Guide to HIV/AIDS Related Resources
September 2008 View PDF En español
Policy and advocacy
PI Action, Project Inform
National grassroots network that advocates on HIV treatment and
health care issues. Members email and call federal officials
about legislation and funding issues.
1375 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
94103;
hotline 800-822-7422; phone 415-558-8669; fax 415-558-0684; email action@projectinform.org; English & Spanish.
AIDS
Treatment Advocates Coalition (ATAC)
Grassroots research and treatment advocacy
coalition, an email group, offers mentorship and training.
The Network, 611 Broadway, #613, New York, NY 10012;
phone 617-267-0998; email coalitionmanager@atac-usa.org; English.
AIDSvote.org
Candidate and voter education project working to make sure that candidates for
public office know what it takes to end AIDS and that voters know where the
candidates stand on these issues.
c/o Campaign to End AIDS, 925 15th Street NW 2nd
floor, Washington, DC 20005; phone 877-END-AIDS
(877-363-2437).
amfAR (American
Foundation for AIDS Research)
Dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment
education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.
120 Wall Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10005-3908;
phone 212-806-1600, fax 212-806-1601; email information@amfar.org; English & Spanish.
Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA)
Coalition of people living with HIV
and advocates demanding US leaders set an agenda to stop the epidemic
by mobilizing to ensure the best treatment and care and HIV prevention
methods backed by good science.
925 15th Street, NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC
20005;
phone 877-END-AIDS (877-363-2437).
Center
for Budget Policy and Priorities
Works at the federal and state levels
on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income
families and individuals.
English.
Center
for Medicare Advocacy
National nonprofit works to increase access
to comprehensive Medicare coverage and health care for elders and
people with disabilities.
phone 860-456-2614; DC office 202-293-5760; English & Spanish.
CAEAR
Coalition (Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief)
Focus on Ryan White CARE Act Titles I and
III reauthorization and funding.
PO Box 21361, Washington, DC 20009-1361;
phone 202-789-3565, fax 202-332-7087; email info@caear.org; English.
CHAMP (Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project)
Mobilizes people living with HIV, community activists, researchers,
academics and policy advocates in the US and links them with allies
around the world to bridge HIV issues, human rights and struggles
for social and economic justice.
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Broadway, #1801, New York, NY 10004; phone 212-937-7955; email champ@champnetwork.org; English.
Global
Health Council
Supports ongoing global health issues, including
HIV, which includes the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.
1111 19th Street, NW, #1120, Washington, DC
20036;
phone 202-833-5900, fax 202-833-0075; email advocacy@globalhealth.org or
candlelight@globalhealth.org; English.
Health
GAP
Advocates for global treatment access issues
and funding of treatment programs and the Global Fund to fight AIDS,
TB, and Malaria; challenges multinational corporations to provide
HIV treatment to workers; and fights for debt cancellation.
429 West 127th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
10027;
phone 212-537-0575; fax 212-937-5283; email info@healthgap.org; English.
Latino
Commission on AIDS
Dedicated to improving
and expanding prevention, research, treatment and other services
in the Latino community.
24 West 25th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10010;
phone 212-675-3288, fax 212-675-3466; email dconnolly@latinoaids.org; English & Spanish.
National
Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA)
Works on a wide range of HIV issues, and organizes national HIV/AIDS
lobby day and AIDSWATCH. $35 Annual membership includes
Poz subscription.
8401 Colesville Road, #505, Silver Springs, MD
20910;
phone 866-846-9366, 240-247-0880, fax 240-247-0574, email info@napwa.org; English & Spanish.
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
Strengthens state and territory-based leadership,
expertise, and advocacy and brings them to bear in reducing the incidence
of HIV infection and on providing care and support to all who live
with HIV.
444 North Capitol Street, NW, #339, Washington
DC 20001;
phone 202-434-8090; email nastad@nastad.org; English.
National
Health Law Program
Works for justice in health
care for low income people. Provides information on Medicaid, managed
care, disability, the uninsured, etc. Host for Healthcarecoach.com,
to give consumers the information they need to get the best out
of the system.
other sites: www.healthcarecoach.com;
www.healthconsumer.org (for CA); English.
National
Minority AIDS Council
Works on a range of HIV issues through
public policy education; leadership building; national conferences;
treatment and research programs and trainings; electronic and printed
materials aimed at communities of color.
1931 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009-4432;
phone 202-483-6622, fax 202-483-1135; email info@nmac.org; English.
Title
II Community AIDS Network
ocuses on AIDS Drug Assistance Program and Ryan White CARE
Act Title II.
1775 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009;
phone 202-588-5560, fax 202-588-8868;
email webmaster@t2cann.org; English.
Treatment
Action Group (TAG)
TAG is an independent research and policy
think tank fighting for better treatment, a vaccine and a cure
for AIDS.
611 Broadway, Suite 612, New York, NY 10012-2608;
phone 212-253-7922, fax 212-253-7923; email tagnyc@verizon.net; English.
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