Helping People - AIDS Services of Austin

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Community PROMISE Coordinator Roman
Guerra, center, and peer advocates prepare
safer-sex kits to distribute to people most at-risk.
Our Mission:
AIDS Services of Austin enhances the health and well-being of
the community and people affected by HIV and AIDS.
Table of Contents:
Outlook from Paul and Laura.................................... 1
Returns on Human Investment.................................. 4
Live Healthier............................................................... 5
HIV Prevention............................................................. 8
Questions & Answers................................................... 9
Thanking Our Supporters............................................ 12
Cover Photo: Participants in the annual AIDS Walk Austin, an October tradition that raises awareness and funds while
remembering the loved ones we have lost. Photo credit Chase Martin. All other photos are courtesy of Mari Hernandez.
From the Executive Director and Board Chair
This year marks 30 years since HIV was first recognized as an emerging disease. In
the early days of the HIV epidemic, the typical scenario was a young gay man
entering a clinic, testing positive and being informed by a healthcare provider
that he was terminal. He left feeling isolated and scared, without any access to
resources or support.
Paul Scott and Case Manager
Tiera Moton working to reduce
stigma at the annual Juneteenth
Parade with the message Love
People with HIV.
Today, there is not a typical person walking into AIDS Services of Austin to get tested.
HIV does not discriminate — someone at risk may be Hispanic, African American,
married, a mother, young, elderly, or anyone else. Though getting tested may
change their life forever, no one has to feel alone if their results come back positive.
Our organization is here to help people who are HIV positive live a healthier life by
providing the support they need.
We wish that living with HIV was as simple as taking effective medications. However,
many of our clients seek our help because of their lack of economic resources –
70% have incomes below the U.S. poverty level. For example, one of our young
patients born with HIV came to the Jack Sansing Dental Clinic having never received
dental care. Our Dental Clinic staff worked to stabilize his oral health while referring
him to our case management team so he could get nutritious, healthy food from
our Helping Hands Food Bank and counseling to improve his overall physical and
mental health. In addition to economic challenges, our clients may be confronting
addiction, stigma, and homelessness. Others may be a parent or other caregiver that
still needs to manage their current responsibilities, in addition to coping with a chronic
and life-threatening disease.
Prevention Specialist Joe
McAdams introduces a person to
the Fresh Start Program.
Community leaders and volunteers have made it possible for us to provide
comprehensive care and access to resources over the past 25 years and continue
to provide us the support we need to remain on the forefront of HIV prevention and
treatment. The people at St. David’s Foundation have funded the expansion of our
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dental services, allowing us to add more dentists, hygienists, and a patient navigator.
They continue to provide support for our Medical Case Management program which
helps clients adhere to their HIV medications, and they have underwritten our longterm strategic planning. Perhaps the most exciting investment the Foundation is
making is in the renovation of our facilities to expand our Prevention, Testing, and
Counseling program. These changes will provide more space for our case managers
to work with clients and provide more quality services.
As we redouble our prevention efforts, we continue to increase the quality of care
for people living with HIV and AIDS. We are adding case managers, hiring a second
dietitian, and increasing support for the Women Rising Project through the newlycreated Women’s Giving Circle. Following the model of the President’s National
HIV/AIDS Strategy, we are planning to increase our integrated set of services with a
stronger medical model by adding community nursing services.
Internally, we are working to retain and recruit the best talent. To that end, we have
implemented an employee retirement plan thanks to donors to the Lee Manford
Fund, an enduring legacy of the well-regarded former executive director.
Hygienist Diana McFarlan at ASA’s
dental clinic, which has seen a 25%
increase in demand - but no waiting list
- thanks to donors and support from the
St. David’s Foundation.
Our overarching goal is to enhance the health and well-being of the community and
people affected by HIV and AIDS. We are grateful for your support.
Paul Scott
Executive Director
Laura Merritt
Board Chair
La’Toya Swan encourages listeners to
protect themselves and the people they
love at KAZI, Austin’s African American
community radio station.
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Food Bank staff Jean and Sandy prepping
cabbages. Meals are tailored to manage
medication side effects and to prevent wasting.
