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The Colt 45's, Inc.

About the Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund

The AIDS TroubleFund provides emergency and temporary financial assistance to persons on disability with AIDS who are financially unable to meet their basic obligations for the necessities of life. Through payments made directly to the service provider, grants are made to help with rent and utilities. Our confidential client list is never shared by anyone outside of the AIDS TroubleFund Committee and our volunteer Community Advisory Board. These two committees work cooperatively and simultaneously twice a month on the first and last Tuesday to distribute our service grants to people living with AIDS, 12 months a year.

The AIDS TroubleFund is the "charity of last resort" that PWA's in Houston have come to rely upon when those agencies that receive governmental funds have run out of money. ATF is not assisted living. It is a fund to help PWA's in a time of need, and to get back on their feet. Due to the dramatic reduction of AIDS deaths, we maintain the fund to help PWA with quality of life issues.

The AIDS TroubleFund addresses the obvious needs of those people living on disability with AIDS on a very limited amount of money, but with living expenses that clearly exceed their restricted budgets. By making payments directly to the service provider, we can ensure direct client assistance. We have always been there with money for rent and utilities after the other AIDS agencies have run out of funds, and PWA's in Houston have come to rely upon (and respect) The Colt 45's for this. The Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund has distributed approximately hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct assistance to a client group whose number exceeds 1,900 persons on disability with AIDS over the years.

You Make make a donation to The Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund by mail and in the near future you will be able to online.

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The AIDS TroubleFund Community Advisory Board

The AIDS TroubleFund itself is governed by the bylaws and rules set forth by The Colt 45's Inc., and in accordance with Federal tax laws set under our 501(c)(3) charter. Financial assistance from this fund is granted by joint cooperation of two committees that meet cooperatively and simultaneously the first and last Tuesday evening each month, 12 months a year. The AIDS TroubleFund Chairman, a member of the Colt 45's (nominated by the President and approved by the membership) oversees the activities of the two committees. The first committee is comprised of members of The Colt 45's. The second committee is made up of community leaders interested in our cause. This is the AIDS TroubleFund Community Advisory Board.

Positions on the AIDS TroubleFund Community Advisory Board are entirely voluntary in nature, and no remuneration of any kind is ever given to the members of the Board, or to members of The Colt 45's for their work with this Fund. Doctors, distinguished community leaders, and other persons who are interested in helping people with AIDS are currently members of the AIDS TroubleFund Community Advisory Board. The Community Advisory Board and The AIDS TroubleFund Committee meet twice a month on the first and last Tuesday at 7:00pm at the Brazos River Bottom, upstairs, in the offices of The Colt 45's.

If you would be interested in sitting on the AIDS TroubleFund Community Advisory Board, or helping with the AIDS TroubleFund Charities, please call our Hotline at (713) 526-6077 or write to ATF@Colt45s.org.

You may also download the AIDS TroubleFund Application in PDF Form here.

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The AIDS TroubleFund Application Process

Due to the overwhelming need of the Houston community for this fund, very exacting rules and procedures must be followed before assistance can be given from the AIDS TroubleFund. After the application has been received, it is then reviewed by the Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund Committee and The AIDS TroubleFund Community Advisory Board. Recommendations are then given and the client is contacted regarding these recommendations. All decisions of The Colt 45's Inc. are final.

Below is a portion of the Application for Assistance to the Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund. Please read the list of requirements and procedures below before you or someone you know submits an application. Most applications are turned down because a portion of the application was not filled in properly, proper documentation was not given, or because they do not qualify for the fund. Only persons diagnosed with AIDS and currently on disability are eligible.

If *you* know someone in the Houston area who qualifies and is in need of assistance from the Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund, please call (713) 526-6077 or write ATF@colt45s.org to find out where they can pick up an application for assistance.

You may also download the AIDS TroubleFund Application in PDF Form here.

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The AIDS TroubleFund Application Requirements

1. The Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund will provide TEMPORARY and EMERGENCY financial assistance for:

	Electricity
	Natural Gas
	Water
	Rent (Applicant's Legal Portion Only)
	Telephone (Basic Service Only)

2. To submit an application for assistance you must first:

Seek assistance from the other organizations listed on our application before applying to the AIDS TroubleFund.

Seek said assistance from these organizations EACH TIME you request assistance from the AIDS TroubleFund.

Submit a NEW, completely filled-out application for EACH REQUEST to the AIDS TroubleFund.

Fill out our application COMPLETELY, leaving no blank spaces of any kind.

3. To be eligible for assistance, you must:

Be diagnosed with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Be unable to work as a result of this illness, and diagnosed by a licensed physician as disabled.

Have applied for or currently receiving SSI/SSD.

Be under the care of a licensed physician.

4. You must submit the following before your application can be considered:

Signed, original Medical Statement from your doctor, as presented on the Colt 45's application form. (Other medical statements are not accepted.)

Determination Letter or Recent Application Receipt from the Social Security Administration (Form CIPQY).

Complete, signed copy of your lease agreement, if you are requesting rental assistance.

Complete copies of Original Bills, if you are asking for utility assistance for Natural Gas, Electricity, Water or Telephone (Basic Service Only)

5. If your application is denied.

WE ONLY PAY PROVIDERS OF SERVICE.

NO PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO ANY APPLICANT.

6. You can drop off your completed application at:

The Brazos River Bottom, 2400 Brazos, Houston TX 77006

See below to get a map to The Brazos River Bottom (map provided by GoogleYahoo! Maps)

7. If you can not drop off your application, you can mail it directly to us at:

The Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund - PO Box 540803 - Houston, TX 77254

8. If you have any questions or need help completing an application, please call: The Colt 45's AIDS TroubleFund Hotline at (713) 526-6077 or email ATF@Colt45s.org

9. A new application is required each time assistance is requested. No assistance will be granted without the proper application on file. All decisions as to assistance will be made by the Colt 45's Inc. in accordance with the rules established by the Colt 45's Inc. All decisions of the Colt 45's, Inc. shall be final.

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General

Membership

Meetings

The Colt 45's hold our

General Membership

Meetings

THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH - 8:00 PM

at Our Home Bar,

The Brazos River Bottom

Membership

There are four forms of membership in the Colt 45's. The membership descriptions are briefly stated below;

Full Membership

Consist of our officers and our band of hard-working and dedicated volunteers. Full members can vote upon any issue before the organization.

Associate Membership

Associate Members are those people who have support The Colt 45's, our causes and endeavors, but are unable to join as a Full Member for various reasons.

Lifetime Membership

Those members who have served as Full Members of The Colt 45's and has been given recognition by the membership as time they have available has diminished or they are unable to serve full time due to moving or other situtaions. Many Lifetime Members continue to volunteer and serve in other capacities even after given this honor.

Honorary Membership

Those people who have volunteered selflessly for The Colt 45's and given special recognition. Generally they have not been members in The Colt 45's before this honor is bestowed, but not always. Most continue to volunteer year after year, with no remuneration or benefit for themselves.

Interested in becoming a member

of The Colt 45's?

Send an e-mail to Membership@Colt 45s.org

or download our membership form here.