See It: The Community being helped

John Farnam won a 1998 BRICK Award for his work as the Director of the Northern Colorado AIDS Project (NCAP) in Fort Collins, Colorado. NCAP is a nonprofit agency that provides health, education, and support services to individuals living with HIV and AIDS in an eight-county region in Northern Colorado.  NCAP expands members’ opportunities, promotes their fundamental rights, and educates and increases awareness of HIV and AIDS in the surrounding rural community.  Through collaboration with local pharmacies, NCAP has leveraged free medication for all the HIV positive persons in its program, increased local free HIV testing by 40%, and launched a Pastoral Care department available to all local HIV positive individuals and family members.