Returns on Human Investment
People have more stability:
ASA’s Case Managers assist 844 people
in 2010, including 68 people who now
have housing and 49 people who have
returned to medical care through the
Minority AIDS Initiative.
2010-2011 Major Achievements
HIV advocates are heard:
Graduates of the Women Rising Project’s
Rising Star Academy successfully
advocate before legislators for a bill
permanently establishing the Texas HIV
Medication Advisory Committee.
Youth are protected:
ASA’s prevention team trains members
of OutYouth, Austin’s LGBT youth
organization, to provide HIV prevention
strategies and rapid, oral HIV tests.
Minority education is increasing:
Miss America 2010 speaks at the AIDS
Walk and at Greater Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, leading people to seek out their
HIV status for the first time.
HIV transmission is prevented:
A majority of young men who attend a
session at the Q Austin report learning a
risk-reduction strategy.
Oral health is improving:
ASA’s Jack Sansing Dental Clinic adapts
to a growing and aging population with
a 25% increase in new patients - 1,181
people served annually during 4,483 visits.
Also, after nearly 20 years of dedicated
service to the Jack Sansing Dental Clinic,
the founding Clinical Director, Chris
Fabre, DDS, retires. We are extremely
grateful for the many contributions Dr.
Fabre has made to people affected by
HIV and AIDS.
People are protecting themselves:
ASA’s VOICES/VOCES program provides
condom education and negotiation
strategies to 800 people.
People’s rights are defended:
The Capital Area AIDS Legal Project
assists 234 people with a broad range of
civil legal issues.
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We strive to take care of our
employees and our planet
while we improve the health
of our communtiy.
We are proud to share two
accomplishments towards these goals:
Our planet is healthier:
The solar panels on ASA’s roof prevent
over 120,000 tons of CO2 from entering
our atmosphere and will soon pay for
themselves--and then some. For this, we
offer our appreciation to Lew Aldridge
and a small group of highly dedicated
donors.
Staff retention is increasing:
The employee retirement plan launches,
helping ASA recuit and retain the best
talent. A generous group of donors
enables ASA to establish the Lee
Manford Fund - named in honor of the
retired executive director. The fund
provides access to a retirement plan and
educational development for the staff
members of ASA.
Helping People Live Healthier
Volunteers, donors, and staff are helping clients to improve their health in three areas:
Physical Well-Being: ASA’s
Helping Hands Food Bank
provides a menu from which
clients may select foods
matching their personal and cultural
tastes. The options are customized
by a registered, licensed dietitian to
help manage medication side effects
and prevent wasting, with all offerings
meeting the FDA-recommended daily
intake of calories and protein for an
adult living with HIV disease. Clients
may also meet with a staff dietitian for
1-on-1 counseling.
Mental Well-Being: ASA’s
case managers help newlydiagnosed clients shift their
thinking to living with HIV – a
realistic but difficult process for many
clients. Case managers also work with
clients to ensure they take their lifesaving medications on time (especially
important for elderly clients and clients
with disease-related memory loss).
They also help clients access primary
medical care, health insurance, mental
health support, and substance abuse
treatment.
Financial Well-Being: Over
70% of ASA’s clients are
living below the federal
poverty level. To address
this challenge, case managers can
access the Paul Kirby Fund (funded
almost completely by the all-volunteer
Octopus Club) to provide clients
with essentials such as eye exams,
prescription eyewear, disability fare
cards for public transportation,
supplemental nutrition, personal
hygiene kits, and prescription
assistance.
ASA’s Jack Sansing Dental Clinic
offers specialized restorative and
preventative treatments, while ASA’s
medical case managers – who are
licensed with a Masters in Social Work
- are helping people manage their
disease so that they can focus on
living.
ASA’s outstanding Women Rising
Project empowers women affected by
HIV and AIDS to build the confidence
and self-sufficiency of one another.
Our staff attorney and ASA’s Capital
Area AIDS Legal Project help clients
with legal matters, and ASA’s Minority
AIDS Initiative helps clients to get back
into healthcare and housing. Clients
also have access to short-term or longterm housing and utility support.
