YOUTHCO AIDS Society offi-
cially opened its doors to the first
youth and AIDS service organiza-
tion in Canada recently,

At the launch was Dr. Jack
Forbes, of the Oak Tree Clinic
(advisory member of YouthCo)

who announced the securing of
provincial funding from the B.C.
AIDS Secretariat totalling $10,000
and federal funding totalling
$20,000. This funding has been
crucial to their start-up.

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announced YouthCo involvement
with the upcoming B.C. AIDS
Conference and the National
AIDS Awareness Week
Campaign, both of which will

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focus on youth.

YouthCo has been named the
organizing representative for
AIDS Awareness Week for British
Columbia. Petra Fisher, another
youth board member. also
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cessful outreach activities at local
youth events Lotlapalooza, the
NFA Skate Jam and the Summer
Love Rave

Katheryn Eggert, executive
officer of the B.C. Persons With
AIDS Society, officially wel-
comed YouthCo as the newest
partner of the B.C. PWA AIDS
Walk, held on Sept. 25. YouthCo
will be one of the beneficiaries of
the funds raised at the event.

YouthCo AIDS Society has
been formed to facilitate commu-
nity development for youth issues
as they pertain to HIV/AIDS and
to empower youth to make educat-
ed decisions about their health
care and sexuality.

Youth are recognized as one of
the segments of the general popu-
lation with the fastest increasing
rate of HIV infection.

While there exists a number of
AIDS and youth service organiza~
tions in Vancouver, with diverse
programs and services, none
specifically address the needs of
youth for HIV/AIDS education
and outreach.

Youth have often been ignored
in the areas of research and educa-
tion around HIV disease. HIV-
positive youth feel isolated and
unaddressed in many adult-orient-
ed agencies.

The purposes of the society
include: providing educational
programs about youth and HIV
disease. providing information to
youth and offering referrals to
support organizations, assisting
youths in making informed deci-
sions about their health-care, and
consultation with schools and

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LAST WEEK we asked how you
spent your Halloween. We also
asked what you think about
Halloween vandalism, in light of
this year’s busy night) for
Vancouver police.

@ YF (did not) spend my
Halloween torching cars, setting
olf fire crackers and blowing up
pumpkins. Please, come on, give
us a break.

[spent my Ifalloween hand-
ing out candy to little kids
dressed as Dracula, the Power
Rangers and every other little
kid costume,

Tt really makes me mad that
people think teenagers, North
Shore teenagers specifically, are
torching cars. Some of us have
better things to do.

Hf you have a comment about
this week's Talkback question, one
of the articles we have published.
or any other teen-related issue you
care about, call the North Shore
News’ Talkback line — 980-5-437.

If vou would like to submit a let-
ter, poem or article for publication
in the ZAP! section, please address
your submission ta ZAP! North
Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave.,
North Vancouver V7M 2H4 or fax
it, attention ZAP! to 985-2104.