Today is World AIDS Day, a day the global community has honored since 1988 to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, support those living with HIV, and remember the loved ones we’ve lost.
This moment comes at the same time federal funding cuts are disrupting HIV prevention and treatment programs, threatening the progress so many fought for, and deepening fears that hard-won gains may slip away.
Pride Foundation’s history teaches us what happens when systems turn away: community steps up. Our organization was born in 1985, in the heart of the AIDS crisis, by a community of people who refused to accept silence, stigma, or abandonment.
Their courage is why we exist today and it’s why we continue supporting organizations across the Northwest including HIV/AIDS clinics, harm reduction programs, housing providers, and grassroots groups working every day to keep people safe, informed, and cared for.
Today, we honor those who cared for each other when systems failed us. We remember the lives lost to stigma, discrimination, and government inaction. We stand firmly with our grantee organizations that continue providing HIV prevention, testing, treatment, housing, mental health care, and community support across the Northwest.
And we recommit today to fight stigma, protect access to care, and support the people and organizations saving lives every single day.