Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team has for almost 20 years provided HIV prevention, education, treatment and HIV testing options to APIs and other impoverished groups to address this growing urban health concern. APAIT also builds the capacity of other organizations to address HIV/AIDS in the region. Its mission is to “positively affect the quality of life for Asian and Pacific Islanders living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS by providing a continuum of prevention, health and social services, community leadership and advocacy to the Southern California region.”

APAIT is celebrating its 20th year of service to the community in Fall 2007; planning is currently under way for a fundraising gala to celebrate the agency’s history but also to emphasize the ongoing need for services and policy advocacy. For more information about The Banyan Tree Project, the agency, or the 20th anniversary gala, please visit APAIT’s Web site at http://apaitonline.org/ or call the organization at (213) 553-1830.