World AIDS Day: Dec 1st

Project: Red Paint

National Spot U Campaign

 AIDS Walk Long Beach

Suffering from AIDS and stage 4 breast cancer, the Long Beach AIDS Foundation was there to help Lisa Taylor Harris who slept on the floor while undergoing chemotherapy and dealing with AIDS.  Lisa in frail condition barely had energy to lift her weak body to simple things like going to the bathroom. Your contributions in our AIDS Life Emergency Fund (ALEF) help people like Lisa.

Her story is more than just a room makeover. It was a life transformation. The Long Beach AIDS Foundation recently highlighted Lisa Taylor Harris' compelling story at the Red Ribbon Affair and is now featured on our YouTube Channel.  The foundation is known for collaborating with many community partners and Graytly Inspired worked with the LBAF to get a bed for Lisa and redo her room.

Lisa's Bed: Part 1

Lisa's Bed: Part 2

We're expanding our Spot U program by going national.  First we created the Spot U public service announcement that ran on cable.  Then we created the webcast show that went international. And recently the Spot U commercial won the Telly Award People's Choice Award.

Now, just in time for the Back to School season, the Long Beach AIDS Foundation is launching the "It's Only Their Future" campaign to help parents begin the conversation with their children on HIV awareness.

The Spot U program just keeps getting better.

The facts are that technology is moving at the speed of light and many non-profits are having a difficult time catching up to today's youth-embraced technologies to communicate, interact and create activism.  It requires "outside-the-box" thinking to fully engage youth and adolescents.  Outreach has to be more than the "build it and they will come" approach. 

The Foundation, with the help of the former Cable Positve organization to be one of the first organizations in the nation to use all social networks, blogs, webcast, video networks and multi-method delivery systems. Participants come from all over the world. 

That's not bad for a small non-profit trying to make an impact on HIV among youth and adolescents. But we need parents to also help in having frank, open discussions with their kids.  So here we go again! Read how the Foundation is making this program a success! 

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Award Winning Program just works.

The fact is that technology is moving at the speed of light. Nearly everyone today is tethered to a smart phone or tablet. Nonprofits traditionally have a difficult time catching up in using today's youth-embraced technologies to communicate, interact and create activism. 

The Foundation was one of the first organizations in the nation to use the majority of social networks, blogs, webcast, video networks and multi-method delivery systems to reach youth and adolescents.  Our participants are from all over the world. Now we're expanding our Spot U program even more with the peer-to-peer, multi-point delivery.

It requires "re-imagining" to fully engage youth and adolescents.  Outreach has to go beyond the four-walls of an organization to remain relevant.  Just ask any youth where and how do they become advocates for a cause.  The answer you will get may surprise you.  Throw out those old books!  The rules have changed!

The program even won the National People Telly Awards for the public service announcement 'Now that You Know...".  We call it "High-Velocity Change", you may call it fast adaptability.  Whatever the case, responding to the needs of the community requires fast implementation while responding to the needs.  Adjustments can always be made, but letting opportunities to address issues facing Teens and Adolescents can't wait

Telly Award Winning PSA

Spot U, the tech-driven website is getting another upgrade. Our Spot U programming is a web show for youth to engage peer-to-peer discussions about everything from dating to safe-sex.

We'll be partnering with local agencies in the next few weeks as we bring the latest features, tools and activities.

Here's just a sampling of the new menu items that will be available on the new Spot U web site starting in January. But the site will also have a host of new tools for teens and adolescents, and a section just for parents.

Nick is back from Northern California and he'll be hosting the new webcast on Spot U.  You, too can have your own show on Spot U.  Call us and if you're talking about it in school, let's share good helpful information with your peers. 

You'll have your own fanbase, blog and more.  You write, produce and direct the show. Be sure to ask your parents for approval if you're a minor.