We are thrilled to announce that our very own Dr. Mario Cruz was recently awarded the 2019 Greater Philadelphia Social Innovations Award for Innovations in Healthcare!
Announcements
FIGHT Mourns the loss of longtime employee Marcie Mays
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our very own Marcie Mays. A graduate of Project TEACH in 2006, Marcie quickly fell in love with FIGHT and the people here and she never left. She soon became an Americorps member in the AIDS Library, a class assistant in…
Holiday Donation Drive
Philadelphia FIGHT’s Pediatric and Adolescent Health Center is currently holding a winter clothing donation drive to support our patients.
Collaboration to Connect Homeless People to Health Care
Philadelphia FIGHT, Health Partners Plans (HPP), and Broad Street Ministry have created a groundbreaking collaboration to improve access to health care for people with chronic health conditions and homelessness. Check out this great article in the Philadelphia Tribune.
FIGHT Celebrates Eagles Victory!
FIGHT would like to congratulate the Philadelphia Eagles on their triumphant Super Bowl win! Go birds!
FIGHT Hosts MLK Weekend of Service Project!
FIGHT would like to thank all of the amazing volunteers that helped to paint our Institute for Community Justice (ICJ) over MLK Day weekend. Over 100 volunteers from around Philadelphia came together to bring renewed life into ICJ’s Reentry Center. The project was a huge community collaboration and would not have happened without the generosity…
Remembering Dr. Mathilde Krim
Dr. Mathilde Krim, the founder and guiding spirit behind the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) died yesterday at the age of 91. Dr Krim was a noted researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City when the AIDS epidemic struck in the 1980’s.
Happy Holidays from Philadelphia FIGHT
Your Philadelphia FIGHT family wishes you a holiday season filled with peace and love and a very happy new year! In acknowledgment of the holidays, our offices will be closed: December 25, Christmas Day December 26 January 1, New Year’s Day
World AIDS Day and our Annual Prayer Breakfast
Thank you to everyone that attended our Ninth Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast on December 1st at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel.
The AIDS Library 30th Anniversary event was a huge success!
Thank you to everyone who came out to help us celebrate the occasion and kickoff the opening of the powerful art exhibit “Still Fighting for Our Lives”, which features materials from William Way’s Philadelphia AIDS Library graphic collection Visit AIDS Library
FIGHT Community Celebrates the Philly AIDS Walk/Run 5K
Team FIGHT was loud and proud at the 31st Annual Philly AIDS Walk/Run which took place on Sunday October 15th. 100 team members ran, walked and raised emergency funding for people in the HIV community. This year, FIGHT’s theme was “We are Family!” Together, we came out for an amazing cause and showed the community…
FIGHT Welcomes D. Deone Powell as General Counsel
FIGHT welcomes D. Deone Powell, Esquire to the FIGHT family as our new full-time General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. Deone will be serving in a cross-functional role as a member of the leadership team and will add value by providing to senior management effective advice on company strategies and their implementation. He will also…
Dr. Cruz is a board certified pediatrician who serves as the Medical Director for our Pediatrics and Adolescent Health Center. He has presented and/or published in the fields of community violence and domestic violence prevention, quality improvement, behavioral health, curriculum development and mentorship. In 2019 he received the Greater Philadelphia Social Innovation Award for Innovations in Healthcare.