Philadelphia FIGHT provides comprehensive, equitable, and compassionate healthcare and support services for individuals and communities facing health disparities. We work to eliminate barriers to health and well-being through primary and specialized care, harm reduction, clinical research, education, and advocacy.

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Celebrate Life

A Philadelphia FIGHT Event

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Loews Philadelphia Hote / Regency Ballroom
1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Featured Articles

  • Philadelphia FIGHT’s 2025 HIV Summit Was One for the Books!

    Thank you to everyone who attended FIGHT’s HIV Education Summit on June 12 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. We would like to express our gratitude to our staff members and community partners who helped to plan and organize this event. Special thanks to our Opening Plenary emcee Jeffery Haskins, and our Keynote Speaker, legendary Philadelphia…

  • FIGHT Celebrates Philly Pride 2025!

    Philadelphia FIGHT joined the festivities at this year’s Pride Festival on June 1st, connecting with communitymembers and celebrating LGBTQ+ pride and visibility. Our team was on-site sharing information about FIGHT’s programs and services, as well as handing out promotional materials for upcoming events. One of the highlights of our table was the interactive game wheel,…

  • Philadelphia FIGHT Receives $250,000 Grant to Support FIGHT Pediatrics and to Expand Capacity at FIGHT’s Broad Street Love Clinic

    Thanks to a grant from the Jerome B. Miller Family Foundation, Philadelphia FIGHT will be doubling the capacity of its clinic at Broad Street Love (formerly Broad Street Ministry), a social services organization serving people experiencing deep poverty, hunger, and housing insecurity. Kevin Lagor, CRNP, the clinic’s Associate Medical Director, explains, “With our open access…

  • Philadelphia FIGHT’s Dr. Jay Kostman Announces his retirement

    Jay Kostman, MD has announced he will be hanging up his stethoscope for the last time at Philadelphia FIGHT at the end of August. Dr. Kostman will no longer be seeing patients at the John Bell Health Center, but he isn’t retiring from FIGHT altogether. He will continue to serve in his administrative role as…

Check Out Our New Series of FIGHT Stories

FIGHT Stories is an annual project that started in 2010 as a way for FIGHT’s clients and consumers to share their personal stories of struggle, triumph and hope with our community. At FIGHT, we believe storytelling is one of the most valuable tools we have to communicate how impactful the work of our agency has been and continues to be in the lives of those we serve. Every year, a dedicated team of staffers and interns begins the multi-step, multimedia process of interviewing, audio/video recording, photographing story participants and finally, compiling the words of each participant into a story than can be shared on the internet, in FIGHT publications, and on our office walls. 2020 is the 10th anniversary of the FIGHT Stories Project, and we’re proud to have profiled nearly 100 community members. These stories are the heart of FIGHT and we look forward to sharing more inspiring and powerful journeys of the clients and consumers that we are proud to serve.

Spotlights

The Lax Center Welcomes Dr. Sam Albanesi

Dr. Sam Albanesi joined Philadelphia FIGHT in August 2024. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Allegheny College, he earned a Master of Arts in Urban Bioethics from Temple University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple. Dr. Albanesi completed his residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Temple University Hospital.