Status

Show Filters +

PROP staff

A substance use program that restores hope–one small step at a time

August 3, 2022

PROP is a harm reduction program for people interested in changing their use of stimulants like meth and cocaine.

40th anniversary

Harvey Milk Taught Us the Power of Partnerships

July 26, 2022

From the Coors beer boycott in the ‘70s to modern-day partnerships in HIV, the LGBTQ community has demonstrated our strength, resilience, and influence through creative alliances and coalitions.

SFAF staff and volunteers for a vaccination event

What it takes to vaccinate nearly 500 people for monkeypox–in one day

July 20, 2022

In an incredible show of support for the community, SFAF staff and volunteers served hundreds of community members exposed to monkeypox with the Jynneos vaccine.

vial syringe

We need vaccines for monkeypox, and we need them now

July 5, 2022

Organizations like SFAF are uniquely positioned to reach communities who may want or need to be vaccinated against monkeypox, but we don't have enough doses to act swiftly and boldly.

From “risk” to “undetectable”

June 30, 2022

Over 40 years, there has been a remarkable transformation in the understanding and language of HIV “risk,” and the ways that we have shared information about HIV testing & transmission.

Queerness and substance use collide in popular TV shows

June 28, 2022

We need to see these examples of what our community looks like when it’s in pain, and we also need to see examples of how our community can find healing.

Community

“Grand Marsha”: Pride profile on Mellanique “Black” Robicheaux

June 21, 2022

A DJ for more than 30 years, Robicheaux is using her platform during Pride to call attention to the needs of the Black Queer community and the importance of music in Black liberation.

Community

Star sommelier to political activist: A Pride profile on Vinny Eng

June 21, 2022

Vinny Eng--a celebrated sommelier at the lauded Tartine Manufactory--is also a Queer man committed to ending police violence in a quest for justice for his sister.

A moment of reflection as we celebrate Juneteenth

June 17, 2022

SFAF recognizes Juneteenth as a stark reminder to pause and remember the important commitment we have made to racial and health justice for all as a framework—not just in passing conversation. By Dr. Tyler TerMeer.

Fire closes services at Harm Reduction Center

May 27, 2022

Harm reduction services are temporarily available at a mobile site in the Mission.

Two people at SFAF sit in a counseling room.

40th anniversary

HIV stigma–macro and micro

May 27, 2022

The longer I live with HIV, the more destructive that HIV and AIDS stigma seems to be. Here's how HIV stigma has showed up in my life--in ways both big and small.

La Rouche Initiative march, 1986

40th anniversary

From fear to facts

May 27, 2022

For 40 years, San Francisco AIDS Foundation has fought homophobia and HIV stigma to end the AIDS epidemic.

Our voices

Pedaling with Puro Pinche Papi on AIDS/LifeCycle

April 26, 2022

I caught up with a couple--Charlie Arreola and Alfredo Trejo III–who are participating in AIDS/LifeCycle this year with a team that centers the lives and experiences of BIPOC cyclists.

SFAF hotline office

40th anniversary

Getting the Word Out

April 25, 2022

In the early years of the epidemic, putting accurate, reliable, non-judgment information into people’s hands was a powerful tool against the spread of HIV.

SFAF Office Hotline

40th anniversary

From Hotline to Online

April 25, 2022

Awe-inspiring efforts by early AIDS volunteers and staff made it possible to get the word out about HIV treatment, prevention, and care.

40th anniversary

Honoring Volunteers from 1982 to Today

March 24, 2022

At SFAF, many of our programs and services were started by volunteers who were part of the communities they aimed to serve.

needle exchange history photo

The Long View on Harm Reduction in San Francisco

February 25, 2022

Two of our leaders at SFAF share their memories working in harm reduction in San Francisco since the early '90s--distributing naloxone underground, fighting City Hall to establish needle exchanges, and more.

needle exchange historical photo

40th anniversary

From Civil Disobedience to Public Health

February 23, 2022

San Francisco is a leader in serving people who use drugs with compassionate and effective harm reduction programs.

You can have fun poster

40th anniversary

Why did a safe-sex poster spark controversy in 1984?

February 18, 2022

The model used on the poster, Robert Gray, shares a bit of history from the early years of AIDS, and why SFAF’s poster sparked racist and homophobic backlash.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

February Updates from Syringe Access Services

February 3, 2022

There are many myths about fentanyl in San Francisco. Get the real info, here.

QTPOC

40th anniversary

From gay men to queer BIPOC folx and beyond

January 25, 2022

We look back at our history with humility, and move forward with a focus on racial justice, health equity, and commitment to confronting disparities in HIV wherever they appear.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

January Updates from Syringe Access Services

January 10, 2022

Find our more about our community programs: Community Sweepers and THREADS (Trans Harm Reduction Education and Drug Use Services).

Magnet T shirt photo

40th anniversary

From panic to pleasure

December 22, 2021

Throughout our history, we’ve kept the focus on pleasure when it comes to sexual health. Here’s how that’s played out in bathhouse controversy, the roll-out of PrEP, and our sexual education campaigns.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

December Updates from Syringe Access Services

December 2, 2021

Safe consumption services open in NYC, news on hepatitis C infection rates from the Liver Meeting, and volunteer orientation.

Showing posts 1 – 24 of 146

1 2 3 … 7

[class^="wpforms-"]

[class^="wpforms-"]