Since the start of the AIDS epidemic, activists and advocates have worked together to make remarkable strides in preventing and treating HIV locally and globally. Each year we come closer to creating a future where the AIDS epidemic is no more. 

Despite our tremendous progress, the work is not finished. Making access to health care and basic needs more equitable, increasing awareness and knowledge, and combating stigma are just a few ways we come together to end AIDS, and The Center is committed to continuing this work year-round.

We support our community through a range of in-person and virtual services, including mental health and substance use counseling, support groups, peer connection and education, health insurance enrollment assistance, and more. We also provide free at-home HIV test kits, connection to PrEP and PEP, and condom delivery.

Here are a few ways you can engage with our community and take action this World AIDS Day:

• Check out Day With(out) Art 2021: ENDURING CARE, a video program highlighting strategies of community care within the ongoing HIV epidemic.
• Join us at LeBain and The Center Dance Dance Dance Ball World AIDS Day Edition. Admission is free!
• Sign up for Cycle for the Cause, our 275-mile benefit bike ride from Boston to NYC.
• Drop off any unused HIV medications at The Center. They will then be distributed by AID FOR AIDS to countries and communities in need. A drop box is located on our second floor, right across from The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division. If you have any questions, please contact Leonardo Klie at [email protected].
• Support The Center’s work and help provide connection, and care for LGBTQ New Yorkers.

If you’re not able to join us in person, we encourage you to take at least one small step: reach out to your family, friends, colleagues, and social media followers, and speak out against HIV and AIDS stigma today. Every single one of our voices is needed to remind the world that AIDS is not over—but it can be.