforts help prevent the spread of HIV among youth, confront the stereotypes of people living with AIDS as well as members of the LGBT community and also empowers residents with valuable training and experience. Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation (HIHAF), Kailua-Kona, HI HIHAF has been providing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in West Hawaii since 1994 through aggressive prevention education and advocacy for all those whose lives have been affected by the disease. HIHAF has expanded care for HIV+ individuals from basic care given during terminal illness that was available before antiretrovirals to the current comprehensive, life affirming programs to those living with HIV. Programs encompass medical care, mental health and substance abuse treatment, job retraining, housing, food, nutritional counseling, community activities and assistance in meeting emergency needs. Heavenly Home, Inc. (HH), Thomasville GA Heavenly Home grew from a grassroots start and houses men and women infected with HIV/AIDS with the majority being homeless at the time of admission. HH offers referrals and transportation to day treatment, mental health, and clinical appointments, Social Security, Medicaid and Parole Board advocacy, and access to hospital services to insure that all needs of residents are addressed. Additional case management services for clients will enable HH to assist clients with adjusting to their new environment; the opening up of additional homes in the community and the expansion of services to include clinical services as well as individual therapy, group counseling, nursing services and prevention services. Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS), Denver, CO JFS offers a broad range of programs for people in need including the elderly, the economically disadvantaged, refugees, the disabled, people living with HIV/AIDS and cancer, families, youth in crisis, and those facing life-altering losses. The Hearts and Hands Homemaker Program provides free, frequent and repeat homemaker services to individuals of all faiths living with HIV/AIDS. It is the only agency in Colorado that offers pro-bono homemaker services to this population. The program offers basic in-home services - housecleaning, meal preparation, grocery shopping and laundering on a weekly or bi-weekly basis thus allowing clients to focus their limited energy on their families and on their health. World Vision Canada, Mississauga, Ontario World Vision Canada has created The Barbershop Show: HIV/AIDS Education and Youth initiative which is a dynamic musical and youth to youth activity training session which will tour schools across Canada This production will engage Canadian youth in the fight against HIV/AIDS through music and educational content for the production as well as activities and toolkits for the post production sessions. Young people will also be encouraged to take part via volunteering, fundraising or campaigning to help other youth around the world who are affected by HIV/AIDS. Youth will be able to access resources on the World Vision website and to share their stories with youth across Canada. This project will conclude with a presentation at the 2006 International HIV/AIDS Conference in Toronto. Les Enfants de Bethanie (LEB), Montreal, Quebec Les Enfants de Bethanie is the only HIV/AIDS community network organization to specifically target its approach to helping 133 HIV/AIDS infected children and 78 parents and to have developed expertise in relating to these children and their families through psychosocial support, telephone listing and referral service, family activities. As well, a family camp for children living with HIV/AIDS is offered in collaboration with McGill University and the University Health Centre of the Ste Justine Hospital and the Hotel-Dieu Hospital in Montreal. Support through the M·A·C AIDS Fund supports transportation of children living with HIV/AIDS to the day care centre. In 2004-2005, LEB traveled 20,749 km, providing over 15 children, from 18 months to 5 years old with transportation to the drop-in day-care centre and over thirty older children aged 5 to 12 the opportunity to participate in educational or recreational activities for one weekend day per month.