The PATH Counseling Program is helping
people to reduce the risk of viral
transmission, regardless of their current
status. People in this program include
HIV status-discordant couples.
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Outreach Program Coordinator José Muñoz
visits area hospitals and prisons to counsel people
who have tested positive for HIV and to link them
to care and support services.
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Prevention Team Member Chase Crossno
at I Luv Video, one location in the free Condom
Distribution Network, which she launched.
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The Best Medicine HIV Prevention
he first half of 2011 was marked by the remodeling of a former lease space in ASA’s headquarters. The space
nearly doubles our prevention area. At the same time, a five-year, $1.6 million grant is being used for our
innovative Project Fresh Start, which provides substance abuse and HIV prevention services to African American
men and women in Travis County who have been recently released from prison or jail. The grant allows us to
expand HIV prevention services to an additional 9,000 people.
ASA’s HIV testing across the board has more than doubled from under 700 in 2010 to over 1,800 in 2011. More
telling is the positivity rate: nationwide, less than one percent of people tested for HIV are positive. At ASA, it
is over two percent. This is a good thing—it means that we are efficiently using our testing budget to identify
the people most in need of testing. While we offer free testing to a diverse array of people at events like our
AIDS Walk and at our offices, we also offer highly targeted testing, going into the community and offering free,
painless and rapid HIV testing at locations frequented by sex workers and injecting drug users.
People tested
for HIV annually:
People educated through
prevention outreach:
Condoms
distributed annually:
1,800 (+)
10,000 (+)
300,000 (+)
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Board of Directors Questions and answers
What inspires your investment in the people that ASA serves?
Nedrea: The changing demographics of the people that ASA serves,
including women and minorities, inspires my investment. Over the past
several years, I have supported ASA and, as the demographics changed,
I became even more passionate about the need to invest in ASA.
Andy: I first became involved with ASA nearly 20 years ago. I have seen
the number and diversity of communities affected by HIV/AIDS continue
to expand. If anything, that diversity inspires my investment of time and
money. It is my hope that we eschew the belief that HIV and AIDS only
affects a few of us – it impacts us all.
Nedrea Clayton Westbrooks
is a human resources
consultant for the Seton
Family of Hospitals.
How does ASA distinguish itself in services and prevention?
Nedrea: ASA distinguishes itself in services and prevention by being
present in the community it serves. Examples include our participation in
the Juneteenth celebration and the growth of the Women Rising Project,
ASA’s program dedicated to education, support and advocacy for
women.
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Board of Directors Questions and answers
How does ASA distinguish itself in services and prevention? (cont.)
Andy: ASA envisions a world where people no longer suffer from HIV/AIDS
and sees its role in moving this idea from vision to reality. It focuses not
only on meeting the medical and practical needs of those who are HIV
positive, but also on preventing new infections and erasing the stigma
associated with the disease.
How can people help ASA improve our community’s health?
Andy Miller is the Executive
Vice President of Mission for
LIVESTRONG.
Nedrea: People can help ASA improve our community’s health by
being aware of the services that ASA provides and becoming active in
community-related events. Education, support and advocacy strengthen
ASA’s mission and our community’s health. I would love to see more
women and minorities supporting ASA.
Andy: Spread the word. Let people know that HIV infection is preventable
and that there are safe and effective treatments if you are positive. Know
your own status. Participate in AIDS Walk Austin with your family, friends
and co-workers. Love people living with HIV and AIDS.
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Life Givers Thanking our Supporters
ASA is able to reduce HIV infections and provide life-sustaining care thanks to a combination of individual, corporate, and
governmental contributions. We thank our supporters for enabling us to make a difference through productive investments in
the health of our community members.
