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Press Releases 2009

12/15/2009
AIDS Foundation of Chicago establishes the Illinois Alliance for Sound AIDS Policy (IL ASAP). New team of AIDS advocates to lead Illinois in the fight to end AIDS.

10/1/2009
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago: Olympic Spirit in Motion. Record number of pre-registrants for high-profile AIDS fundraiser; 5K event will feature “Kid At Heart Playground,” performances by R&B artist Adam Emil, Chicago Spirit Brigade and Get Up With The Get Downs

9/1/2009
New Website, Direct2Food.org, Connects Chicago Area Residents to Nutritional Resources. Searchable Online Database Locates Nearby Food Programs

8/3/2009
AIDS Foundation of Chicago Applauds Governor for Fully Funding State HIV Programs

7/22/2009
Chicago Cubs Charities Donates $50,000 to AIDS Foundation of Chicago. Check presentation scheduled for Monday, July 27 on Wrigley Field

6/17/2009
AIDS Foundation of Chicago Rallies to Save Essential HIV/AIDS Services. Open Letter to Lawmakers Urges Immediate Budgetary Reform

5/18/2009
Teens Create Safe Sex Ringtone for Citywide HIV/AIDS Campaign, "With Me Comes A Cure."

5/6/2009
The Chicago Housing for Health Partnership (CHHP), a program that provides chronically ill homeless individuals with housing and case management, reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the May 6 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

4/27/2009
HIV-Positive Fashion Designer and Former “Project Runway” Contestant Jack Mackenroth Will “Make A Statement” May 7 At AIDS Fashion Fundraiser.

4/27/2009
AFC Helps Bring Ancient Practice of Physical Fitness Known as Qigong to Chicago. Practitioners say gentle, rhythmic movements reduce stress, build stamina, increase vitality.

4/14/2009
The Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (PACPI) Launches new website pregnantandpositive.org.

4/7/2009
"With Me Comes A Cure" campaign coming to West Side neighborhood. Innovative public awareness campaign aims to trigger action against HIV/AIDS.

3/26/2009
The Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (PACPI) Launches new 24/7 Hotline website for pregnant women.

3/26/2009
Public Health Advocates: Stem Spread of STDs in Illinois with Expedited Partner Therapy. Coalition Supports Bill Modeled On Laws in 15 Other States.

3/18/2009
Governor Quinn’s Budget Proposal Shaves Funding from HIV Services. AIDS Foundation of Chicago Supports Structural Budgetary Reform Proposal.

3/09/2009
AFC is awarded $4.2 million HUD grant to help fund the new Supportive Housing for Health Partnership which provides housing to Chicago's homeless individuals living with disabilites, including HIV/AIDS.

2/27/2009
Devoted Case Manager and Accomplished Director of Health Services Join Staff at AIDS Foundation of Chicago

2/11/2009
Pediatric AIDS Chicago Dissolves; Evolves. Prevention Initiative to Tackle Pediatric AIDS in Chicago.

1/27/2009
AIDS Foundation of Chicago Launches New "With Me Comes a Cure" Campaign.

1/22/2009
AFC Congratulates U.S. Senator Roland Burris. Group Urges Sen. Burris to Champion Healthcare Reform and HIV Prevention.



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