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Advocates Circle

Since 1983 the work of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP) has been largely underwritten by government contracts, foundation grants, and law firm donations. All have been critical. Yet if the ALRP is to continue to protect the rights of people living with HIV we must turn to a wider community of supporters. To people who know the value of sound legal advice.

Join us! Protecting the legal rights of people with HIV is everyone's business. Please make it your own. Become a charter member of The ALRP Advocates Circle with your contribution of $500 or more.

Thanks to a generous pledge from James Hormel, your charter gift to the Advocates Circle will be matched. Right now your donation will go twice as far protecting the legal rights of people with HIV.

Donate directly to the ALRP or through the United Way. Donate in one lump sum or in installments. (Please refer to the pledge card for details.)

Because ALRP legal help is truly a matter of justice, all charter members of the Advocates Circle will receive the Hammer of Justice: a unique and utilitarian thank you--suitable for the boardroom or the tool box.

Please make your Advocates Circle pledge today. Return the enclosed form or call the ALRP at 415-291-5454.

If you believe that the legal rights of people with AIDS or HIV must be protected...
If you understand the importance of sound legal counsel...
If you recognize that lawyers and the law can be compassionate...
If you believe that gay relationships must be honored...
If you want to safeguard access to health care and fight discrimination.....

Join The ALRP Advocates Circle

For the first time since the ALRP was established, many clients are calling us with a profaned sense of hope. Some have questions about returning to work. Many have questions about insurance and securing access to the best available health care.

Advances in the treatment of HIV disease have indeed inspired hope. It is the hope that HIV will, for people with access to good health care, become a medically manageable condition. But the truth is that AIDS and HIV remain stigmatized conditions. Our clients are continuing to face discrimination that others who suffer from chronic diseases never have to endure.

We inaugurate the Advocates Circle to secure the financial resources necessary to Advocate for the rights of our clients. Support compassionate legal help that honors the dignity and decisions of people living with HIV by joining the Advocates Circle today. Please complete the pledge form enclosed or call the AIDS Legal Referral Panel at 415-291-5454.

With your help--and for as long as necessary--the ALRP will continue to safeguard the legal and civil rights of people with HIV.

Since 1983 over 25,000 people have called on the AIDS Legal Referral Panel for help with a legal matter--often a crisis--that has emerged to threaten the remaining stability in their lives.

- Handling insurance disputes, the ALRP safeguards access to health rare.

- Advocating for people who rely on disability benefits, we secure a vital source of income.

- Taking on landlord/tenant cases, we help prevent hopelessness.

- Handling guardianships, we provide parents with the peace of mind that comes from knowing their children will be well cared for.

-Providing wills and durable powers of attorney, we help individuals retain their dignity and ensure that their decisions will be carried out.

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