AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s mission is to provide cutting edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay.
About This Cause
Established in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s mission is to provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. With over 27 years of experience serving those with HIV/AIDS, AHF is now one of the largest non-profit providers of specialized HIV/AIDS medical care in the United States and has emerged as an essential safety net provider for disenfranchised populations. AHF remains committed to serving indigent populations disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, including people of color, men who have sex with men (MSM), transgendered individuals, drug users, people with a history of incarceration, and other vulnerable populations, and brings extensive expertise providing comprehensive, accessible, cost effective services to these populations and others. AHF is a global organization providing over 380,000 individuals around the world with lifesaving medical care and services. AHF employs over 2,966 individuals worldwide, with over 1,302 individuals employed in the U.S. AHF has a stable and robust organizational infrastructure (program, financial, and administrative). AHF maintains multiple business lines in order to ensure the organization’s fiscal health. In 2014, AHF’s organization-wide operating budget was $904 million. AHF’s estimated operating budget for 2015 is $1.1 billion. AHF currently provides services in the following locations in the U.S.: • California: Los Angeles County, Long Beach, Oakland, San Francisco, Upland • Florida: Orlando EMA, Jacksonville, Broward County, Miami-Dade County, West Palm Beach, Ft. Myers, Tampa Bay, Pensacola • Washington, DC • Maryland: Temple Hill • Georgia: Lithonia • Texas: Dallas, Ft. Worth • New York: New York City • Ohio: Columbus, Cleveland • Louisiana: Baton Rouge, Gretna • Mississippi: Jackson • South Carolina: Columbia • Nevada: Las Vegas, North Las Vegas AHF opened the first hospice care facility for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) in Los Angeles in 1987, and in 1990 opened its first outpatient medical healthcare center. AHF subsequently opened other healthcare centers (HCCs) in Los Angeles, Northern California, Florida, Washington, DC, Texas and Georgia. AHF operates 43 outpatient healthcare centers that provide over 24,000 clients with high quality HIV primary care. Additionally, AHF operates 40 HIV specialty pharmacies, many co-located in AHF healthcare centers. AHF has been at the forefront of developing innovative HIV testing models since 1997, and has implemented its HIV testing services in California, Florida, Washington, DC, Mississippi, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, and Nevada. Operating under AHF’s Public Health Division, programs include storefront testing from AHF’s Out of the Closet thrift stores (ongoing since 1997); HIV testing from mobile units (ongoing since 2004); a Wellness Center program providing free, after-hours HIV testing, sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment, and linkage to care (ongoing since 2004); and linkage-to-care services (ongoing since 2008). AHF engages in large-scale condom distribution, provides support groups for PLWH/A, and leads creative media campaigns to promote HIV prevention, treatment and care. To support HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts, for the past eight years AHF has hosted an annual AIDS Walk in Fort Lauderdale. AHF launched its global programs in 2001, and today provides HIV testing, treatment and care to over 380,000 men, women and children in 36 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Haiti, and Eastern Europe. Numerous policy-transforming campaigns spearheaded by AHF and partners over the past 28 years have revolutionized the delivery of cost-effective care and treatment for clients. AHF is devoted to improving HIV care in areas with an identified need for at risk and PLWH/A. AHF targets traditionally underserved populations who rely on public benefits because they live at or near the poverty line and are not eligible for other kinds of insurance. Specific activities have been implemented to reach high-risk populations (people of color, women, MSM, individuals with a history of incarceration, people with mental health and/or substance use issues, people who are homeless or unstably housed, and people with disabilities).