[1992-1997] Rural Gay Men Outreach

Title

[1992-1997] Rural Gay Men Outreach

Subject

1992-1997 HIV Prevention and Outreach Project for Rural Gay and Bisexual Men

Description

5 documents regarding the funding of, research for, and results of the Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) HIV Prevention and Outreach Project for Rural Gay and Bisexual Men, or Rural Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSMs). Services provided include mobile HIV testing, safer sex education, and support groups.

Document 1: 2 photocopies of a Vendor's Office Copy of the contract provided by the state of Oklahoma lasting June 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997; 2 photocopies of an Invitation to Bid of the previous contract; 6 photocopies of the Counseling and Testing Site Agreement for their Methods of Operation as approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) HIV/STD Service on December 15, 1993; 2 photocopies of TOHR's appendix stating their HIV testing result policy; 2 photocopies of a Tulsa World article Rod Walton published on May 13, 1996 titled "HIV Patients in Rural Oklahoma Look for Support"; 3 photocopies of 2 Reports of Independent Public Accountants by Heatherington & Fields regarding TOHR's compliance with "Government Auditing Standards" both dated April 18, 1995; 1 photocopy from the Internal Revenue Service declaring TOHR's tax-exempt status as a non-private foundation; 18 pages total.

Document 2: 3 photocopies sent on June 19, 1996 outlining the budget for the program requesting $30,488 in total; 1 phototcopy of a letter from Claudette Peterson, Director of HIV Programs, to Joanie McPhetridge of OSDH's HIV/STD Division on September 6, 1996 regarding funding for mobile testing sites and the HIV Outreach Prevention Education (HOPE) program; 6 photocopies of pages 2-7 from the OSDH application for the HOPE Mobile Testing Site signed by Claudette Peterson on September 3, 1996; 11 photocopies from Appendices A and B detailing the Goals and Objectives of Rural Outreach funded by OSDH and HIV Prevention to High Risk Women funded by TCAP (Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership); 2 photocopies of a faxed letter from Brian S. Koons, Financial Officer of the OSDH HIV/STD Service, to Brian Jackson, HIV Prevention Specialist at TOHR, on September 12, 1996; 1 photocopy of a map of the northeastern area of Oklahoma with 10 prospective visitation locations highlighted; 2 photocopies of a Memo written by Brian Jackson to the OSDH and forwarded to Michael Harmon requesting certain funds; 26 pages total.

Document 3: 41 pages of Monthly Reports of TOHR's HIV Prevention among Rural Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSMs) program ranging from July 1996 to January 1997 written by Claudette Peterson, Brian Jackson, and Bobby R. Davis summarizing the number of individuals they have served and what materials have been offered, includes anecdotes from participants to support his findings; 10 photocopies of HIV Prevention Outreach Contact Forms filled out by Bobby Davis during the month of January 1997, recording participants' activites and materials shared; 1 photocopy of a chart listing recorded participants by their Client ID printed on September 4, 1996, with those who have had sex with males highlighted; 52 pages total.

Document 4: 24 photocopies of various invoices and expenditure reports for TOHR under OSDH's contract funding the Rural Outreach program, with dates ranging between October 10, 1996 and May 9, 1997.

Document 5: 10 photocopies of communications, charts, and memorandums regarding budget revisions for OSDH's grant to TOHR's Rural Outreach program, with dates ranging between December 31, 1996 and April 15, 1997; 2 photocopies regarding the project's contract summary enclosed by Brian S. Koons for Claudette Peterson; 4 photocopies of materials regarding the proposal of the program to OSDH, including a list of Community Planning Regional Co-Chairs, guidelines for considering a proposal, a map of Oklahoma's regions, and a record of HIV and AIDS cases in Oklahoma per county up to March 31, 1996; 10 photocopies of a proposal submission for the request of an HIV Prevention Project for Rural Gay and Bisexual Men originally dated March 1995 sent May 16, 1996 by Red Rock Mental Health Center, outlining the organization's qualifications, their methods and the services they will provide, and a preliminary budget outline totaling in $10,000; 27 pages total.

Creator

Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR)

Source

Tulsa World

Date

July 21, 1992 - May 14, 1997

Contributor

Oklahoma State Department of Health, State of Oklahoma Department of Central Services, Office of Public Affairs, Irene Polk, Claudette Peterson, Tulsa World, Rod Walton, Heatherington & Fields, Department of the Treasury, Brian S. Koons, Brian M. Jackson, Bobby R. Davis, Deborah L. Trevino, Red Rock Mental Health Center

Files

Citation

Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), “[1992-1997] Rural Gay Men Outreach,” OKEQ History Project, accessed July 27, 2024, https://history.okeq.org/items/show/694.