Our mission is to encourage self-empowerment and provide direct services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Last year, 1,572 individuals living with HIV/AIDS used our services -which is one out of four Minnesotans living with HIV/AIDS. Our services include the following programs: • Our Meal Program, which served 33,901 hot meals in our dining room in 2009 • Our Food Shelf Program, which provides food to an average of 189 households each month and gave out 43 tons of food last year • Our Integrated Therapy Program, which provides an average of 240 monthly appointments for acupuncture, chiropractic care, massage, and other therapeutic treatments • Our Case Management Program, which last year provided client advocacy and referral services to 126 individuals • Our Health and Wellness Programs offers seminars on a variety of topics such as choosing a medical provider, managing HIV drug treatment, dealing with side effects, and other topics related to living with HIV/AIDS • Our Holiday Basket Program, which last year gave out 661 baskets with gifts and food for 990 adults and 421 children.