The 2010 Giving Circle
$10,000 - plus
Lew Aldridge *
JC & GR *
Elizabeth Cohen
Bob Dailey *
Bill Dickson *
Kathy Girling
Lee Manford & Casey Blass *
Randy Coleman
Therese Garner
Maria Girling
Richard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper *
Xenia & David Hennington
Jordan Herman & David Porter *
Charlotte Herzele
Karolina Jursikova
Steve Landherr
Jim Lommori *
Marilyn Polston & Cindy Ponce
Amy & Kirk Rudy
Paul Scott & Scott Simons *
Eugene Sepulveda & Steven Tomlinson *
Tom Wilmore & Linda Magee *
$2,500 - $9,999
Daren Appelt *
James Armstrong & Larry Connelly *
Hans Bengtson *
Leona Bourgea
Brigid Cockrum *
$500 - $2,499
Carol & Chris Adams *
Gregory Allen
John Alvarado
Brian Anderson
Paula Angerstein & Paul Grosso
Jim Arth *
Elizabeth & Jeffrey Atherton *
Dale Atkinson
Angela Atwood & Jace Graf *
Jenny Bailey
Allan Baker
Christine Ballard
David Bandas
Greg Barbutti & Mike McElhaney *
Sergio Batiz
Marty Bender
Billie Bengtson
Dial Boles & Dillon Locke
Robert Boone
Steven Boren
Russell Bridges & Ralph Salinas *
Donald Briere
Francesca Brockett & Jim Pedicano *
Oscar Brockett *
Andy Brown
Robert Brown
Mark Bussa & Robert Hampton
Robert Campbell
Joseph Chauncey
Todd Chessher
Tana & Joe Christie
Susan & Arnold Cohen
Gerald Coleman
William Coll
Barbara & Clay Collier
B. Collins
Peter Conforti & Darrel Baker
Stuart & Dana Cook
Carla Cox *
Sara Culver
Charles Curry
Gilbert Davila & Daniel Ferran
Stephen Davis & Kent Portman
Henry DeAngelis
Betty & Jeffrey DeLargy
Chad Denman & Daniel Harvell
For more on The Giving Circle, visit asaustin.org/giving.
Malisa DiGiacomo
Michael Dobbs
Bill Dodd
Michael Donnelly & Garry Olney
Doug Duke & David Pollard
David Earnest
David Emerick & Ron Hajek
Mark Erwin & Stephen Rice *
Chris Fabre, DDS
David Feldman & Christopher Warner
Stephen Fleckenstein
Donna & Buford Foster
Bradley Frey
Kent Fuka
Paul Fulkerson
David Furgason
Albert Gaitan & Daryl Kehl
Frank Garrahan
Frank Genco *
Rob Giardinelli
Darrin Giesy
Bettie Girling
William Green
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Melinda & Zane Greene
Joel Gust
David Guy & David Gainer
Charlotte & Bill Hale *
Daniel Hamilton
Susan Hammer *
Greg Hand & Rory Reich *
Troy Hanna
Jeff Harper & Mark Seeger
Michael Harper & Jed Duhon *
Jerald Head
Kevin Heady & Kamran Ziai
Michael Helferich *
Becky Helton
George Hetrick Charitable Trust
Kathleen Higgins & Robert Solomon
John Hildreth *
Wade Hoelting
Adelaide Horn
Donna & Derek Howard
Mary Huckvale
Dan Huffine
David Hugin
Anthony Incalcatera
Dana Johnson
Patrick Keel & Jason Schubert
Andras Konya
Nancy Lambros
Gary Lane
Larry Lee
Marc Leitman
James Lewis & Paul Hemmer
Andrew Liguori
Bernie Lofaso
Christopher Long *
Pat Love
Rick Luisi & Erik Wilson
Robert Luther
John MacDonald
Michael Magee *
Robert Major
Mary Manford *
Scot Maitland
Joe McAdams
Kimberly & James McCaughey
* Lee Manford Fund contributors
For more on The Giving Circle, visit asaustin.org/giving.
