It is also a fact that Long Island has the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in any suburban area in this nation. With over 3,400 persons living with AIDS and another 5,600 persons living with HIV - these service cuts are unconscionable and potentially deadly.

No one can remain silent any longer. No one can or should take anything for granted: for 15 years plus this region received emergency federal funding to support low & fixed income families and individuals living with AIDS. That is now gone, and gone for good, according to HRSA officials.

Dr. Elizabeth Duke, HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau leader, plan to "medicalize" the Programs offered in Ryan White's name is dangerous, costly, and deadly. Dr Duke and her cabal in Washington apparently do not care.

Congress is ignoring the issues facing people living with AIDS on Long Island. Medical care will suffer as a result of the government's actions taken this week: without decent, safe, and stable housing - there is no health care! Without warmth - there is no health care! Without access to fresh, nutritious food - there is no health care!
Thursday’s Child of Long Island will do whatever it takes in order to continue its 17-year record of successfully providing services to our neighbors living with HIV/AIDS.

Our agency is willing to change and to take on new challenges, however we are deeply saddened the result of these cuts may well be that more people become sick and that more people will become infected as a result of not having the resources needed to live a decent, safe, clean life.

Please help! Make a tax-deductible donation to Thursday’s Child today, then call Dr Duke and tell her that her cuts are wrong!

Dr Duke’s direct office number is: 1-301-443-3316, & mailing address is: Health Resources & Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

The over one thousand units of direct, humane services provided by Thursday’s Child each year cannot be provided by the Departments of Social Services!
Real people will become homeless; real people will go hungry, and be left for COLD.

Congress Must Be Held Accountable: The CARE has gone!

Call Senators Clinton & Schumer and tell them that you are mad as hell and that you will not tolerate this unilateral decision by the federal government to de-fund Long Island’s priorities!

Tell them to put the “care” back into the Ryan White CARE Act!

Tell them that Long Island sends millions of dollars in taxes to DC and demands that DC send back our fare share to provide for vital, essential, humane services.
Call your Member of Congress and demand services for People With AIDS!

Tell them that they MUST begin legislation TODAY to re-authorize ‘Ryan White’ and to STOP ‘medicalizing’ Ryan White!

Demand restoration of service funding cuts that will hurt your neighbors & force hundreds to overwhelm the already under-funded Social Service Departments!

Senator Hillary Clinton’s Phone Numbers:
Local: (631) 249-2825 Washington, DC: (202) 224-4451

Senator Chuck Schumer’s Phone Numbers:
Local: (631) 753-0978 Washington, DC: (202) 224-6542

Congressman Tim Bishop: (631) 696-6500

Congressman Steve Israel: (631) 951-2210

Congressman Pete King: (516) 541-4225

Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy: (516) 739-3008

Congressman Gary Ackerman: (718) 423-2154

If you are unsure of which Member represents you, enter your zip code at: www.house.gov/writerep

DON’T LET THEM WIN WITHOUT A FIGHT!