Funding Cut for Gay Teen Hotline

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Funding Cut for Gay Teen Hotline

United Press International (01/06/93)

Indianapolis--A national hotline for gay and lesbian teenagers based in Indianapolis, Ind., will experience federal funding cuts that will significantly reduce the number of calls it can handle. Christopher Gonzalez of Indianapolis Youth Group said the timing is unfortunate because demand for the service has been growing. The hotline is intended to assist AIDS patients and to educate others on how to prevent HIV. Indiana's cuts total $220,000. The hotline acquired $32,000 in federal funding in 1992, but will get only $10,000 in 1993. Gonzalez said his organization expected that there would not be a repeat of a $20,500 grant it received last year, but the additional reductions in funding were a surprise. He said the counselors have been receiving about 1,000 calls a month, but now the group will only be able to handle about 700. Aside from the hotline, the group offers education and outreach programs to adolescents. Gonzalez said teens have the largest need for information on AIDS.

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