* Lee Manford Fund contributors
The 2010 Giving Circle- Continued
$500 - $2,499
Paul McGill
Ann McGinley & B. Lee
Laura Merritt & JP Kloninger *
Andy Miller & Brian Stephens *
David Miller & Curtis McAdams
Justin Miloro
Ellen & Steve Miura
Mary & Scott Moore
Roger Moreno
Mary Morrison
Larry Neal
Terry Neal
Brent Nguyen & Rory Holcomb
Jeanne O’Brien
Carolyn & Joe Osborn
Diana Panek *
Dave Pantano
David Paschal
Jonathan Pickhardt
Julie Pomerantz
Nathan Pope
Michael Post
Forrest Preece & Linda Ball
William Prentice
Robert Raab & Bruce Waterfield *
Ron Redder
Michael Regier *
Kirk Rice *
Greg Ritzen & Mari Robinson
Randy Sabbagh
Edward Safady
Alex Sanchez
Conrad & Mark Sansoucy
Jody Scheske *
Robert Schmidt & Susan Denn *
Robert W. Schmidt
Lewis Schrock
Richard Segal
Gregory Self
Kent Sheckler
Jeffrey Shirah
James Sims & Philip Campman
Stephen Skaggs & Jay Kleine *
David Smith *
Karen Sonleitner
Julia Spann *
Robb Spreen
Christine Stafford
Alan Stevens & Louis Seube
Fred Sultan & Don Meek
Roger Temme
Kevin Thibodeau & James Willcox
John Thomason
Leslie & Beau Thorne
Scott Todd & Ed Pope
Patricia & Don Tomasco
Eric Trumet
Marcia Tugendhat & James Montanaro
Josh Usovsky
William Vandersteel
Laura Votaw
Ross Wallace
Barry Waller *
Kirby Watson
Bruce Weatherford
Mark Webb
Melanie Webster
Wendy Weiss & Robert Mace
Edmund Wermund
Kimberly Wilkins
Becky Willard
James Willcox
Phillip Williams & Ricky Zapata
Rick Windham
Lynn Yeldell & Alisa Weldon
Tim Young
Shone Zachariah
2010 Community Supporters
$50,000 - plus
$10,000 - $49,999
Austin Community Foundation
Dell Direct Giving Campaign
Educational Online Network
IBM Employee Services Center
Maxwell, Locke, and Ritter, LLP
Ms. Foundation For Women
Philip J. Tobin Living Trust
The M.A.C. AIDS Fund
Walgreens
ZACH Theatre*
$2,500 - $9,999
38th Street Pharmacy
aGLIFF
Alori Properties
Applied Materials
Big Red/7Up Bottling Company of S. Texas
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Brown McCarroll L.L.P.
Caritas of Austin
Combined Federal Campaign
Dell
Freescale Semiconductor
Interactive Life Forms
Kent R. Hofmann Foundation
Macy’s Foundation
Moët Hennessy USA
Nordstrom
Oilcan Harry’s
Rain on 4th
RGM Advisors, LLC
Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation
Truist - United Way Donations
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Velocity Credit Union
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
2010 Community Supporters- Continued
$500 - $2,499
Abby Productions
Advanced Micro Devices Matching Gift Program
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Amy’s Ice Creams
AT&T Employee Giving Campaign
Austin Regional Clinic
Baker Botts, L.L.P
Bread and Butter
The Center For Health Training
Central Christian Church
City of Austin
Dell Volunteer Matching
Deloitte & Touche
Donald D. Hammill Foundation
Ebay Foundation Payroll Deduction Program
Emmis Austin
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
FitzPatrick Insurance Solutions, LLC
Freescale Employee Giving Campaign
Frost National Bank
GAP Foundation Gift Match Program
Give With Liberty Employee Donations
GlaxoSmithKline
Grant Works, Inc.
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
H-E-B
Heritage Title Company
Hospira Employee Giving Campaign
John Girard Salon
Johnson & Johnson
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Lambda of Texas State
Law Office of Mark Guerrero
LCRA Employees’ United Charities
Live Oak Pharmacy
The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Maudie’s
The McTaggart Trust
Merck Partnership For Giving
Midtown Office - Austin Title
Mitchell Williams Long Burner
National Instruments
Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.
Planet K
Poiema, A Presbyterian Community
Presidio Group Realtors
Prosperity Bank
Rainmaker Document Technologies
Safeway
Scanlan, Buckle & Young, P.C.
