Causes: AIDS, Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Health, Human Service Organizations, Human Services

Mission: The AIDS Assistance Program, founded in 1991, supplements its client's nutritional needs by distributing to them monthly food vouchers that are redeemable at local Stater Brothers Markets for food and hygiene products. A volunteer Board of Directors manages the organization along with 2 paid staff members and is housed modest offices in downtown Palm Springs. Our support personnel are drawn from a pool of dedicated and committed volunteers that are available on an on call basis. The Board of Directors primary purpose is to raise the funds needed to oversee the administrative cost and our ongoing monthly food voucher expense of approximately $50,000.00 every month with no government assistance. Currently individuals each receive $150.00 a month in the form of a food voucher card. We have a waiting list in need members of the community which we would also love to serve.

Results: AIDS Assistance Program has returned over $10.5 Million dollars back into the community to those in need.

Target demographics: Low income men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS or other life threatening illness.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Hundreds of clients by supplementing their monthly nutrition needs.

Geographic areas served: Greater Palm Springs

Programs: Food Voucher services to low-income men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS or other life threatenting illness. Any resident of The Greater Palm Springs with an annual income of less than $18,090.00 and living with an HIV/AIDS or other life threatening diagnosis qualifies to receive this paramount nutritional support. The organization does this at a cost of approximately $50,000.00 a month.