Dear Friends,

In the year 2000, the Board of Directors of Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center (A&PIWC) launches The Families Campaign 2000-2003 a community-wide effort to raise $500,000 to ensure that A&PIWC remains relevant and responsive to the evolving needs of Asians and Pacific Islanders living with HIV and their families.

The Families Campaign is an opportunity for you to support A&PIWC, a community organization whose values-driven work is grounded in compassion, integrity, and hope.

By participating in The Families Campaign, you help in realizing A&PIWC's vision of building a community that strengthens our capacity as Asians and Pacific Islanders to address the impact of HIV in our lives.

Taking this vision into the future means expanding access for Asians and Pacific Islanders living with and at risk for HIV, and their families. A&PIWC has set forth three new program goals for the next three years to:

• Expand clinic services for Asians and Pacific Islanders, regardless of HIV status,
• Launch an Employment Services Program specifically for Asians and Pacific Islanders at high risk of HIV, and
• Increase our impact nationally as a resource for Asian and Pacific Islander communities addressing HIV/AIDS across the U.S. and the Pacific Basin.

Celebrate the families we have strengthened, and the families we have created, in response to the presence of HIV in our communities.

With deep appreciation,

Beth Rosales
Chair, Fund Development Committee

John Manzon-Santos
Executive Director

Yes, I want to join Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's Families Campaign 2000-2003!