here is a report from lyanne melendez. >> summer camps are meant to help keep kids engaged but not every parent can accord them. in fact, partnership for children at youth found that the majority of low income youth don't attend a summer school or program. >> the summer learning is having an enormous effect on lower and middle income students. >> a good number of inner city kids are taking care of themselves without any adult supervision while both parents are working. >> spending a lot of time in front of television and video games and not only is it affecting their academic achievement but their health. >> they want to change that. they want to provide a free summer camp for kids in west oakland. this weekend, 6 hads volunteers help build sand boxes and helped clean up the parks owned by the city of oakland. >>> we'll have sports. we're trying to add a little educational twist to it so they don't get far behind over the summer. >> the school district donated this portable which will serve as a clubhouse and library. breakfast and lunch are also free. the money to build the facility was

as lyanne melendez, it was aids. >> in 1981 they referred to it as the gay plague. at the time the survival rate was zero and it made its way to other groups. connie was diagnosed 26 years ago. >> i was told my mother, she started crying. >> fear spread throughout communities because so little was known about disease and san francisco general hospital became a model for aids care. in 1982 dionne worked in the aids ward. >> we really want to prove it was the right thing to do and safe thing to do. >> alan l. auldridge. >> the names that died echoed through washington, d.c. they reminded everyone of the toll. despite years of advances, the significant ma is still there. >> what is happening, as i sit down like i did recently and tell somebody they are hiv positive, they are still reaction go the same way 30 years ago, you i'm going to die. >> they co-founded black brothers esteem pushing african-americans to get tested. he was diagnosed in 1990. >> there is fear of the unknown but they have to realize that we are living longer. now it's about hiv and aging. >> the wor

it creates a new path ways and different way of solving problems. >> lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." > the east bay last night, some former and current students of students honored a man they consider a second father. the superintendent required from the schools for the deaf. he had served as the school's superintendent since 1975. they learn american sign language as, of course, standard high school courses and participate in a variety of cultural and athletic activities. the school for the deaf is more than 150 years old. >>> lisa argen is here now with a look at the weather. it's getting a little better. >> it's going to warm up and brighter around the bay. palo alto and san jose, brightening up around emeryville. you got sun to the north and temperatures, yes, they are on the increase. i'll explain next. >> also ahead, the bay area city that veganists fresheni breath? that's easy. keeping teeth strong? that's tough. so our dentist recommended act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restores enamel and makes teeth up to 2 times stronger. act. stronger teeth and fresher breath in every

lyanne melendez has more. >> reporter: this is helping them pay for the education. the idea is to create scholar match began here at the tutoring center, a-26 valencia. many of the students were accepted to college and didn't have a way to pay for it. the executive director spoke to us from los angeles attending a conference there. >> we work with the students and fill in how much they need to fill the fwap, from the grant to rest of the money. >> east student must fill out a profile stating what they are interested in, major and career goals. >> it's kind of like selling yourself. without sounding desperate. >> within two weeks of posting her profile, louis reached her goal thanks to five anonymous donors. she attends city college in san francisco. catalan has one donor in los angeles who pledged to help pay for the remaining three years of her education at st. mary's college. >> that was an amazing thing to hear. you feel like you win the lottery in that way. you don't realize until you go to college how much you need money to keep going. >> anyone can donate. >>

abc7's lyanne melendez has more. >> reporter: public universities have tried almost everything to cut cost. some imposed furlough days, eliminated staff positions and done away with sports programs. but the american enterprise institute based in washington, d.c., suggests other strategies. such as reducing the amount of funding for research. california watch, the non-profit center for investigative reporting. >> the finding was really, you know, everybody talks about football, and everybody talks about the gourmet foods served in the dining hall. that is not really the way that the colleges are going to cut costs. they need to target some of the core academic stuff, which includes research. >> the study acknowledges research is essential at some top universities, such as, stanford and public universities. >> they're under a great deal of stress but the country cannot afford to back away from fundamental research. >> reporter: u.c. berkeley spends more than $700 million, one-third of the budget on research. but the study found teachers at other less reputable universities are spending

lyanne melendez reports. >> in 1981 they referred to it as a gay plague.ime the survival rate was zero and the virus made its way to other groups. they were diagnosed 26 years ago. >> i told my mother she started crying. >> fear spread throughout communities because so little was known about the disease and san francisco general hospital quickly became a model for aid care. in 1982 dion jones worked in the aids ward. >> we wanted to prove to the world it was the right thing to do and safe thing to do. >> alan auldridge. >> in the late 80s names that died echoed in washington, d.c. despite years of advances jones says the stigma is still there. >> what is happening like i did recently and say i'm hiv positive they are still reacting 30 years ago i'm going to die and i can't tell anybody. >> it helped push african-americans to get tested. he was diagnosed in 1990. >> they are scared of the unknown. but they have to realize that we are living longer. now, it's about hiv and aging. >> the world became familiar with azt and then protease inhitters were approved