Ventura County AIDS Partnership is proud to have the unique opportunity and responsibility of continuing the Ventura County AIDS Walk for Life tradition for our community.
Our mission is to strengthen the County’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by raising and allocating funds specifically to fill the unmet needs in HIV prevention and AIDS care services in Ventura County. Since 1995, VCAP has given over $1,385,000 to Ventura County agencies for HIV prevention efforts and AIDS care services.
In 1995, through partnership with National AIDS Fund (now AIDS United), Ventura County Community Foundation and United Way of Ventura County co-convened Ventura County AIDS Partnership in response to the local HIV/AIDS epidemic. VCAP is one of 29 community partners of AIDS United. AU underwrites a portion of VCAP’s operating expenses via a leadership grant. AU also provides challenge grant matching funds so that every $2 raised locally for grant making is eligible to be matched with $1.
For 2011 our funded partners include:
- Arts for Action- Art and video advocacy
- El Concilio Family Services- Cuidate- outreach for the Latino Community
- Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project- Peer based HIV Prevention
- Planned Parenthood- Positively Speaking- speakers bureau of people living with HIV
- Ventura County Community Foundation- Capacity building for HIV service providers
- Ventura County Public Health- Rapid HIV Testing
- Straight Up- Let’s Talk for LGBT Youth- parent youth communication
All donations to VCAP are tax deductible and remain in Ventura County and target cost effective, innovative programs, specific to our community’s needs. For more information, please visit our website at vcaidspartnership.org or download the FACT Sheet.
VCAP operates under the fiscal umbrella of United Way of Ventura County. Click for letter of explanation.
