AIDS In The Workplace
AIDS in the Workplace provides basic information about HIV and AIDS, educates employees on how to prevent HIV infection, increases awareness about HIV related issues, educates employees on workplace issues surrounding HIV and how this relates to employee relations, productivity, legal compliance and overall safety. The program fosters a more respectful, non-discriminatory workplace; keeps your employees safe; protects employees and their families; and maintains a productive workforce.
For 2007, Cable Positive will be revamping its AIDS in the workplace training to better accommodate companies in their diversity training programs. Cable Positive will soon be offering web-based training modules and HIV positive speakers from such organization as Hope’s Voice.
Employee Assistance Program
Cable Positive's Employee Assistance Program is a free and confidential
program that provides emergency financial and ongoing social services
assistance to current and former cable industry employees and their
immediate family members/domestic partners who are living with HIV/AIDS.
Grants are awarded for essential living expenses including medical care,
utilities and housing. The Actors’ Fund of America administers the program.
Tony Cox Community Fund
Cable Positive’s Tony Cox Community Fund is a national grant program that exists to encourage community-based AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) and cable outlets to partner in joint community outreach efforts, or to produce and distribute new, locally focused HIV/AIDS-related programs and Public Service Announcements (PSAs). The Tony Cox Community Fund is Cable Positive’s single biggest community outreach program, and over the years has become one of the nation’s largest and most targeted HIV/AIDS grassroots funding mechanisms.
For 2006 - 2007, Cable Positive will allocate $150,000 to support two grant cycles. Grants are available up to $7,000 for 501 (c)(3) organizations, with special consideration given to AIDS service organizations (ASOs) and cable systems and producers partnering with ASOs.
National HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention Campaigns
Since 1992, Cable Positive has been using the power and reach of cable television to promote HIV/AIDS awareness in the form of Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) since 1992. Our PSA’s are provided to network and system partners free of charge, and because cable television is a leader in the war against HIV/AIDS, are in-turn aired for free.
The 2006/2007 Join the Fight Campaign is available by clicking here.
Cable Positive’s POP Awards
Cable Positive's Positively Outstanding Programming (POP) Awards presented
by TV Guide honor exceptional HIV/AIDS-related cable network programming.
Launched in 2001, networks recognized awarded for their programming include
BET, CNN, Discovery Health Channel, MTV and Showtime.
Cable Positive is dedicated to promoting and highlighting informative and
educational HIV/AIDS-related cable network programming as a means of
educating and empowering people in the fight against AIDS.
Joel A. Berger Award
The Joel A. Berger Award recognizes cable industry leaders who have made
substantial contributions to the fight against AIDS.
The award is named for Joel A. Berger, a Cable Positive Honorary Chair + the
group publisher of Multichannel News, who died of complications due to AIDS
in April 1995. The Joel A. Berger Memorial Award is presented every spring
at Cable Positive's Annual Benefit Dinner.
Brad Wojcoski Memorial Award
Cable Positive presents the Brad Wojcoski Memorial Award to the cable
industry employee whose efforts have made a significant impact in their
community in the fight against AIDS with the Brad Wojcoski Memorial Award.
As part of this award, Cable Positive makes a donation of $2,500 to the AIDS
organization of their choice.
