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SEP07

Helping Formerly Incarcerated People Living with HIV Stay in Care: Good for Them, Good for the Community

The time after incarceration is one of increased vulnerability and formerly incarcerated people may be particularly susceptible to drug overdose, suicide, or re-arrest. Without linkage interventions, barriers to care that existed prior to entering a correctional facility remain. A successful re-entry linkage-to-care intervention can provide the "link" between the correctional facility and community medical care, and other services, thereby maintaining or improving clinical health status, such as non-detectible viral load. When successful, these interventions can decrease HIV transmission, reduce recidivism, improve quality of life for individuals and, ultimately, for communities.

Posted By: Melissa Werner, Senior Program Manager - Wednesday, September 07, 2016

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JUN28

Science Alone Can't Create a Just World

I often talk about what it was like testing HIV-positive in 1992, when the only treatment available was AZT. Today, I consider the bounty of treatments available and the many more in development. I think of what science has done for me, this field, and for so many others like me. Yet science alone can’t create a just world. In its purest form, science can be cold, calculated, and simply focused on what can be proven true or false. Science has delivered both cures and bombs, has been used for both good and bad. While science has the potential to fix much of what ails us — it won’t work for the advancement of us all without being firmly steeped in and led by our values.

Posted By: Michael Kaplan, President & CEO, AIDS United - Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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DEC01

World AIDS Day 2015: Making the Promise a Reality

This World AIDS Day, help us make the promise a reality. Please consider a tax-deductible year-end gift or monthly pledge to AIDS United. By investing in our work, we can continue to advance our mission of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.

Posted By: Michael Kaplan, President & CEO, AIDS United - Tuesday, December 01, 2015

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SEP08

Join AIDS United at the United States Conference on AIDS

Later this week, September 10 - 13, the 19th annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) will take place here in Washington, DC. The conference is the largest HIV/AIDS- related conference in the United States and will bring together activists, providers, case managers, and more.

Posted By: AIDS United - Tuesday, September 08, 2015

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JUL27

Connection & Inspiration: The 2015 Access to Care Convening

In mid-June, AIDS United brought together representatives from its Access to Care and Retention in Care initiatives for the fifth and final Access to Care Convening. Representatives from partner organizations came from across the country to meet in Washington DC, to share successes and challenges, to discuss lessons learned from the ground-breaking initiatives, to hear presentations on the national evaluation documenting the positive impact of their work for people living with HIV, and to celebrate the connections and collaboration that have been fostered over the years.

Posted By: Erin Nortrup, Senior Program Manager - Access to Care, AIDS United - Monday, July 27, 2015

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JUL22

Peers Reduce Isolation and Barriers to Care

When I first came to this country from Haiti it was really hard to find someone to talk to. I worked with a Peer from [a similar agency] that would come to my house. We would write down everything I wanted to discuss with my doctor. Then he would go with me to my doctor’s appointment and share what we had written down. It was very helpful.

Posted By: Patrick Lucien, Peer Advocate, AIDS Action Committee - Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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JUL16

AIDS United: Making the Promise a Reality

For almost three decades, AIDS United has supported community-driven responses to the HIV epidemic around the country that reach the nation’s most disproportionately affected people, including gay and bisexual men, communities of color, women, people living in the Deep South, people struggling with substance abuse, those living in poverty, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Posted By: AIDS United - Thursday, July 16, 2015

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APR22

At the Intersection of Health & Social Justice: the Transgender Health Summit 2015

The collective energy and excitement among participants at the 2015 Transgender Health Summit was obvious upon our arrival. During the opening plenary, we learned that the due to community demand, the conference had nearly doubled in attendance since the previous conference. This growth parallels the long overdue attention to the needs and realities of transgender people in the US in regards to HIV prevention and treatment. AIDS United served as a sponsor of the event, and I felt proud to be a part of a team that added to the success of this important gathering.

Posted By: Maura Riordan, Vice President of Access & Innovation, AIDS United - Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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APR02

Exchanging More than Needles: The Point of Replicating a Harm Reduction Housing Model

We, The Open Door, Inc., are ecstatic to announce our new partnerships, due to the generous support from AIDS United and MAC AIDS Fund! As a part of the Retention in Care portfolio, The Open Door, Inc. planned to aid other individuals or organizations in starting their own harm reduction, housing first program in two different cities.

Posted By: Christina Farmartino, MPH, Executive Director, and Joseph Hough, Social Work Intern, The Open Door, Inc. - Thursday, April 02, 2015

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OCT23

Transforming Services, Transforming the Epidemic: Embracing Trauma-Informed Care at Christie's Place

An oasis. A beacon of hope. A safe space. Just a few phrases that describe what Christie’s Place is for hundreds of women living with HIV in San Diego, CA. Serving the San Diego community since 1996, Christie’s Place is a small nonprofit health and human service agency that has been recognized as a national leader in delivering gender-responsive services through innovative models of care in a region where most HIV-specific resources are targeted to HIV-positive men. With a staff of 21 and significant volunteer support, Christie’s Place provides a safety net to address the complex and unique challenges faced by women, children and families impacted by HIV/AIDS, which often keep them from seeking care and/or staying in care.

Posted By: Erin Falvey, Clinical Manager, Christie's Place - Thursday, October 23, 2014

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