All AIDS Walk funds are given to local Northern Nevada AIDS Service Organizations
These organizations fill out a Recipient Application that is scored based on the following three
criteria by a panel of independent judges:
- Effectiveness of the organization in the community
- The agency’s use of funds
- Participation in the success of the Reno AIDS Walk
Then each application is reviewed by each judge independently in addition to being reviewed amongst each other. The only involvement the Reno AIDS Walk has in the process is providing judges with the past-meeting attendee list and a list of participants and events in which each agency was involved. Each agency is then rated on a point system from each judge. The three top-scoring agencies are awarded a percentage of funds weighted on these points. This year, the judges will conduct personal interviews with members from each agency so they can ask additional questions to assist in better scoring practices. Applications are due on May 31st for current year recipients.
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Completed applications can be sent to Reno AIDS Walk, PO Box 71372, Reno, NV 89570 or faxed to (877) 825-AIDS.
Past Recipients Highlights
Northern Nevada Hopes
Northern Nevada HOPES is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving
the needs of individuals and families infected or affected with HIV/AIDS. NN
Hopes provides a comprehensive array of services including outpatient medical
care, pharmacy, social services and support services. This mission is
accomplished through ongoing patient-centered clinical intervention, case
management, and community leadership.
Frontline of Northern Nevada
Frontline is an HIV education program presented by long-time survivors of
HIV/AIDS targeted towards at risk youth and adults in both schools and community
settings. During panel presentations, HIV-positive individuals use researched
model educational curricula framed with their personal stories.
Frontline has provided over 6,578 presentations to 194,294 attendees, mostly
teens during the past 20 years. Frontline's prevention messages provide
information allowing both teens and adults numerous opportunities to make safer
and healthier choices.Frontline speakers personalize the risk of HIV by putting
a face on the disease and provide a safe and supportive environment for
audiences to address their concerns and perceived risks of HIV infection and
AIDS.
ACCEPT - Advancing Community Cultivation & Enhancing Progressive
Transformations)
Our mission is to provide culturally-specific education and training to
promulgate HIV/AIDS/STD and Substance Abuse prevention and exposing the myths
and risky behaviors within the community, while providing a social forum for
African-American churches, community organizations, support groups and people
with HIV/AIDS. While our mission embraces all cultures, African Americans, the
fastest growing at-risk population, are our primary.
Northern Nevada outreach Team (NNOT)
The Northern Nevada Outreach Team is the result of collaborative efforts which
began in 1997 when several community based organizations mobilized in an effort
to actively prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in Northern Nevada.
NNOT strives for prevention and awareness of HIV and STDs in our community. This
is made possible by educational services, prevention materials, skill building,
harm and risk reduction and opportunities for the community to test for HIV and
STDs in non-traditional venues.