Southeastern CT

Our mission:

To mobilize minority faith leaders and musicians in the

fight against HIV/AIDS, thereby raising HIV/AIDS awareness in congregations

throughout CT.

Our Partners…

Our MissionCARC is committed to advocating on

behalf of all people living with HIV/AIDS in Connecticut to ensure a full range of

quality housing and services necessary to maximize their potential and live their

lives in dignity.

Alliance For Living, Inc. The Alliance for Living is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people affected by HIV/AIDS in

New London County…

through direct services that support the life needs of people affected by HIV/AIDS. Alliance is dedicated to education, prevention services and

advocacy on behalf of those it serves.

Faith and AIDS Matters (The FAM) The FAM is a faith-based network of residents, churches, and individuals from community/civic agencies and

organizations dedicated to addressing HIV/AIDS issues.

The vision is to see compassionate

communities created in neighborhoods where people live, work, play and worship and that all individuals are embraced, supported and loved.

Cece Jones Ministries, Inc.

CJM is an itinerant ministry with a mission of…

“Taking the Presence of God into Real Places”

…using the primary modes of worship praxis and HIV/AIDS ministry.

Did You Know…

An estimated 33.2 million people are living with

HIV/AIDS around the world at the end of 2007

Kaiser Family Foundation, Global AIDS Epidemic fact sheet

More than

15.2 million children have lost

one or both parents to AIDS.

Avert, Worldwide AIDS Statistics

... that number is expected to reach 25 million by the

year 2010.

Kaiser Family Foundation, Global AIDS Epidemic fact sheet

An estimated 1.2 million people are

living with HIV/AIDS in the United States…

Kaiser Family Foundation, The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US

…approximately 300,000 do not know they are infected

Kaiser Family Foundation, The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US

There are 40,000 - 60,000

Americans newly infected

with HIV/AIDS each year.

US Centers for Disease Control

Blacks and Latinos have the highest rates of infection in the country.

Blacks account for 12% of the U.S.

population….

yet account for over 50% of all reported

HIV/AIDS infections.

Kaiser Family Foundation, HIV/AIDS Policy Fact Sheet

Latino/as account for 14% of the U.S.

population…

And 19% of HIV/AIDS cases.

Kaiser Family Foundation, The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US

Among women: Black women account for 66% of

new AIDS cases.

Latinas account for 16% of new AIDS cases.

Kaiser Family Foundation, The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US

10,470 people in CT are known to be living with HIV/AIDS.

48% of all those infected live in CT’s largest urban cities: New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport.

CT Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report

CT ranks 8th in the U.S. with highest rates of HIV/AIDS per

capita and ranks 1st, 2nd and 3rd in AIDS cases among injecting drug users,

women and Latino/as.

CT Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report

65% of people living with

HIV/AIDS in CT are Blacks and Latino/as. Only 1 in 3

adults in CT have ever been tested for HIV.

CT Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report

There are 526 people in New London

County reported living with HIV/AIDS.

194 live inNew London.

CT Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report

Blacks and Latino/as account for 65% of those infected in New London.

CT Department of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report

What Can You Do?

Know your status!Get tested for HIV!

Thanks to medical advancements, people are living much longer, healthier lives with HIV/AIDS.

Call 211 for testing locations.

Talk With Your Family, Friends and Children About HIV…

Encourage your loved ones to get

tested for HIV and learn how it’s

transmitted and more importantly, how to prevent it.

Get Informed

“My people perish for a lack of knowledge...” Hosea 4:6

Pray for the Healing of AIDS

“…David said, the Lord who delivered me out of the paw of

the lion and out of the paw of the bear,

He will deliver me out of the hand of this

giant.” (I.Sam.17)

“We are the agents of transformation, capable of turning the tide against the disease…we must respect

each other…we must stand shoulder to shoulder, heart to

heart in the fight against HIV and AIDS.”

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

For more information about HIV/AIDS, counseling and testing and HIV/AIDS services, contact:

CARC

860.761.6699

www.ctaidscoalition.org