Over
7,000 people are infected worldwide with HIV everyday, with 33 million people
currently living with HIV/AIDS. On World AIDS Day, BCAP honors the approximately 500 men,
women, and children living with HIV/AIDS in BCAP’s service area of Boulder, Broomfield,
Gilpin, and Clear Creek Counties.
World AIDS
Day reinforces the mission of Boulder County AIDS Project, which is twofold:
“To provide support, advocacy, and education to those in our community who are
infected with or affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and to
serve as an outreach and information center to prevent further transmission of
HIV and the resulting Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).”
One-hundred
percent of the funds raised at the World AIDS Day Concert will go to urgent
client basic needs, including medical and oral health, housing, and food—as
well as BCAP’s extensive HIV testing and prevention programs. Through the
years, BCAP has helped thousands of residents affected by HIV and AIDS. In
addition to assisting those living with HIV and AIDS, thousands of residents
have benefited from the group’s rapid HIV tests—an important tool to help
prevent the spread of the disease in the community.
Learn more about BCAP’s
work at www.bcap.org.
