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What is JCFAN?
The Junior Chamber Family AIDS Network is a nonprofit organization meeting the needs of children,
youth and families affected by HIV/AIDS. It was begun in 1994 by the U.S. Jaycees, and was formed to develop a national network
of services addressing pediatric AIDS. The first agency to affiliate in 1995 with JCFAN network (at the time, known as Jaycees
Mission Inn Project) was Our Little Haven, in St. Louis, Missouri. Today, it is a 501c(3) organization with the expanded mission
and services that reflect the changing needs of the HIV epidemic. The organization is truly committed to addressing needs
based on a family - centered philosophy.
Remember
>>Every hour of every day two American adolescents
are infected with HIV
>>At least 112,000 children in the United States have mothers living with HIV or AIDS Every
year, mothers of more than 15,000 children test positive for HIV
>>AIDS is the second leading cause of death for
mothers of young children. By 2001, more than 144,000 children, teens and young adults will lose their mothers to AIDS
>>650,000 ¡V 900,000 Americans are HIV positive
>>More than 420,000 American men, women and children
have died of AIDS.
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WHAT IS THE US JCI SENATE FOUNDATION?
The US JCI Senate Foundation operates a scholarship program. Each year,
awards of $ 1,000.00 grants are made to graduating high school seniors in the United States who plan to continue their
education at accredited post-secondary colleges, universities or vocational schools. The number of grants awarded annually
will be at the discretion of the US JCI Senate Foundation and must be used for educational expenses in the first year of full-time
study. Checks awarded will be made out in the name of the recipient and the educational institutional of their choice.
The US JCI Senate Foundation is a fully qualified, IRS approved 501(c) (3) corporation. Our IRS Tax ID Number is 38-2680101.
All contributions to the US JCI Senate Foundation are deductible for federal income and estate tax purposes.
Additional
information you may require about the US JCI Senate Foundation can be obtained by contacting any foundation officer, board
of trustee member or regional representative. Please feel free to ask them any questions you may have about the US JCI Senate
Foundation. Are own Joe Sabella is the President of the US JCI Senate Foundation.
Your generous support of the US JCI
Senate Foundation is hereby earnestly solicited and will be appropriately acknowledged.
President 2001-2007 - Joe Sabella,
Pennsylvania
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