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Mel Wells, President, One Day At A Time
215-226-7860
Ajeenah Amir, Marketing Associate
215-226-7860 ext. 307
ajeenaha@odaat.us
One Day At A Time Launches Customized Job Training Program
PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2009 - One Day At A Time (ODAAT), is interviewing candidates for a new customized job training and placement program designed to prepare unemployed and dislocated workers for jobs in drug and alcohol recovery arena. Funded by the Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation, the Recovery Career Development Project will combine basic job readiness and job training with specific training about working in addictions services. Upon completion of the training, participants will be placed in positions as receptionists, residential aides, outreach workers, and peer specialists in local agencies.
The Recovery Career Development Project training will include nine weeks of classroom training followed by a twenty-five hour internship. ODAAT will provide placement services and job retention support to individuals who complete the training. This is a pilot program that will initially serve twenty-five individuals, but ODAAT hopes to continue the program into the future.
The first round of training will begin on August 3, 2009. Interested individuals should call ODAAT at 215-226-7860 for more information or to schedule to apply and schedule an interview.
Robin Ingram, Director of Programs and Services, sums up this new program's ability to mesh ODAAT's recovery experience with the need for customized job training in the current economy. "Mel Wells and I are excited about this new venture and the opportunity to present the city with trained individuals in the drug and alcohol arena utilizing Reverend Wells' philosophy of community-based recovery."
ODAAT provides services to low-income and homeless men and women suffering from addiction and HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia. ODAAT was founded in 1983 by Reverend Henry T. Wells when he opened his home to a group of recovering addicts, laying the groundwork for a peer-based/community-based recovery program. Since then, ODAAT has increased its scope and impact to include transitional housing facilities, comprehensive case management services, and services aimed at addressing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the addicted community. ODAAT is a program of Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition.
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HIV Facts:
One in every two people living with HIV in the United States is Black. Philadelphia reports 67%of new infections are African Americans.
2010 CDC data indicates about half of the just over 1 million Americans living with HIVS or AIDS are black.
HIV Facts:
Injection drug use (IDU) accounted for 12% of estimated new HIV infections in the United States in 2010.
Philadelphia reported a slightly higher statistic of 13%.
HIV Fact:
Every 9 1/2 minutes another person becomes infected with the HIV virus in the United States.
HIV Fact:
In the United States, men account for 73% of new infections. Philadelphia reports African American women are the fastest growing population.
The CDC estimates that one-quarter of HIV-infected people are unaware of their HIV infection and that these cases account for 54-70% of all new infections.
HIV Facts:
The CDC estimates that African Americans are more severely and disproportionately affected by HIV than any other racial/ethnic group in the United States.
More infections occur among young people under 30 than any other age group. Persons 30-39 have the second highest infection rate.
HIV Facts:
The CDC recommends that everyone in the US aged 13-64, regardless of perceived risk, get tested for HIV to help stop the spread of the disease.
It also recommends that sexually active gay and bisexual men be tested for HIV at LEAST once a year.
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Call today for more information! 215-226-7860
HIV Facts:
Each year, more than 45,000 people become newly infected with HIV in the United States.
HIV Fact:
In 2010 the rate of new HIV infections among non-Hispanic blacks was 7 times the rate among whites. Hispanics saw a rate 3 times that of the white population. Whites accounted for 35% of estimated new HIV infections. Asians/Pacific Islanders accounted for roughly 2% and American Indians/Alaska Natives accounted for roughly 1%.
HIV Facts:
Gay and bisexual men accounted for a significantly greater proportion of estimated new infections nation-wide in the United States in 2010 than any other risk group.
Philadelphia statistics however reported heterosexual's accounted for the largest population.
ODAAT is offering FREE computer classes to the public! Basic Windows, Microsoft Office and other topics! New classes offered monthly. Call or drop by to check our schedule. (215) 226-7860.
HIV Facts:
High-risk heterosexual contact accounted for 31% of estimated new HIV infections in the United States in 2010.
