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March 10th, 2017

3/10/2017

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Trump Administration Considers $6 Billion Cuts to HUD Budget

The Albany Damien Center strongly opposes the consideration of cuts to HUD. In Albany County alone, our non-profit agencies, including the Damien Center, receive $5.1 million annually in HUD funding that directly provides housing and housing prevention assistance, as well as funding for our homeless shelters coordinated through the Albany County Coalition on Homelessness (ACCH). Losing any of this funding will have an immediate and devastating impact on the health of our local community.

The Albany Damien Center receives $254,000 per year in HUD funding to house persons with HIV/AIDS who are chronically homeless. Numerous studies have shown that housing IS healthcare for the most vulnerable of our community. In particular, housing has been shown to improve HIV medication adherence and the increase the ability of each person with HIV to not progress to and die from AIDS. Advocacy is needed at this time - contact the White House directly to oppose these cuts.

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Perry Jujulas
​Executive Director
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March 02nd, 2017

3/2/2017

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February Community Dinner

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Members at the Albany Damien Center come together on the last Saturday of each month for a community dinner and dancing, with tunes spun by a member DJ. Lutheran Cluster Churches generously sponsored this month’s dinner: First Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard, Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, St. John’s Lutheran Church, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Many thanks to them and members of Sigma Gamma Rho from the University at Albany, who volunteered their help with the evening, running the raffle and even doing some performing!

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