HUB providing access point to health care and support for migrants who are starting their new lives in Chicago
(Chicago, IL) AIDS Foundation Chicago and Center on Halsted are offering free, essential health services to migrants who are finding their new home in Chicago through the HIV HUB. Established in 2020, the HIV Resource HUB is a free resource for all in need...
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El HUB brinda un punto de acceso a la atención médica y apoyo para los migrantes que inician sus nuevas vidas en Chicago
(Chicago, IL) A través del HIV HUB, el AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Center on Halsted (COH, por sus siglas en inglés) están ofreciendo servicios de salud esenciales...
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AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) invites you to Show Up and Show Out with us at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Saturday, September 30th at Soldier Field! This annual event has been bringing together people from all across Chicagoland to raise awareness and funds for those affected by HIV and AIDS since 1991 and has been managed by AFC since 2001. This year, we are encouraging participants...
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By Tyline Burgess, Communications Manager, AFC
CHICAGO, IL – This year’s Women’s Connection Summit of Hope truly lived up to its name by restoring hope and helping to connect women to the resources they need. The free expo was thoughtfully curated and, hosted by AIDS Foundation Chicago’s Dept of Community Partnerships & Special Projects Headed by Cynthia...
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By: Timothy S. Jackson, AFC’s Director of Government Relations
Entering the 2023 Spring session of the 103rd Illinois General Assembly, AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) introduced an ambitious policy agenda that addresses racial health inequities faced by Black, Latino/a/e/x, and LGBTQ+ communities impacted by HIV and homelessness and advances the priorities and goals of the ...
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Join AIDS Foundation Chicago and the community this Pride Month at various celebrations and fundraiser extravaganzas! Can't make a certain event? Don’t worry – there are month-long opportunities for you to get involved and show out!
Special Events
PRIDE: The Next Decade, hosted by Bernstein Private Wealth Management on Wednesday, May 31st...
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By Livvie Avrick
Did you know just under half of people newly diagnosed with HIV in Illinois are young people ages 13-29, and youth living with HIV are disproportionately Black? Yes! Read that again. This data from the Getting to Zero Illinois Dashboard collected in 2020 highlights the impact of racism as a public health crisis on young people in the state. ...
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(Photo Credit: Louis Velazquez)
By: Omar Martinez Gonzalez, Sr. Manager, Policy & Advocacy
CHICAGO, IL – AIDS Foundation Chicago condemns in the strongest terms the dangerous bill to raise the debt ceiling which was passed by the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. This bill, which passed by the razor thin...
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Grants provided as part of AFC’s “Learning Circle Collaborative” Initiative
(Chicago, IL) AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) proudly announces members of its 2023 Learning Circle Collaborative (LCC) —a capacity-building and technical assistance program for Black-led social service providers and organizations to improve agency infrastructure. A collection of...
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As the Illinois General Assembly enters the final weeks of the 2023 spring legislative session, AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) urges legislators to include additional funding in the state’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget that will advance the state’s goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030.
In total, advocates are calling for legislators to appropriate an additional...
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