By Tyline Burgess, Communications Manager, AFC
Black Maternal Health Week takes place from April 11-17 each year. This week is important as it aims to raise awareness about the maternal health crisis that disproportionately affects Black women in the United States. This year's theme is "Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy!"
According...
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April is National Minority Health Month , a time to raise awareness about the health disparities that affect communities of color and to promote health equity for all. This year's theme is "Better Health Through Understanding." This message is of high importance to the communities we serve as an organization. Before diving deeper into the theme let us first...
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By: Omar Martínez González, Sr. Manager of Policy & Advocacy, AIDS Foundation Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – On Thursday, March 30, 2023, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued final judgement on the Braidwood v. Becerra lawsuit, striking down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act...
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March 23, 2023 marks the 13th anniversary of the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the passage of this important piece of legislation, millions of Americans became eligible for health insurance. Yet 13 years later, millions are still at a loss as to what is and is not covered under the ACA, who qualifies for coverage and most importantly, how to get coverage. With that in...
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My Marathon Journey of Recovery at the Chicago Triathlon
By David Biele
I fell in love with endurance sports in 2001, the same year I fell in love with crystal meth. The first love affair began during my training for the Heartland AIDS Ride, a 550-mile bike ride from St. Paul to Chicago. The second took off during a night of partying in Boystown. My relationship with...
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By Livvie Avrick
Life is Work, a non-profit organization that serves the Black transgender and non-binary community in Chicago, goes beyond providing tangible services; it provides hope, liberation, encouragement. Life is Work creates visibility and changes the narrative for trans people.
For Dymond Haynes, program coordinator at Life is Work, having visibility is hope...
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AIDS Foundation Chicago is excited to welcome five new individuals to our Board of Directors. Our 29-member Board of Directors contributes to the vision and leadership of AFC, comprised of individuals with unique perspectives and lived experiences, working towards helping us achieve our goals of equity and justice.
Nnenna Okeke’s professional...
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Pictured L to R: John Peller, Anne Statton, Mark Ishaug
On March 2nd, Mother and Child Alliance presented AIDS Foundation Chicago with an award recognizing their 20+ years of partnership helping mothers living with HIV deliver healthy babies.
Mother and Child Alliance (MACA), formerly known as Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention...
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To realize the priorities and goals of the Getting to Zero Illinois (GTZ-IL) plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) is proud to advocate and prioritize the following state legislative agenda in partnership with and through the leadership of community organizations and coalitions across Illinois. For more specific information about the legislation highlighted...
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Speaking before a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker delivered his annual State of the State and Budget address on February 15, 2023. With an outlook for “better outcomes and better futures for Illinoisans,” Governor Pritzker outlined his $49.6 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget that...
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