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·Always Full of Hope
Serving men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS and their families since 1989.
How We Started
Violet's cupboard has the honor of taking it's name from "Violet",
a 62 year old grandmother from Youngstown, Ohio, who was known for her gnerosity and compassion.
In 1984, she contracted HIV from a blood transfusion
administered to her during heart surgery and consequentaly died in 1987.
In 1989, we established our agency in Akron, Ohio and
named it Violet's Cupboard after this courageous, caring woman.
Having spent it's early years operating from a basement,
our agency now features a suite of offices with a comfortable
reception area and plenty of office space to ensure privacy.
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What We Do:
Our goal is to enhance the quality of daily life for persons
living with HIV/AIDS and their families through support, education and counseling.
Violet's Cupboard is a one stop resource where client confidentiality is strictly observed.
Last year, we provided more than 8,000 hours of service.
Violet's Cupboard is proud of it's ability to maximize the use of volunteers
and in kind donations. For every dollar we receive in contributions,
we provide nearly two dollars worth of service. Utilizing a staff of nearly 15
members, including a dietician, health educator and social workers,
we have helped thousands of people.
A United Way agency, Violet's Cupboard helps persons living in Ohio's
Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark, Holmes, Carroll, Tuscarawas,
and Wayne counties.
Despite our efforts, the outlook is dismaying. Nearly 2,300 people in Summit county
alone have HIV/AIDS, and some of them don't even know they are infected.
In the next five years, the number of new cases and the number of
deaths are expected to triple. People living with this life threatening disease
and their loved ones often are left with few resources, but they can turn to Violet's Cupboard.
It is always full of Hope.