The mission of UCAN (The United Church of Christ HIV and AIDS Network) is to build a network of people, congregations and organizations within and beyond the United Church of Christ for care giving, education and prevention in response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic by:
Providing technical assistance to help congregations and other settings of the church start and build their capacity and programs;
Offering training in the use of the UCC's comprehensive HIV and AIDS curriculum, Affirming Persons, Saving Lives, as well as other HIV and AIDS educational resources;
Giving leadership for education and information on public policy concerns; and
Prioritizing its work to bring critical presence to those most affected by HIV and AIDS in the United States and throughout the world.
AIDS 2012 - Washington DC The world will gather in Washington DC for the International AIDS Conference, July 22-27, 2012. An Interfaith Pre-Conference, "Taking Action for Health, Dignity and Justice" will be held July 19-21 at Howard University. Stay tuned for more information and registration.
What You Can Do
Action Alert Tell Congress to pass Health Care Reform that works for people with HIV!
HIV and Faith Ministries from NYC Faith in Action (NYCFIA) on Vimeo. As part of the series of events hosted during the Stepping up in Faith celebration, UCAN partner, New York City Faith in Action hosted a panel discussion encouraging Faith Ministries to incorporate not only HIV education, awareness and prevention events but to create HIV ministries.
Rev. Michael Schuenemeyer Executive Director UCAN, Inc.
700 Prospect Ave E Cleveland,Ohio 44115 216-736-3217 schuenem@ucc.org
