PIEDMONT CARE INC

PIEDMONT CARE IS THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING HIV AND AIDS CARE, PREVENTION AND ADVOCACY IN SPARTANBURG, CHEROKEE, AND UNION COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE MISSION OF PIEDMONT CARE, INC., AN EDUCATIONAL AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, IS TO COORDINATE AND PROVIDE MEDICAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY OR AT RISK FOR HIV. SINCE OUR CREATION IN 1994, WE HAVE SERVED OVER 1,700 INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH AIDS. THAT IS WHAT WE DO AND WE DO IT VERY WELL, BUT OUR REAL MISSION MUST ALSO ADDRESS PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. UNLIKE SERVICES RELATING TO CARE, THESE PROGRAMS MUST BE SUSTAINED ENTIRELY BY LOCAL RESOURCES. TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY: WE KNOW HOW MANY WE HAVE SERVED; BUT WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO QUANTIFY - OUT OF THE THOUSANDS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS - THE NUMBERS THAT, THROUGH CORRECT INFORMATION, HAVE AVOIDED HIV/AIDS.