P.O. Box 11
Montpelier, VT 05601-0011
(802) 229-5754
Email: VTPWAC@Sover.net
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Vermont has a variety of organizations, agencies, hospitals and health care clinics working together toward better support and services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Finding your way around this system is not always easy. The Vermont People With AIDS Coalition is here to help you quickly locate the services and information you need and to put you in touch with the people who provide them.
Check out our monthly newsletter by clicking
the icon in the upper left hand corner of this page!!!
Our annual retreat for People living with HIV and their partners will
be held in Stowe from July 14-17, 2011. For information on the
Retreat, click the "retreat" icon in the upper left hand corner of this
page.
A Retreat registration form is
included with the April newsletter--just click the "newsletter" icon in
the upper left hand corner. The registration form is page 6 of
the newsletter. Just print it out and mail it to: Vermont
PWA Coalition, P.O. Box 11, Montpelier, VT 05601
Any questions, contact the
office by email or phone!
In addition the Coalition does the following:
- We sponsor an annual four day retreat for people living with HIV and their partners. This year it will be held in Stowe, Vermont. The retreat provides participants with up-to-date information about HIV/AIDS, medical and alternative/complimentary treatments, and social services in a safe, supportive, nurturing and social environment.
- We sponsor workshops and seminars throughout the year where PWA's can come together for support and to receive and exchange educational information.
- We provide a statewide phone number for information and help: 1-800-698-8792.
- We publish a monthly newsletter called "The Update". If you would like to subscribe please send us a letter at P.O. Box 11, Montpelier, VT 05601 or call or e-mail us with your name and address. You can check out this month's UPDATE by clicking the words "The Update" in this paragraph.
- We sell nutritional supplements at wholesale prices through our Buyer's Co-operative. Everyone is welcome to order through the Co-op, and we offer scholarships to eligible HIV+ Vermonters.
- We provide peer counseling and help to the HIV+ community.
- We have a part time Consumer Advocate who can help navigate through the HIV system in Vermont. Call for information. Our Montpelier Office is generally staffed from 11:00 am till 4:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and our voice mail and email is checked on a regular basis.
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Membership in the coalition is open to anyone at all. Our services are available to anyone in Vermont who needs them. Volunteer Your Time Do you have time, talents, ideas or money you would like to contribute? Let us know if you can help. We rely on volunteers to do most of the Coalition's work. Our Board of Directors meets monthly in Montpelier to discuss ongoing issues such as our retreat and to consider policy making and goals for the Coalition. |
