HIV PLANNING COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

The Greater Hampton Roads HIV Health Services Planning Council seeks applicants for nomination and recommended placement on the Planning Council; the planning body for the Ryan White CARE Act Title I program, which provides care to people with HIV and AIDS. The applicant must commit to a three-year term and have active attendance at Planning Council and committee meetings. Urgently seeking applicants from the following types of service and community agencies – local public health, hospital/health care planning, AIDS service, Women, Infants, Children & Youth (WICY), Housing for People with AIDS (HOPWA), Veterans Administration, and youth agencies in general, plus people living with the disease. Final appointment is by the Mayor of Norfolk.

The Planning Council serves the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton Roads, Western Tidewater, and Currituck County in eastern North Carolina. For an application form and more information about the Planning Council and its subcommittees, see www.ryanwhitenorfolk.org. or call the Ryan White-TGA office at (757) 823 4401. (Equal Opportunity Organization)

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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

The Planning Council will meet as scheduled on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Department of Human Services Training Center located at 520 E. Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 in Suite B. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Needs Assessment and Comprehensive Planning Committee: A Call Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at the Planning Council Support Office, in the Department of Social Services Building, 741 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia.

Needs Assessment and Comprehensive Planning Committee: The Committee's regularly scheduled meeting will be on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Department of Social Services, 741 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk

Membership and Nominations Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 noon. The meeting will be held at the P.C. Support Office, in the Department of Social Services Building, 741 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk.

Care Strategy Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Planning Council Support Office, Department of Social Services, 741 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510.

Community Access Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 10, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the First Community Church, 6034 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23605 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting is open to members of the community.

Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. The Committee will meet at the Planning Council Support Office, Department of Social Services building, 741 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk.

Policies and Procedures Committee Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Department of Social Services, 741 Monticello avenue, Norfolk.

Priority Setting and Resource Allocations Committee: The Priority Setting and Resource Allocations Committee meeting will be held, as scheduled, on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Department of Social Services, located at 741 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk.

The Executive Committee will meet on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.. The meeting will be held at the P.C. Support Office, 741 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510.

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**Note: Planning Council meetings and Sub-Committee meetings are open to the public.