I like to tell stories. I like to illustrate macro issues with individual narratives, highlighting the humanity behind HIV/AIDS. Inside Story is a perfect platform for this because it focuses on the lives mainstream media often overlook.
This post deviates from that model slightly, insofar as I’m not profiling an individual—but this piece is vitally important, especially to...
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Philip Englert wants people to recognize him as he was in the 1980s. It’s understandable. He was strong, handsome; his face was chiseled, and he had a head full of thick, light brown hair.
Philip worked in many capacities on Chicago’s elite restaurant scene, and he loved it. Sharing delicious food and drink with great people was more than a passion, it was a way of life. But...
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TEAM TO END AIDS (T2), a fundraising arm of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) that trains participants for distance runs and triathlons, is thrilled to welcome Keefer Pulford as an interim Manager of Endurance Events, effective immediately.
After eight years as a participant with T2 and over a year as Manager, Kevin Ciacco will leave AFC to enroll in nursing school fulltime....
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AIDS Run & Walk Chicago emerged a winner on Thursday, May 30, receiving a Golden Trumpet Award for “Best Special Event or Observance,” presented by the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC).
The prestigious Trumpet Awards honor individual achievement in the planning and execution of public relations initiatives.
“Each category has been judged by a panel...
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Read AFC's CountyCare report and press release .
On January 1, 2014, national health care reform will kick into high gear, providing new health insurance options for millions of people across the country. And thanks to visionary leadership from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board CEO Dr. Ram Raju, and the Obama administration,...
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Masumi Yoneyama is an Ironman—but that’s not entirely due to the 70.3-mile race she aims to conquer this August with TEAM TO END AIDS (T2) .
To learn why, we have to go back to 2011, the worst year since her mother’s death over a decade ago.
Working at Trader Joe’s, Masumi did a lot of heavy lifting. She admits, “I probably didn’t use proper...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) recently made the difficult decision to oppose legislation that creates a state-federal partnership for operating Illinois’ health insurance marketplace. We base this decision on the poor consumer protections in the bill.
House Bill 3227 ( Senate Amendment 2 ) is backed by our partners, including Campaign for Better Health Care (CBHC),...
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Chris Wade has a powerful voice.
As a member of the Illinois Alliance for Sound AIDS Policy , a group convened by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC), Chris traveled to Springfield to participate in Lobby Days on May 8. AFC organized 40 individuals from the state’s northern and central regions to urge lawmakers to continue funding HIV care and supportive services; however, Wade...
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You might want to sit down for this: You’re reading a blog post about this blog—this award-winning blog.
Not to be too self-serving, but we need to toot our horn for a minute. The International Academy of the Visual Arts announced winners of the 2013 Communicator Awards on Thursday, April 30, and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Inside Story won two silver awards...
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Rectal microbicides are the next wave of protection against HIV, and you can join the movement by supporting the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Give OUT Day advocacy campaign on May 9 .
Learn about the power and potential of rectal microbicides by downloading this podcast, where AFC’s Jim Pickett and Ryan Singleton discuss ways...
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