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In 1989, a coalition of
faith communities in the Greater Danbury area responded to the
critical needs of individuals and families affected by the HIV/AIDS
virus by forming Interfaith AIDS
Ministry of Greater Danbury (IAM).Interfaith AIDS Ministry of Greater Danbury, Inc.
(IAM) offers critical support services to families faced with the
nutritional, physical and spiritual challenges of living with
HIV/AIDS while providing vital education programs that respond to
the greater community.
Our offices are open from
9:00 – 4:30 Monday through Thursday.
after hours accessibility is available for care receivers and the
community involved in program opportunities. We serve the Greater
Danbury area that includes Bethel, Brookfield, New Fairfield,
Newton, Redding, Sherman and New Milford. |
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IAM’s
Direct Care Services Department provides essential services
for people infected with/affected by HIV/AIDS. These services
include food delivery, emotional support, and financial assistance
to meet daily basic needs not covered by other agencies and
coordination and service linkage with other service providers in the
region. IAM operates the Living
Pantry, the only food/personal care item pantry in the region
that seeks to meet the specific nutrition needs of people living
with HIV/AIDS and the only pantry that provides fresh foods and a
nutritionist offering assessments, education and counseling to
pantry recipients. The Living Pantry provides bi-weekly food pick-up (with extended service hours) and
delivery services. |
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IAM’s
Education Department provides prevention training and
resources targeted to youth in the Greater Danbury area. (IAM) Staff
facilitates Red Cross certified trainings in area school classrooms
(elementary through post graduate) and our award winning program
Youth
Reacting to AIDS (YRTA). YRTA is a peer education youth
group, co-sponsored by the Western CT. Chapter of the American Red
Cross. YRTA provides culturally competent peer AIDS education and
coordinates community services and social events for people living
with HIV/AIDS. In 1994, YRTA sponsored Connecticut’s first
youth-oriented, youth originated AIDS conference that celebrated its
11 th anniversary last year with close to 200 attending. |
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IAMpowerment and Projeto
VIHDA (Project Life) are innovative
programs funded by the CT. Department of Public Health which seek to
prevent HIV/AIDS in the Brazilian and Greater Danbury community
through increased awareness, knowledge and empowerment to reduce
risk. Danbury is home to the largest concentration of Brazilian
immigrants and persons of Brazilian descent in all communities
within the northeastern United States.
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