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AIDS Foundation Chicago mobilizes communities to create equity and justice for people living with and vulnerable to HIV or chronic conditions.

05/30/2026

Thanks to Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and Medicaid and Medicare, DeeDee is living a healthy life. She is one of thousands of Illinoisans living with HIV at risk of losing ADAP coverage, meaning she would not be able to afford necessary medications that keep her and her community healthy.

🚨There’s only TWO DAYS LEFT to take action – tell your IL state rep and senator to fund ADAP and HIV services: bit.ly/saveILadap or via the link in our bio!

To kick off Pride this year, we are joining the campaign – a national call to elevate health as a governing priority. ...
05/29/2026

To kick off Pride this year, we are joining the campaign – a national call to elevate health as a governing priority. Last year, Congress passed $1 trillion in healthcare cuts with the most severe human and economic impact happening later this year. The Trump administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget would dismantle our public health systems and social safety net, increase the number of new HIV diagnoses and homelessness, and devastate our communities.

We refuse to let power, bigotry, and hatred reverse decades of progress. Our voices are stronger together, and now is the time to fight back.

Check out this guide of Chicago-based events and be sure to join us on Friday, June 5th at the AIDS Garden for a candlelight vigil: https://www.aidschicago.org/seven-days-in-june-chicago-event-guide/

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We are mourning the passing of dear friend and colleague Anthony Charles Galloway. At AFC and our partner organizations...
05/28/2026

We are mourning the passing of dear friend and colleague Anthony Charles Galloway. At AFC and our partner organizations Equality Illinois and TPAN, among others, Anthony brought his artists’ sensibility and boundless creativity to the work of advancing sexual health and centering q***r Black voices in the HIV movement and beyond. He was an anchor and an engine to our community and our cause. Thank you, Anthony, for everything. We will miss you and always remember you.

It's front page news: we must save the Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to save lives. Timothy S. Jackson, A...
05/28/2026

It's front page news: we must save the Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to save lives. Timothy S. Jackson, AFC’s senior director of policy and advocacy spoke with the Chicago Tribune about the life-or-death situation thousands of Illinoisans living with HIV are facing if the Illinois General Assembly does not fund IL ADAP by the end of the legislative session on May 31.⁠
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⏰Contact your IL state rep and senator today: https://aidschicago.quorum.us/campaign/161479/

Read full article: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/28/illinois-hiv-advocates-funding-trump-cuts/?share=btmwrvv0iiidslawlaco

For National Honor our LGBTQ+ Elders Day, we talked with members of Pride Action Tank’s OUTAging Committee to dive deepe...
05/26/2026

For National Honor our LGBTQ+ Elders Day, we talked with members of Pride Action Tank’s OUTAging Committee to dive deeper into the needs and experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults. ⁠
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-> Antonio V. King, the first ever director of LGBTQ Affairs for the Mayor’s Office of Health and Human Services. ⁠
-> Nina Orlowski, the Aging with Pride Program Specialist at AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging for suburban Cook County, which creates and sustains programs and services that support people as they age. ⁠
-> Michael Stone, executive director of the Center for Disability & Elder Law - a nonprofit that provides free direct services to low-income older adults and people with disabilities throughout Cook County. ⁠
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Check out the interview here: https://www.aidschicago.org/pride-action-tanks-outaging-committee-members-on-how-we-can-honor-our-lgbtq-elders/

For National Honor our LGBTQ+ Elders Day, we talked with members of Pride Action Tank’s OUTAging Committee to dive deepe...
05/26/2026

For National Honor our LGBTQ+ Elders Day, we talked with members of Pride Action Tank’s OUTAging Committee to dive deeper into the needs and experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults. ⁠
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-> Antonio V. King, the first ever director of LGBTQ Affairs for the Mayor’s Office of Health and Human Services. ⁠
-> Nina Orlowski, the Aging with Pride Program Specialist at AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging for suburban Cook County, which creates and sustains programs and services that support people as they age. ⁠
-> Michael Stone, executive director of the Center for Disability & Elder Law- a nonprofit that provides free direct services to low-income older adults and people with disabilities throughout Cook County. ⁠
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Check out the interview here: https://www.aidschicago.org/pride-action-tanks-outaging-committee-members-on-how-we-can-honor-our-lgbtq-elders/

05/22/2026

Now more than ever, we need you to take action to save Illinois' AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)! Illinois ADAP ensures that Illinoisans living with HIV/AIDS have access to antiretroviral medications, which in turn prevent further HIV transmissions via viral suppression.

If the Illinois General Assembly does not increase funding for ADAP and HIV services, as many as 7,000 Illinoisans living with HIV/AIDS could lose access to lifesaving medicine in 2027! Funding ADAP will protect the health of all Illinoisans AND is the fiscally responsible choice.

We have until May 31 to make our voices heard: Tell the Illinois General Assembly to increase funding for ADAP and HIV services by $7.4 million.

Take action with the link in bio. Please share this call to action with your family, friends, and networks. And YES, you can submit as many times as you want!

https://aidschicago.quorum.us/campaign/161479/

AFC's Policy, Advocacy, & Communications work is not supported by federal funds.

2025 marked 40 years since the founding of AIDS Foundation Chicago, and over the years we have grown into a proud nation...
05/21/2026

2025 marked 40 years since the founding of AIDS Foundation Chicago, and over the years we have grown into a proud national leader in HIV care, housing, anti-racism, and advocacy. Today, we are a proud defender of our hard-won progress against a presidential administration intent on setting us back. We won’t let them. ⁠
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Swipe through to learn more about our work over the past year. We are so thankful for your support, which makes this all possible. And a special thank you to all who joined us last month at our Annual Meeting.⁠
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Explore our full 2025 Annual Report: https://2025.aidschicago.org/
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We know that silence=death, love is stronger than hate, and when we fight, we win.⁠
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🚨64 households are at risk of returning to homelessness if the Flexible Housing Pool (FHP) is not fully funded at $8 Mil...
05/20/2026

🚨64 households are at risk of returning to homelessness if the Flexible Housing Pool (FHP) is not fully funded at $8 Million.🚨⁠
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Action Alert: Tell Mayor Johnson and your Alderperson to support $8M in funding for FHP for fiscal year 2027 to ensure that every Chicagoan can thrive!⁠
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Take action here: https://aidschicago.quorum.us/campaign/161914/

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05/19/2026

We can’t wait to see you at this year’s AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Saturday, September 26!

🥳Registration is officially open

Join the largest HIV gathering in the Midwest as we RESIST, RESTORE, and RENEW at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, raising funds and demonstrating our solidarity for the HIV movement and service providers across Chicagoland.

We are called to show strength in numbers, to defy the powerful interests that threaten our progress, to care for one another, and sustain our activism as we fight to end the HIV epidemic.

Register and start fundraising today: https://action.aidschicago.org/event/aids-run-and-walk-chicago-2026/e790663?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=launch

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