Shouts of unity, chants against an immoral budget and a kaleidoscope of signs graced the James R. Thompson Center Plaza on July 22 as 200 people gathered to lambast Governor Bruce Rauner and the Illinois state legislature for not yet passing a budget in the state.
The shouting wasn't relegated to the Thompson Center, though. Online, #PositiveBudgetIL was trending on Twitter among...
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By Elijah McKinnon, Digital Communications Coordinator
This time last year, I sat across the table from Joseph Varisco as he introduced me to Queer, Ill & Okay — a performance series that examines chronic illness in a new light. Located in a crowded café in Logan Square, the Chicago-based performance artist, producer, documentarian and teacher unpacked the intricate...
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In last year’s AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, a team of only 11 fun-loving people raised more than $15,000 for Season of Concern, an organization that supports people in Chicago who are experiencing a chronic illness like HIV and AIDS.
That success comes largely because of the work of Mike Checuga, a Season of Concern board member and their AIDS Run & Walk Chicago team co-captain...
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CHICAGO — “Put your foot down.” That’s the message behind this year’s AIDS Run & Walk Chicago , hosted by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and benefiting 35 other community organizations — known as Community Direct partners — on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
“We want supporters to put their foot down...
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by Lawrence Turner
Imagine: You are an 18-year-old transgender woman in America today. Your parents no longer take care of you; you need housing, a job, a community, medical care and so much more, but discrimination and ignorance is keeping you from accessing these basic human needs.
Or imagine this: You are a young woman who is sexually active, and you do not feel safe talking to...
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Together Continuing 30 Years of Action to Change the Story of HIV
In advance of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, 2015, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is pleased to announce a community outreach partnership with Harmony Health Plan of Illinois, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. The campaign, “Together Continuing 30 Years of Action to Change the Story of HIV,”...
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In honor of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Chicagoland's Step Up. Get Tested., presented by Harmony, A WellCare Company, will host a monthlong series of events designed to engage the city and surrounding areas around HIV testing.
Step Up. Get Tested. started in 2012 as a collaborative to provide HIV testing in highly vulnerable communities, increase the amount of individuals...
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This article is the second in AFC’s Cuts to the Cascade series, which focuses on the people, programs and communities representing columns of the HIV treatment cascade . All of the Cuts to the Cascade subjects are under threat of losing vital state support as a result of Governor Rauner’s proposed cuts to the Illinois budget.
As Illinois legislators...
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This article is the first in AFC’s Cuts to the Cascade series, which focuses on the people, programs and communities representing columns of the HIV treatment cascade . All of the Cuts to the Cascade subjects are under threat of losing vital state support as a result of Governor Rauner’s proposed cuts to the Illinois budget.
If one pill could...
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In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10), the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and several of its partners in Chicago will present opportunities for women to learn about HIV, get tested and obtain condoms.
Saturday, March 7
Confidential HIV testing and counseling
TPAN will provide instant HIV testing and condom distribution at Glitter Nail Salon (912...
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