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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
ODAAT Readies North Philadelphia Students for a New School Year
Recovery Organization Hosts Back-to-School Block Party and Giveaway
August 20, 2010 - PHILADELPHIA, PA – To celebrate the start of a new school year, One Day at a Time, Inc. (ODAAT) is hosting a Back-to-School Block Party and Book Bag giveaway Monday, September 6, 2010, from 8am to 8pm.
As record unemployment and a sluggish economy prevent parents from being financially able to prepare youngsters for school, ODAAT recognizes the acute needs of its community. The internationally renowned addiction recovery program serves clients who are likely the parents and grandparents of many students beginning a new school year.
“Our goal is to change lives at ODAAT every day,” says Mel Wells, president of ODAAT. “We trying to ensure that our future generations are equipped with the necessary tools to pursue an education and change their lives. We also want to inspire our kids to make a fresh start this year.”
The block party will be held on the 1600 block of West York Street. ODAAT is soliciting donations from local companies and organizations to fulfill the goal of distributing 300 book bags filled with new school supplies to students in North Philadelphia neighborhoods. The giveaway will begin at 3pm.
Donations for the giveaway will be accepted through Friday, September 3, 2010. Organizations or individuals who would like to donate book bags and/or school supplies can contact Ajeenah Amir
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. Monetary donations will also be accepted through ODAAT’s website, www.odaat.us.
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 medical case management services, and services to address the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the addicted community. ODAAT is a program of Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition.
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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:
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%.
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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.
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.
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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:
High-risk heterosexual contact accounted for 31% of estimated new HIV infections in the United States in 2010.
Philadelphia reported 55% in the same population.
HIV Facts:
Each year, more than 45,000 people become newly infected with HIV in the United States.
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.
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 Fact:
Every 9 1/2 minutes another person becomes infected with the HIV virus in the United States.
