At our November 7 Annual Meeting, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) honored the many branches of our collective AIDS response: the essential service providers, clinicians, advocates, and friends who everyday help intensify our power and reach.
David Ernesto Munar, AFC’s CEO/President, delivered a speech that highlighted our work in strengthening communities, integrating services,...
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AFC Celebrates Legislation, Remembers HIV/AIDS Champion
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November 13, 2013 Ryan Singleton, (312) 334-0913
CHICAGO – The AIDS Foundation...
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November 12, 2013 Ryan Singleton, (312) 334-0913
CHICAGO – The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) hosted its 2013 TEAM TO END AIDS (T2) Year-End Celebration on November 9 at Sidetrack, where Chad Thompson, Vice President and Senior Client Manager Analyst at Bank of America and AFC Board member, presented a $25,000 grant award to AFC on behalf...
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Good evening, everyone. It’s great to see so many friends and supporters. Thank you for joining us.
We’re so glad you’re here and so glad you’re not at the Gleacher Center, our usual gathering spot. Huge thanks to Brad, Shawn, and Rebecca of BMO Harris for hosting us this evening.
This year World of Chocolate will also be at a new location. The...
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January will be pivotal for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Congress is set to decide whether or not to continue sequestration, which is the term for across-the-board funding caps on vital services.
The longer Congress waits to end sequestration, the more holes this practice puts in a safety net that millions of Americans rely on. This January, Congress will have the opportunity...
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The scene seems to play on repeat: Every morning, people open the newspaper and read disparaging articles about the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Maybe it’s not a newspaper—maybe it’s a website or a news broadcast or a radio station. It doesn’t matter, the story is the same.
Glitches and bumps and technical issues have indeed...
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CountyCare, an Illinois Medicaid waiver program for adult residents in Cook County, has been accepting applications since November 2012—a full year before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But now that the ACA is in full swing, what will happen to CountyCare? More specifically, what’s at stake for people with HIV/AIDS during this time?
To address these and...
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You're invited:
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago is hosting a breakfast discussion with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director, Dr. Hasbrouck to highlight the director’s new initiatives for Public Health in Illinois and his view on current issues relevant to HIV/AIDS programs, service and prevention systems.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 | 8:30 a.m. Breakfast...
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On January 1, 2014, the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Illinois will revolutionize access to health care for thousands of people with HIV in Illinois.
While Medicaid expansion and access to health insurance plans through the marketplace provide an opportunity to dramatically improve health care for people with HIV, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program will continue...
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Chicago, brace yourself.
The Windy City is welcoming Larry Kramer’s Tony Award-winning play, The Normal Heart , to TimeLine Theatre Company, and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is selling tickets for Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, December 1 , which is World AIDS Day.
Proceeds benefit AFC—but only on these dates, and only if you reserve your seat through...
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