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WHAT WE DO

AAPCI Mission

The African American Planning Commission (AAPCI) Inc., is a New York City-based 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization committed to addressing issues that often lead to homelessness, such as: domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, shortage of affordable housing, and unemployment, within the communities in which we live and serve.


Learn more about AAPCI at: http://www.aapci.org .

AAPCI Strategy

The African American Planning Commission's strategy is to develop both transitional and affordable permanent housing that integrates comprehensive social support and employment services within a supportive community to ensure that individuals and families remain stable, are safely housed, stay independent and maintain their employment status.

AAPCI PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Domestic Violence Stats:

    * One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. * An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. * The majority (73%) of family violence victims are female. * Females were 84% of spousal abuse victims and 86% of abuse victims at the hands of a boyfriend. * The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $5.8 billion each year, $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health services * Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own partners and children when they become adults.

Visit Serenity House online . Click here to make a tax-deductible donation in support of survivors of domestic violence.

Serenity House: A temporary haven for survivors of domestic violence


The mission of Serenity House Family Residence is to offer survivors and their minor children, a safe but temporary haven in which to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.

Serenity House Family Residence is a transitional (Tier II) facility for homeless survivors of domestic violence who have exceeded their maximum length of stay (90 days) in an emergency shelter. Learn more about Serenity House .

Wife beating caught on video

HIV/AIDS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
The Facts:

    * While only 12 percent of the total American population, African Americans make up 37 percent of total American AIDS cases. * More than 50 percent of new reported HIV infections in the United States is among African Americans. * AIDS is the number one cause of death in the U.S. for Black adults aged 25 to 44, before heart disease, cancer and homicide. * In the U.S., one in 50 Black men and one in 160 Black women is HIV-positive. * Black senior citizens represent more than 50 percent of HIV cases among persons over age 55. * Although only 15 percent of the adolescent population in the United States is Black, over 60 percent of AIDS cases reported in 1999 among 13-19 year olds were among Blacks. * Black children in the U.S. represent almost two-thirds (62 percent) of all reported pediatric AIDS cases.

Edwin's Place: A permanent residence for single adults, elderly couples, and families living with HIV/AIDS


The goal of Edwin's Place is to meet the immediate and long term needs of single adults, elderly couples, and families living with HIV/AIDS. Edwin's Place seeks to facilitate independence, dignity and well-being through a complement of safe, affordable housing and day-to-day supportive services provided to tenants.

Edwin's Place will be a unique and innovative program. Innovative because services will be voluntary and available to all tenants, regardless of race, culture, religion, ethnic background or sexual preference. Learn more about Edwin's Place.

AIDS in BLACK & WHITE
 

Facts on Homelessness in America

* On any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people are homeless, according to estimates of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty.

According to a December, 2000 report of the US Conference of Mayors:

* single men comprise 44 percent of the homeless, single women 13 percent, families with children 36 percent, and unaccompanied minors seven percent.
* the homeless population is about 50 percent African-American, 35 percent white, 12 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Native American and 1 percent Asian.

According to the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC):

* single homeless individuals in 1996 reported an average income of $348 during the last 30 days, about 51 percent of the 1996 federal poverty level of $680/month for one person.
* 28 percent said they sometimes or often do not get enough to eat, compared with 12 percent of poor American adults.
* 44 percent did paid work during the past month.
* 21 percent received income from family members or friends.
* 66 percent of the homeless have problems with alcohol, drug abuse, or mental illness.
* 22 percent have been physically assaulted.
* 7 percent have been sexually assaulted.
* 38 percent say someone stole money or things directly from them.
* 30 percent have been homeless for more than two years.

Renee Steedley Residence: A safe permanent residence for a mix of working survivors of domestic violence and moderate-income families


 

Experts say women with children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. The goal of the Renee Steedley Residence is to meet the immediate housing needs of working survivors of domestic violence and moderate-income families who have been “priced out” of the affordable housing market in New York City.

Help support our efforts to develop the Renee Steedley Residence.  Please make a tax-deductible donation now !

No Way To Live
 

AAPCI/Africa
Facts on Poverty in Africa:

* 315 million people – one in two people in Sub Saharan Africa survives on less than one dollar per day.
* 184 million people – 33% of the African population – suffer from malnutrition.
* During the 1990s the average income per capita decreased in 20 African countries.
* Less than 50% of Africa’s population has access to hospitals or doctors.
* In 2000, 300 million Africans did not have access to safe water.
* The average life expectancy in Africa is 41 years.
* Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary school education, and only one in three children completes school.
* One in six children die before the age of 5. This number is 25 times higher in sub-Saharan Africa than in the OECD countries.
* Children account for half of all civilian casualties in wars in Africa.
* The African continent lost more than 5.3 million hectares of forest during the decade of the 1990s.
* Less than one person out of five has electricity. Out of 1,000 inhabitants 15 have a telephone line. 7 out of 1,000 people surf the Internet.

AAPCI/Africa works to eradicate the twin evils of poverty and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. AAPCI/Africa's over-riding goal is to develop an HIV/AIDS health care facility, provide HIV/AIDS education and outreach services.

AAPCI/Africa encourages community-based micro-businesses and facilitates the completion of secondary school education. Learn more about AAPCI/Africa .

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Mrs. Obama Announces New Fund to Aid Nonprofits

The first lady, Michelle Obama, ventured publicly into the policy realm on Tuesday, announcing that the Obama administration planned to create a $50 million "social innovation fund" to help finance an...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 13:55:00 GMT

Obama and Black Organizations Have New Plan to Fight AIDS

Last week, officials from the White House, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a comprehensive five-year plan to tide the spr...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:32:00 GMT

AAPCI awarded an annual $625,000 grant by the NYC DOHMH

The African American Planning Commission, Inc. (AAPCI) has been awarded an annual $625,000 grant by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ("DOHMH"). The funds will be used by AAPCI to provid...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:14:00 GMT

Advocates Urged to Support Stimulus Package

Advocates of human services are being urged to call Senators Charles Schumer and Kirstin Gillibrand to express support for the Federal Stimulus package. "Apparently domestic program funding is in seri...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:07:00 GMT

Nonprofit Stimulus Package Urged in Letter to Obama

More than one thousand non-profit, academic, foundation and corporate leaders wrote to President-elect Obama and Congressional leaders yesterday calling for an "all hands on deck" strategy and urged t...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:47:00 GMT

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Volunteers are the backbone of many nonprofit organizations. VolunteerMatch helps to connect good people with good causes, offering online service to support nonprofit, volunteer, and business leaders...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Advocates Mourn for DV Victims Dying for a Safe Home

Domestic Violence advocates and staff of my organization, African American Planning Commission, turned out at New York's City Hall on Tuesday for a mock funeral to 'mourn for victims of domestic viole...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:49:00 GMT

Governors Budget Proposes $15 billion in Cuts, Taxes and Fees

Governor David Paterson today proposed a series of spending cuts and new fees and taxes to close a total $15 billion gap in the State's budget this year and next. Major areas hit in the Governor's Exe...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:26:00 GMT

Barack Obama Inaugurated as 44th President of the United States

Moving the Country ForwardThe whole journey has been a joy to behold. The huge throngs of people, Sunday and today, eager to be part of this new moment in history; the thousands of volunteers yesterda...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:01:00 GMT

Child Care Providers Grapple With ACS Cuts

Providers of ACS-funded day care and early childhood education are grappling with the potential impact of steps recently announced by Commissioner John Mattingly to close a $62 million budget deficit ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:47:00 GMT