| About AFC
Since 1985, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has led the fight against
HIV/AIDS in metropolitan Chicago. AFC grants funding for local HIV/AIDS
care and prevention programs, advocates for sound AIDS policy and increased
public support for AIDS services, and through its Service Providers
Council, develops and implements strategies for coordinating AIDS care
and prevention services. The AFC concentrates its work in four major
areas:
- Building a Comprehensive System of HIV/AIDS Care
by administering, developing, and evaluating a coordinated HIV case
management system that serves 6,000 men, women, and children living
with HIV; distributing and managing federal funds for primary medical
care, housing, substance abuse, food, and mental health treatment,
reaching an additional 3,000 people affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Protecting the Rights and Securing Resources for People
Affected by HIV/AIDS by working with policymakers at all
levels of government, to fight for increased public funding for AIDS
prevention and care programs, for expanded AIDS services, and for
an end to discrimination against people affected by the epidemic.
- Educating Service Providers and the Public on HIV/AIDS
issues by providing training events and technical assistance for hundreds
of providers and case managers throughout the year on topics directly
related to the ongoing care and assistance of HIV-positive individuals
and their families.
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Funding Community Based Prevention and Care Programs:
AFC has awarded nearly $12 million to support HIV/AIDS
prevention and care activities across the metropolitan area. In
its most recent grantmaking cycle, completed in June 2002, AFC awarded
$1 million dollars to 48 local HIV/AIDS programs.
Global Chicago Center Resources on AIDS:
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