Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:11:15 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Organization Listings 10/16/95 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Educational Materials Database NEW MATERIALS October 16, 1995 The Clearinghouse's Resources and Services Database contains organizational information about more than 18,000 organizations in the United States and around the world. Information includes organization name, address, phone numbers, a description of offered services, and the populations served. NAC ONLINE users can search these databases by selecting "Clearinghouse Databases" from the NAC ONLINE main menu. When asked to enter a database name, specify "RDIR" (which stands for resources directory) to search all organizations. To access the NAC ONLINE BBS, set your communications software to dial (800) 851-7245, and set the options for 8 data bits, N parity, 1 stopbit, full duplex, and complete a new user questionnaire. Only non-profit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and health departments are given full access to NAC ONLINE and the NAC databases. Over the weekend, 29 newly catalogued organizations were loaded to the RDIR Resources and Services Database. This brings the total number of organizations on the Database to 18,606. The records follow. AN S 31617 CN San Francisco Night Ministry AD 432 Mason St. San Francisco, CA 94102-1799 PR (415) 986-1464 DE The San Francisco Night Ministry provides trained lay volunteers who are available for telephone counseling in all manner of crises. Ordained clergy from a variety of denominations are on-call for immediate, in-person counseling. The person in crisis arranges the meeting place, such as apartment, restaurant, bar, bus depot, and the Night Minister meets the individual there. Emergency transportation to in-city destinations and emergency shelter are provided when available. AN S 31618 CN Telos Ministries Incorporated PR (703) 560-2680 DE Telos Ministries provides support/affirmative groups for Baptists, their friends and families; weekly meetings at the National City Christian Church in the District of Columbia; speakers; and dialogues with Baptist pastors and churches. Brochures, pamphlets, and a library are also available. Telos also provides food, clothing, housing, emergency funds for payment of utilities, transportation, buddy arrangements, legal help, correspondence with prisoners, and phone contact witch those who are ill. AN S 31625 CN Kitchen Incorporated AD 420 E. Commercial St. Springfield, MO 65803 PR (417) 831-6452 DE The Kitchen, Inc. was founded in 1983 by the Little Portion Franciscan Sisters and the Catholic Parishes and is now a not-for-profit free standing corporation. The mission of The Kitchen, Inc. is to create a forum through which many people and organizations can participate in a variety of ways to serve those in need. Through these services, the homeless are sheltered, the hungry are fed, the dead are buried, the uneducated are taught, the sick are ministered to, the sorrowing are comforted, and the imprisoned are set free. This is accomplished through a variety of formal and informal programs. Specifically, the Kitchen provides emergency transient shelter, stabilization housing for individuals or families, permanent housing; distribution of clothing, furniture, appliances and supplies through Maggies' Boutique; on-site meals and a food pantry; emergency assistance for bus fare or other transportation needs; utility and rent assistance; free medical care in the Kitchen Clinic; licensed day care; and adult basic education classes, GED diploma and remedial education. Drug abuse and psychological counseling also include AA meetings on-site and opportunities for aftercare treatment. AN S 31626 CN Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise AD 303 Federal Way Boise, ID 83705-5925 PR (208) 342-0224 DE The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, which covers the entire State of Idaho, provides information and counseling through 77 parishes to HIV-positive individuals or those very few who have AIDS. AN S 31632 CN Fort St. United Methodist Church Health and Welfare Committee AIDS Awareness Sub Committee AD 562 Boulevard NE Atlanta, GA 30308 PR (404) 875-1456 DE The AIDS Awareness Sub-Committee is seeking to incorporate more AIDS-related services into the large outreach programs provided to the homeless by the Fort St. United Methodist Church. Specific services include referrals, educational efforts, and information dissemination. AN S 31744 CN Kerry Carson Memorial Fund AD c/o Governor Dummer Academy 1 Elm St. Byfield, MA 01927 PR (508) 465-1763 DE The Kerry Carson Memorial Fund accepts donations in memory of Kerry Carson. AN S 31747 CN Pedro Zamora Memorial Fund AD c/o AIDS Action Foundation 1875 Connecticut Ave. Ste 700 Washington, DC 20009 PR (202) 986-1300 DE The Pedro Zamora Memorial Fund accepts donations in memory of Pedro Zamora. Funds go to projects of the AIDS Action Foundation.