SECBH%CUNYVM.BITNET@oac.ucla.edu (Jack Carroll) (10/02/90)
According to a letter sent to its volunteers, the Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc of New York City will implement a plan to "manage short-term growth" beginning in December 1990. The letter says in part, "We are well aware of the rise in new cases among all races and classes and the resulting demand for care because of steady increases in the number of people with AIDS or ARC coming to GMHC. For the last six months, the average number of new clients registered each month has risen to 155 from an average of 125 in the previous twelve months. The current caseload now totals 3,002, with thousand of other people with AIDS or ARC who are not registered GMHC cleints being served by our Legal Services Department and the Office of the Ombudsman." As part of this short-term plan. * new intakes will limited to approximately 100 cases per month, first come, first served basis. * the recreation department will limit meals to a maximum of 200 per day. * the Ombudsman's office will take only 200 new cases per month. * certain educational programs will not undertake additional population groups outside of the gay community. Many volunteers and staff members have welcomed this development as there has been an ongoing problem in the delivery of services in a timely manner. Have AIDS volunteer groups in other cities had to resort to similar measures? Jack Carroll