Over 150 guests turned out on December 1st for the 5th annual “Night of Sonnet and Song” at St. Ann Arts & Cultural Center in Woonsocket. This event was organized and hosted by Community Care Alliance’s Agape Center along with Thundermist Health Center’s Ryan White Title III Program. Many musicians donated their time to perform, including the Foxboro High School Flute Choir, led by Lori Ziegler Halt, the 18 Wheelers, The Providence Gay Men’s Chorus, Dominique Doiron, Brianna Reid Rodriguez, and the Curtis Family. The sponsors of the event were Bristol-Myers Squibb, abbvie, and ViiV Healthcare.
Paul Loberti, MPH, administrator with the Executive Office of Health & Human Services, Medicaid Division presented HIV Provision of Care/HIV Superstar Awards to Debbie Blitz, HIV Activist and Lorna Cohen, Agape Center Program Manager at CCA for their leadership and commitment to serving and advocating for people living with HIV/AIDS.
The Agape Center, a program of CCA, was founded in 1998 to address the lack of HIV/AIDS services available in northern Rhode Island. It began as a program that provided basic support for people living with HIV/AIDS including the provision of food, distribution of personal care items and nutritional supplements, congregate meals, educational sessions, peer-led support groups, and social events. Case management services are available in English and Spanish to provide support around HIV/AIDS issues. The Center is open to anyone who is HIV positive and resides in Northern Rhode Island or is a patient of Thundermist Health Center. For more information about the Agape Center, contact Lorna Cohen at 401-235-6092 or lcohen@communitycareri.org.
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