Welcome to CARC’s 19 th Annual Meeting!

1. Welcome to CARC’s 19th Annual Meeting! “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”—William James

2. We think you’re great… Your clients think you’re great… Here’s what they had to say about you… PLEASE NOTE: The following pictures are not necessarily representative of each agency.

3. “I learned more about the disease from the guys here and found out that they could help me, give me some financial help, housing… but not only that, I felt comfortable here, they help me.”

4. “The case managers were fantastic, they couldn’t do enough for you. I was asked to be on the board of APH to help address consumer issues like housing, client assistance, and food. They were very helpful in all aspects of their services.”

5. “AIDS Project New Haven is the best.  I always can count on you guys to be there for me.  The services that I’ve received over the years have been case management, mental health, nutritional counseling, supplements and meal deliveries. I’ve been through a lot and you’re like family. Keep it up.”

6. “I’m more independent. Not so much dependent on someone else. I am doing it all myself. I am no longer putting things off.”

7. "I have a lifetime history with the APT Foundation.  My father was a substance abuser and was one of the first patients with HIV infection. The APT Foundation was there for my dad and our family at a time when little was known about the disease.”

8. “I thought who would help a person in need and actually do it. I doubted what they would do. I have 2 children and they helped me so much. This is an excellent program.”

9. “In this program, I feel like the Jefferson’s…I am moving on up! I wake up and say, Thank you Lord.”

11. “Everyone really looks out for each other, we have our ups and downs but we generally care for each other.” Zezzo House

12. “It’s an excellent program! They do their best to help us. If you need money, they’ll help you to get benefits, if you need transportation, they’ll come and pick you up.”

13. “Margaret, the case manager, you can count on her to help. It comes from her heart.”

14. “Before I found Community Health Center I was sick all the time and had no support system. Now I have a kind of family that supports me when I'm down and medical staff who really care if I get better and take care of myself.”

15. “It’s important because everybody doesn’t care. But these guys here, they have a legitimate desire to help a person if they want to help themselves.”

16. “One of the greatest things I have found here is they make you feel like a person. I wish I had known about a place like this years ago. They pull the best of you out.” Peter’s Retreat

17. “They connect us with good medical/healthcare. Anything that you say you need, they will help you… just like their name, Helping Hand.” Helping Hand Center

18. “My T-cells were really low and used to be 3, now they’re 900. My viral load used to be around a half million. Because of this program, I learned how to take my pills. This program has saved my life.”

19. “I needed a place to sleep and a place to get counseling. The took me off the street and gave me a place to stay, good food and counseling.” Immaculate Conception Shelter & Housing Corp.

20. “It is not just about the rent, rather about all the help they give you to self actualize.”

21. “I thank God for being here. I was really bad, sick. They helped me to get my heart surgery.”

22. “The case workers, they’re there for you…to give you a push when you need it…to do the right thing.”

23. Look & Live Ministries

24. “Even if they had given me $60 toward housing, I would have been happy with that, but what I got was much more. I got more than I expected.”

25. “It’s the way they treat people here…they treat you good. They check on you a lot.”

26. “They call and they check up on you. If they don’t hear from you in a couple of days, they will call you to see if everything is ok. I can’t even begin to express it, the program is beautiful. They have a lot of strengths.”

27. “I was in denial. I didn’t want to take the medicine. They supported me to where I am today. Without them, I’d be dead.”

28. “I am happy that I have friends here that I can call whenever I really need to talk and a place where I can go to whenever I get down or depressed. NCAP gave me a better outlook on my life moving forward.”

29. Perception Programs Omega House “I found it is a great place to be. The staff is very helpful. They’ve taught me how to live with other people and how to prepare to get back into the working world.”

30. “I didn’t want to ask anyone for help. They’ve reached out to me many times before, but I was very reluctant. They reached out again…and I finally reached back. They finally got through to me.”

31. “They give you the resources and encouragement to do things. I used the virus as an excuse not to do things. They never turned me away. They encouraged me.”

32. “It’s one thing to say I get my rent and finances done, but the people here do it with love. I know they are supporting me with their whole self.”

33. “They have great services here. They are helping me to live on my own and to be responsible for myself and my things.”

34. “I’ve learned that I have an illness… an illness doesn't have me.”

35. Windham Regional Community Council, Inc.

37. The CARC staff thanks our members for their continued dedication in the fight against AIDS. 34 agencies + 19 years = Thousands served. That’s SYNERGY!