BOULDER COUNTY AIDS PROJECT
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Mission Statement
The Mission of Boulder County AIDS Project is to provide support, advocacy and education to those in our community who are living with or affected by HIV and to serve as an outreach and information center to prevent further transmission of HIV. Until there is a cure, BCAP works to improve the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS, minimize HIV transmission, and bring an end to HIV-related stigma in our community.
About This Cause
BCAP is the only HIV Service Organization serving Boulder, Broomfield, Gilpin, and Clear Creek counties and has offices in Boulder and Longmont. BCAP was founded in 1985, after Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) staff gathered LGBTQ opinion leaders to strategize how to respond locally to the widespread panic and misinformation about HIV/AIDS. From its inception, BCAP’s core values of compassion, inclusivity, person-centeredness, collaboration, and accountability have guided agency operations, messaging, and programming. BCAP began operations with volunteers answering an HIV hotline and by supporting ~50 people living with HIV (PLHIV). BCAP was designated a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1988, hired its first paid staff in 1989, and first received Ryan White CARE Act funding in 1990. Since then, BCAP has expanded to a budget of ~$1.65 million and 15 FTEs: seven HIV Care Services, four Prevention Services, two Administration, and two Development. BCAP’s goals are to increase access and engagement in medical care/treatment to improve health outcomes for PLHIV and people living with hepatitis C (HCV); reduce HIV/HCV transmission; increase community HIV/HCV education; and achieve a coordinated regional response to the HIV/HCV syndemic. BCAP services decrease housing/food/water insecurity; reduce opioid overdose; and decrease societal stigma around issues of HIV/HCV. HIV Care Services to PLHIV include specialized case management; health insurance navigation; a food pantry with option for home delivery; financial assistance for basic needs (housing, utilities, transportation, oral healthcare); pro bono psychotherapy and legal services; and access to affordable housing opportunities, including a group-living residence owned by BCAP and Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) subsidies managed by BCAP. Prevention Services prioritizing people at risk of acquiring HIV/HCV include HIV/HCV/STI counseling, testing, and referrals at BCAP and 15 community-based settings; pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services; Syringe Access, including a food pantry for people who use and/or inject drugs; Street Outreach to people who are experiencing homelessness; Atlas, a peer-based HIV Prevention program for men who have sex with men; Speakers Bureau, providing HIV presentations to students and community audiences; and Community Outreach, including event tabling and social media, to priority populations and the public. All BCAP services are at no cost to the ~14,000 people served annually.