- About the Community AIDS Action Team:
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The primary concern for CAAT is providing education for the Fort Wayne community on HIV and AIDS. Scheduled open forums are held at any location, including the community center. "Safe Sex Parties" can be held at persons' homes, providing HIV/AIDS information and "safe sex" techniques for groups of 1 to 100 people. "HIV-AIDS Awareness in the Workplace" programs are available for area businesses to offer their employees.
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- CAAT participates in the monthly Bar Education Night (Project BEN) sponsored by the Allen County Health Department; the event is held the first Wednesday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the After Dark Night Club. And CAAT is involved in the local Annual AIDS Walk and takes part in World AIDS Day activities.
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- The program is funded by an annual benefit held at the After Dark Night Club. This event is sponsored by Leo Vodde, the club's owner, and all profits made at the benefit by After Dark, its employees and volunteers go to the CAAT project for that night.
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- Individuals can volunteer for a variety of activities with CAAT, including stuffing "Lover Letters" (safe sex kits), fundraising, phone work and facilitating its parties and programs.
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- Contact:
- Address: C.A.A.T., P.O. Box 15173, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46815
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- Schedule at the center:
- No set meetings at the center.
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- Donations: As a UTSCC-sponsored group, the Community AIDS Action Team shares the center's 501(c)(3) status and donations are tax deductible. Make checks out to "UTSCC" and earmark them for C.A.A.T.
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- History:
- CAAT grew out of the Allen County Health Department's "Man to Man" project and the "Indiana Cares" extension of the "Stop AIDS." It we established as a UTSCC project in 1996.
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- Team coordinator Charles Miller was honored for his work with the CAAT program with the Jefferson Award, the WANE-TV 15 Volunteer Award and J. C. Penny's Golden Rule Award. CAAT was nominated for the President's Service Award for its program and the dedication of its volunteers.
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