🥁 drum roll please....image001.png We are excited to announce the winner of the final paddle drop from AFC's 40th anniversary gala! Congratulations Susan Duff! You have won a dream day at Wrigley Field! This work is not supported by federal funds. Thank you so much to everyone who donated to make AFC40 a huge success. We are working so hard to end the HIV epidemic and end homelessness and your support powers our work. We are so grateful. #fyp #chicago #chicagocubs #wrigelyfield

Learn about a new STI prevention tool, Doxy-PEP! In various studies, Doxy-PEP demonstrated a risk reduction of approximately 55-60% for gonorrhea and decreased the chances of developing chlamydia and syphilis by about 80% or more. #doxycycline #doxypep #sti #stdawareness #sexualhealth #hivaids #std #stiprevention #safesex #health

Show Up and Show Out with us on Saturday, September 28th at #aidsrunwalkchicago! This event raises funds to support the services of AIDS Foundation Chicago and 30 community partners who are all working to improve the lives of chicagoans living with and vulnerable to HIV and other chronic conditions. ✅ SIGN UP AT AIDSRUNWALK.org #gtzil2030 #fyp #communityevent #chicago #chicagoevents #chciagothingstodo

Registration for AIDS Run & Walk Chicago 2025 is officially open! Join us at Soldier Field on Saturday September 27th as we embrace community and hold firm the progress we’ve made.⁠ ⁠ Since its inception in 2001, more than 34,500 participants have shown up and shown out to get moving against HIV/AIDS, raising $7 million to battle the HIV epidemic. ⁠ ⁠ This year we are called to RESIST, RESTORE, and RENEW in our fight to end the HIV epidemic. ⁠ ⁠ Register/Donate/Volunteer today at aidsrunwalk.org

Yesterday, we gathered advocates in Springfield for our first ever HIV Housing Advocacy Day! Take action with us, and let your legislators know that housing IS healthcare. Ask them to invest $2.8 million for permanent supportive housing: bit.ly/3EP6GhG [AFC policy, advocacy and communications work is not supported with federal funds.] #fyp #chicago #hiv #lgbtq #endhomelessness #housingisahumanright #housingishealthcare

Thank you Congresswoman Delia Ramirez for highlighting the collective work of AFC and our over 200 partners on the House Floor! Thank you for your leadership in the appropriations process to protect HIV funding, and LGBTQ civil and reproductive care rights, and thank you for joining the bipartisan Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus. We couldn't do this work alone! Take action today by sending a letter to your Members of Congress telling them to fully fund HIV programs: https://p2a.co/WNy2HPn #hivaids

Welcome to another installment of THE TEA AT AFC ☕️! We’re here with Aces Lira, AFC’s Policy & Advocacy Manager in Springfield ready for the upcoming session, as well as Governor Pritzker’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Address. Stay tuned for more TEA AT AFC updates ☕️!