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SFAF promotes health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV, through sexual health and substance use services, advocacy, and community partnerships. // https://www.sfaf.org/ // linktr.ee/sfaidsfound

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · 3d

Registration is now open! Cycle to Zero is a new cycling event benefiting the programs and services of SFAF. May 29 - 31, 2026. San Francisco - Russian River/Guerneville - Sonoma Coast. Register today! bit.ly/4pWdvkr

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · 15d

SFAF is excited to announce Cycle to Zero–a new 3-day fundraising event benefiting the programs and services of SFAF that continues the three-decade legacy of AIDS/LifeCycle.

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · 29d

Healthcare orgs are being forced to cut or limit services for transgender people. Not us, because of donors like you. sfaf.org/ttb2inked5n

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Aug 26

Do you create art that lifts up and honors the queer community, whether it’s paintings, sculptures, or photography? We want to see your awesome work! We're inviting LGBTQ+ artists who love what we’re all about to submit their pieces by August 31. www.sfaf.org/collections/...

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Aug 1

August is Overdose Awareness Month, when we come together in solidarity to honor the lives lost to accidental overdose, and raise awareness about OD prevention. ⁠We’ll be sharing information & resources all month long. ⁠
www.sfaf.org/resource-lib... #EndOverdose

Free overdose prevention materials in both English and Spanish.

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Jul 31

Join the HIV Advocacy Network (HAN) to learn the facts around the overdose crisis in San Francisco and discuss how we are continuing to fight for access to care and treatment for people who use drugs.

RSVP: han.sfaf.org/a/addressing...

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Jul 30

Disability rights groups, mental health professionals, drug policy experts, civil rights groups, and housing & homelessness groups are speaking out about the extreme recommendations posed in Trump's latest Executive Order.

Latest Trump Executive Order cruelly targets people experiencing homelessness, people with mental illness, and people who use substances

The order, issued July 24, directs federal agencies to prioritize efforts that shift “homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings… through use of civil commitment”; provide assistance to state and local governments to adopt civil commitment and institutional treatment”; enforce prohibitions on “open illicit drug use” and “urban camping”; “remove encampments”; expand drug courts’; end support for “housing first” policies; and end grants that fund harm reduction and safe consumption.”

“Under the guise of “restoring order,” this order attempts to erase evidence-based approaches like harm reduction, decimate social service infrastructure, and reintroduce the kind of punitive policies that disproportionately target Black, Brown, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and unhoused communities.

While the highest office in the land uses stigmatizing language to describe people in crisis, we offer compassion, healthcare, housing support, and a path toward healing. While they invoke criminalization, we invoke community.

At San Francisco AIDS Foundation, we will continue to fight for the communities we serve!” – Tyler TerMeer, PhD, CEO, SFAF

“The order frames drug use as the caues of homelessness and promotes forced treatment, civil commitment, and other coercive responses–none of which address the root causes or offer real solutions… For decades, the U.S. has tried to arrest its way out of the drug and overdose crisis. The result? Nearly one million lives lost to overdose. Families devastated. People stuck in a cycle of going to jail and right back to the street, without real help.” –Drug Policy Alliance

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Jul 29

It's not glamorous work, but budget advocacy continues to be one of the incredible ways our policy and advocacy team--and many HIV activists who are part of the HIV Advocacy Network (HAN)--help to ensure that HIV and AIDS services continue to be prioritized by our local elected officials.⁠

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Jul 28

More bad news (sorry). ⁠
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Many folks may have never heard of the USPSTF before, but it's an important group of experts that reviews research and gives guidance to healthcare providers. Playing politics with this panel will have implications for healthcare delivery in the U.S.

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Jul 25

Christmas chaos in the Castro! Get 50% off registration for Christmas in July. Get in your underwear, run your 🍑 off and support our services. santaskivvies.donordrive.com?utm_source=b...

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · May 1

Join us: han.sfaf.org/sLoRJRhoV0yk...

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · May 1

Take action here: han.sfaf.org/a/ca-hiv-pre...

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Apr 17

🧠 = 💡 Knowledge is power ⁠
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Join us on April 17 at the Academy for a powerful evening where we’ll connect with community leaders and talk about what’s next in the face of the Trump administration. Let’s stay informed—and stay ready.

RSVP using the link in our bio!

#CommunityPower #StayInformed

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Apr 17

Dr. Siever was an outspoken advocate who took bold action to establish better systems of care for gay and bi men. He created spaces where we could feel free and open to discuss the concerns in our lives and seek supportive care–without judgement.

Rest in power Dr. Siever.
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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Apr 17

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Michael Siever, a passionate AIDS activist and harm reduction advocate, and co-founder of two SFAF programs - Magnet and The Stonewall Project, and a co-author of the original P.R.O.P. protocol which began at SFDPH.
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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 28

Stay informed with us—because knowledge is power, and power drives change.⁠

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 28

The LGBT Asylum Project is the only San Francisco nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to providing accessible legal representation for LGBT asylum seekers who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation, gender identity and/or HIV status. ⁠

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 28

Get involved in your local and state politics—let's ensure your voice shapes the future.⁠

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 28

Numbers don't lie.

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 28

Stay informed. Share information. Call your Representatives.

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 25

Real-life consequences to real-life decisions. Stay informed with SFAF.

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 25

🚨 ALERT: HIV Prevention Funding at Risk! 🚨⁠
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We refuse to go backward. Raise your voice. Advocate. Fight for the future we deserve.

San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 25

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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our Annual Report for 2024 is now live.
Find our more about our impact, our accomplishments, and the difference we made in our communities from our 2024 Annual Report. ⁠1/2
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San Francisco AIDS Foundation @sfaidsfound.bsky.social · Mar 13

Tell your Senators to reject a federal budget proposal that could devastate LGBT healthcare. Let's flood the senate offices with our stories! Senators are more likely to read messages when constituents share their own experiences. Tell Congress this matters to you! ➡️ p2a.co/mU4aMHM

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