2004 / 2005 Guidelines for New or Returning
Applicants to the
AIDS Assistance Program!
The AIDS Assistance Program is a non-profit organization that
distributes food vouchers twice monthly to men, women and children
living with HIV/AIDS. These individuals must live within the
Coachella Valley and fill the following criteria. All of the
following must be kept in your file to adhere to government
regulations for annual reporting and continued funding.
Failure to do so could jeopardize our granting status and your
voucher program eligibility.
If you qualify and would like to apply you must make an
appointment. Please call the office (760-325-8481) and
set up an appointment. Applicants will not be
accepted on voucher distribution days (1st and 3rd Tuesday
of each month).
Application does not guarantee acceptance or immediate enrollment in
the program. There are quotas set, which are based on
available funding and budgetary restraints. A waiting list is
maintained in the office as needed and is on a first come, first
serve basis. As individuals fall from active participation,
individuals of the waiting list will be notified by letter at
the address we have on file allowing them 10 days to respond
by phone of their interest in the opening. If you move it is
your responsibility to notify our office of the change.
If the letter does not arrive within the allotted time and you fail
to notify our office the spot on the program will be offered to some
one else. If you call after the deadline you will be placed
back on the waiting list after your new address is verified.
You must have all of the information listed below together
before you apply.
Faxes from other agencies, doctors or your DAP Caseworkers are not
acceptable(unless preauthorized by someone at the AIDS Assistance
Program).
To qualify for the AIDS Assistance Program, you must:
- Have lived in the valley for 1 year before applying.
You may not apply until you have resided in the Valley a full
year. Only residents of the following cities qualify for the
program: N. Palm Springs, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho
Mirage, Palm Desert, Indio, North Indio, La Quinta, Indian
Wells, 1000 Palms, Desert Hot Springs, Mecca and Coachella.
- Show proof of 1 year residency. P.O. boxes do
not qualify as proof of residency. New applicants
must supply 12 months of utility bills or bank statements or
some sort of proof of continued residency (a bill or bank
statement from each of the 4 preceding quarters). They
need not all be your current address but must illustrate 12
months of consecutive residency in the covered valley cities.
- Show proof of income. Income at or below
$16,269.00 gross qualifies you for the program.
Most recent income tax filing is preferred or Social Security
Benefits update letter, 12 months of bank statements, year to
date check stub from your employer if you are working and/or
Long Term Disability Statement, all of the above that are
applicable.
- Show proof of HIV/AIDS diagnosis in the form of a letter
from your doctor. Prescription pad notes and lab
reports are not acceptable.
- Show a valid Photo ID (photo ID, driver's license, passport,
etc.).
- Fill out an agency application in person when applying.
- Sign a yearly medical record/ financial release form when
applying.
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