
Teen AIDS Task Force (TATF):
This teen-centered peer leadership program focuses on topics such as self-esteem, healthy relationships,
drug and alcohol prevention, healthy nutrition, and promotion of sexual health and safety. Funds raised will also support our DIVAS
(Discovering Important and Valuable information About Self) program,
an after school program targeting at-risk African-American and Hispanic
adolescents. These programs reach more than 6500 youths per year.
Q Center:
The Q Center has a mission to promote health, safety, and empowerment for high-risk young people. It is a safe place for LGBTQ youth and their allies, ages 13 – 22, to gather. The Center offers educational and social events, HIV education and testing, a state of the art Cyber Center with computer literacy classes, drop-in counseling, the “Express Yourself” Arts Program, and tutoring. It is an expensive undertaking, but one that is vital to the health of young people.
Emergency-Basic-Human Needs:
An ongoing stabilization initiative that provides HIV-infected individuals and their families with food, personal care items, household items, and clothing during critical times.