KGSR
L Style G Style
OutCast on KOOP
therepubliq
Time Warner Cable
Yelp
The Clay Pit
Crú Food & Wine Bar
East Side Showroom
Eastside Café
Enchiladas Y Mas
Enzo Restaurant & Lounge
Fino
Fonda San Miguel
Frank
Galaxy Café
Garrido’s
Guero’s Taco Bar
Halcyon
Hoover’s Cooking
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
Jack Allen’s Kitchen
Jersey Mikes
Katz’s Deli
La Sombra Bar & Grill
Lombardi Family Concept Restaurants
Lustre Pearl
Magnolia Café
Manuel’s
Maudie’s
Mirabelle Restaurant
Moët Hennessy USA
Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
Mother’s Cafe and Garden
Oak Farms Dairy
Olivia
P.F. Chang’s Downtown
Paggi House
Seton Healthcare Network
Structural Integrity Associates
Taurus Training and Doggy Play Day
Taverna
Tecumseh Foundation
Texas Lawyers’ Insurance Exchange
Texas Smiles
Texas TMS Center
Twin Liquors
Wells Fargo & Company
Whitehurst, Harkness, Brees & Cheng, PC
Whole Foods Market
William Weiss Foundation
Williams Law Firm
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Women Partners in Health, P.A.
2010 Media Supporters
Austin Bar Association’s Austin Lawyer
Austin Chronicle
KAZI
2010 - 2011 Culinary Supporters
34th Street Café
Alamo Drafthouse
Amy’s Ice Creams
Andiamo Ristorante
Annie’s Café & Bar
Apothecary Café & Wine
ASTI Trattoria
The Belmont
Belvedere’s Men’s Salon
Bistro 88
Blue Star Cafeteria
Braise
Bread and Butter
Chango’s Taqueria
Chez Zee
Chuy’s
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Parkside
Ruby’s Barbeque & Catering
Sago Modern Mexican
Sagra Trattoria
Santa Rita Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
Siena Ristorante Toscana
Snap Kitchen
Torchy’s Tacos
Trudy’s Texas Star
Urban
VIVO
Wink Restaurant & Wine Bar
Zed’s Restaurant
Zocalo Café - Taquiera Fresca
Zoot
ASA’s 2010 Financials and Service Demographics
Revenue
Source
Amount
Federal Grants
$3,043,595
Other Government Grants
$734,015
Individual Donors and Private Grants
$1,523,903
Fundraising Events
$464,752
Other revenue
$46,633
Total
$5,812,898
Federal Grants Other Government Grants Individual Donors and Private Grants
Fundraising Events Other Revenue Net Assets Released from Restriction
Expenses
Direct Services Case Management Prevention Oral Health
{ Fundraising Management } ~ 17%
Expenses
Source
Service Demographics
81%
Male
18%
Female
< 1% Transgender or unknown
Revenue
Amount
26%
49%
24%
1%
Ages 13 to 24
Ages 24 to 44
Ages 45 +
unknown
44%
27%
27%
< 2%
White, Not Hispanic
White, Hispanic
African American
Asian, Pacific Islander,
American Indian, or
Alaskan Native
Multiracial/Unknown
Program Services:
Direct Services
$1,412,611
Case Management
$1,006,029
Prevention
$983,342
Oral Health
$720,457
< 1%
0
1
$ in Millions
2
3
4
5
6
Nonmedical Case Management Medical Case Management Dental
Supporting Services:
Fundraising
$427,648
Management and general
$467,570
Total
$5,017,657
Food Pantry Medical Nutrition Therapy Counseling, Testing and Referral
MPowerment Community Promise VOICES
Net
Revenue - Expenses
$620,000
Lee Manford Fund (Restricted)
$200,689
Net Assets Released from Restriction
($25,448)
Total Net Assets
$795,241*
* Represents operating reserves
0
3000
6000
9000
Number of Clients Served by ASA
12000
Vision Statement:
AIDS Services of Austin envisions an empowered community committed to healthier lives, free from
stigma, for people affected by HIV and AIDS.
512-458-AIDS (2437)
7215 Cameron Road
Austin, TX 78765
asaustin.org
@asaustin
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