C/O MAPLE AVENUE UMC
1203 MAPLE AVENUE
TERRE HAUTE, IN 47804
PHONE: 812-223-4486
E-MAIL: [email protected]
1203 MAPLE AVENUE
TERRE HAUTE, IN 47804
PHONE: 812-223-4486
E-MAIL: [email protected]
OUR MISSION
TO BRING EDUCATION TO AND RAISE AWARENESS OF HIV/AIDS IN THE WABASH VALLEY IN ORDER TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS AND TO MAKE HIV TESTING AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE WITHOUT COST; AND TO SUPPORT PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND HELP END DISCRIMINATION.
WHY WE EXIST
QUEST WAS FOUNDED AS A RESULTS OF THE 2012 WORLD AIDS DAY SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE EVER INCREASING RISE IN HIV/AIDS INFECTIONS. VIGO COUNTY ALONE HAS THE 6TH HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN INDIANA. IN 2012, THERE WERE 518 NEWLY DIAGNOSED INFECTIONS, MOSTLY AFFECTING PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20-49. APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THESE NEW INFECTIONS OCCURRED IN MALES.