Dear Friends,
Our CarePartners living with HIV are so grateful for your support during these stressful and uncertain times. We know that our supporting businesses, faith communities, and nonprofit groups—and your members—are also impacted, and we want to make sure you know that you are appreciated and loved. Together, we do what we can to sustain ourselves during these times, and ensure that all of us, especially the most vulnerable in our community, are cared for and supported. Thank you, from all of us at TIHAN! Lots is happening here – check out these announcements!
Scott
Quick Links to This Month’s Articles
- Celebrating TIHAN’s Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Open House!
- TIHAN is Hiring a Program Coordinator!
- A Sunday Funday Benefit for TIHAN
- Looking to Make a Local Impact? Volunteer with TIHAN
- HIV in the News: AIDS United Responds to the Administration’s Proposed Cuts to HIV
- A Folding Party in June! Save the Date!
- Check Out Our Current Wish List:
- Celebrating Our Volunteers!
- Desert Voices Chorus Performs Classic Songs from Stage and Screen!
- Holiday Office Closures
Celebrating TIHAN’s Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Open House!
What a fantastic community gathering for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and the open house for the new offices of TIHAN! We had 140 folks (from 51 different partner organizations) join us for the festivities, with a blessing from the Vice Chair of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Hon Peter Yucupicio, along with Chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisor Rex Scott, Tucson City Council Members Karin Uhlich and Kevin Dahl, Deputy Pima County Administrator Steve Holmes, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Pastor Amalia Vagts and Council President Patty Sirls, TIHAN Board President Bobbie Parrish, current and former TIHAN Board members, and HIV physicians Dr. Kevin Carmichael and Dr. Danielle Avila joined for the official ribbon-cutting. A group of seven people living with HIV processed into the courtyard carrying the red ribbon, which will now be framed and displayed in our office.
The ceremony finished with an interfaith blessing from a dozen clergy from many denominations, then refreshments, an overview of the “state of TIHAN,” and staff-narrated tours of our offices.
We are thrilled to be in our new space at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, and grateful that so many of you are supporting TIHAN’s programs, services, and partnerships that help people living with HIV in our community.
TIHAN is Hiring a Program Coordinator!
Do you, or someone you know, like working in direct services, helping link people to resources, as well as engaging volunteers in the community? TIHAN is hiring a full-time Program Coordinator (40 hours/week, including weekday hours and occasional evening/weekend hours). This staff person will oversee TIHAN’s Link program connecting people living with HIV with resources, and also be responsible for volunteer recruitment and onboarding, including our Volunteer Orientations. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs and databases, reliable, and able to work in a fast-paced office, coordinating direct service programs as well as volunteer management.
Job description is available here. Please help us spread the word about this job opportunity.
Qualified applicants should send a cover letter and resume to OperationsManager@tihan.org, and also submit an online application available here.
A Sunday Funday Benefit for TIHAN
Join us! Sunday, June 29 from 11am-4pm at The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #180 (1530 N Stone Avenue). Longtime TIHAN volunteers Patricia and Robert Ruiz and their team of friends started this benefit three years ago, and have raised several thousand dollars for TIHAN! And they’re doing it again! It’s a fun afternoon of music, food, community, and helping people in need. It’s free to attend, and you can buy delicious food (only $10 a plate for enchiladas, rice, and beans) and enter into dozens of raffles for donated baskets and gift cards. There will be a DJ and a bar, and lots of friends coming out on a Sunday afternoon into the cool of the FOE building to raise funds for people living with HIV.
To donate a basket to be raffled off, or a gift card, please contact Scott at scott@tihan.org or Patricia at pat.alliedinsgroup@gmail.com or text her at 520-549-7054.
Looking to Make a Local Impact? Volunteer with TIHAN
Now’s the time to get involved and make a difference. TIHAN is hosting a volunteer orientation on Friday, June 27th. Whether you’re available regularly or just once in a while, there’s a way for you to contribute. Your time and presence help build a stronger, more connected community for people living with HIV. Advance registration required, and we’ll share more about the current volunteer opportunities we have available. Learn more at TIHAN.org or contact us at volunteering@tihan.org or 520-299-6647.
HIV in the News: AIDS United Responds to the Administration’s Proposed Cuts to HIV
AIDS United is an organization that “envisions a time when all people, governments, and organizations commit to ending the epidemic and strengthening the health, well-being, and human rights of everyone impacted by HIV.” “Every aspect of our nation’s HIV response would be negatively impacted” by President Trump’s proposed FY26 “skinny” budget, writes AIDS United. (It’s referred to as the FY26 “skinny budget” because of its lack of detail.” With proposed cuts impacting the safety net for people living with HIV without sufficient resources for their care and wellbeing, the administration’s plans will have widespread impact upon vulnerable people. See their response in an article in the current online edition of POZ Magazine: “’Broad, Cruel and Devastating:’ AIDS United Responds to Trump’s 2026 Budget Plans”
A Folding Party in June! Save the Date!
TIHAN is gearing up for its next quarterly newsletter. This is the primary way in which we contact our over 4,000 newsletter subscribers with information about TIHAN, agency news and features, and other pertinent information. The Newsletter Mailing Party will take place in June as follows: Monday/Tuesday, June 9 and 10 from 1-4pm; Wednesday/Thursday, June 11 and 12, 9am-1pm. In preparation for that week, we can use some extra help folding envelopes right now. If you have an hour or two in the next few weeks to help fold some envelopes, or if you’d like to sign up for any of the June newsletter dates, please contact Kristen at OperationsManager@tihan.org or 520-299-6647 ext 204.
Check Out Our Current Wish List:
- 5’x7’ non-slip indoor carpet
- 2’x4’ heavy-duty indoor door mat (dark color)
- Web camera(s) for staff desktop computers (with mics) for online meetings
- Owl Labs’ Video Conference Camera/Mic/Speaker
- Two 23-gallon highboy trash containers and garbage bags for Poz Cafe
- Recycled paper cups (paper only, please) for distributing water before Poz Cafe
See our full Wish List at www.tihan.org then click on the Donate tab, then Wish List
Celebrating Our Volunteers!
For National Volunteer Appreciation Week, TIHAN joined forces with many other nonprofits who are part of the Southern Arizona Volunteer Management Association (SAVMA) and invited volunteers to a free afternoon at the Reid Park Zoo. It’s one way that we want to convey our THANKS to our volunteers for what they make possible. We appreciate you and all your efforts to help people with HIV to live as well as possible!
Desert Voices Chorus Performs Classic Songs from Stage and Screen!
Our partner Desert Voices, Southern Arizona’s premiere LGBTQIA+ chorus, is having their “Curtains Up” concert next month. Their concert will take place at Christ Church United Methodist (655 N Craycroft), with three shows to choose from on June 13-15. Early bird tickets are $20, and after May 26, tickets will be $25 online and at the door. We hope to see you there!
Holiday Office Closures
The TIHAN office will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 27th. We will also be closed on the afternoon of Friday, May 30 from 12:00-4:30pm.
