AIDS Groups Protest City-Planned Cuts to HIV/AIDS Care in Chicago
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6:16 PM on Thursday, March 12
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 12, 2026--
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its Chicago area affiliate organizations the South Side Help Center (SSHC) and CALOR will team to host a street protest and give testimony before the Chicago Department of Health’s HIV Planning Committee at an emergency public meeting on Friday, March 13, to oppose and halt planned grant funding cuts. The organizations’ actions are part of an effort to restore funding of AHF's HIV Primary Care Services and SSHC's Early Intervention Services (EIS), as well as to encourage the HIV Planning Committee to allocate leftover funds into these service categories.
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What: | Street PROTEST & Committee TESTIMONY to Block Cuts to HIV Care, hosted by AHF, South Side Help Center, and CALOR |
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When: | Friday, March 13, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
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Where: | 1340 S. Damen, Chicago, IL 60608 |
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Who: | HIV Planning Committee Emergency Meeting testimony given by: |
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PROTEST: | 20+ advocates and mobilizers from AHF, SSHC, and CALOR will take to the street at the same time the HIV Planning Committee is meeting with placards, chants, etc. |
Throughout Fiscal Years 2021-2026, AHF, South Side Health Center and CALOR received $2.4 million in grants from the Chicago Department of Public Health to support HIV-related services in Chicago, or roughly $480,000/annually. However, the Chicago Department of Public Health has declined continuation of AHF/SSHC funding for all HIV Primary Care and Early Intervention Services funding in this new grant cycle. These critical programs support some of Chicago's most underserved communities.
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CONTACT: Kendall Moore, AHF Assoc. Director of Legal Affairs & Community Engagement
773.919.1494 c,[email protected] Thurman,AHF Director of Mobilization Campaigns
216.268.5945 c,[email protected]
KEYWORD: ILLINOIS UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEN AIDS HEALTH CONSUMER OTHER HEALTH HEALTHCARE REFORM PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY GROUP OPINION INFECTIOUS DISEASES GENERAL HEALTH LGBTQ+ WOMEN STATE/LOCAL PUBLIC POLICY
SOURCE: AIDS Healthcare Foundation
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