The HHS Partnership Center and White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships are hosting an evening HIV/AIDS webcast, live from the White House this Thursday at 5:00 p.m. ET. This event provides an opportunity for your congregation or community organization to host a watch party and join in the discussion on preventing and responding to HIV/AIDS in our communities, and supporting individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for the Federal Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to actively engage faith communities to address HIV/AIDS and promote prevention and early treatment.

We hope you will be able to join us for this discussion. If you have a question for a member of the panel, please email Partnerships@hhs.gov by 12:00pm on Thursday, May 26, 2011. Be sure to include, your name, organization and location.

Panelists:

Joshua DuBoisExecutive Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Chantelle Britton-FaisonOffice of National AIDS Policy

Rev. Edwin SandersSenior Servant and Founder, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church inNashville, Tennessee

Pernessa C. SeeleCEO and Founder, Balm in Gilead, Inc

Phillip ThomasonMinister of Outreach and Pastoral Care, Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA

To view the webcast, visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/live.

For listen-in only, please use the information provided below.

Phone: 800-369-1709Passcode: 3058216

A fact sheet from the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTADExit Disclaimer), designed to help faith communities pursue these and other activities, is also available: United in Battling HIV/AIDS: A Guide to Understanding How Faith Communities Can Make a Difference (PDF 248 KB). Read our blog post on this guide.