On January 26th, FIGHT Chief Operating Officer Barbara Bungy received the Healthcare Innovator Award from the Social Innovations Journal. Barbara was one of three finalists for the award and received the most public votes.
On Wednesday January 25th, FIGHT hosted the kick-off for AIDS Education Month 2017, attended by over 300 planning partners, community members and AEM Co-chair, Reggie Shuford from ACLU-PA and FIGHT Board Secretary Lovada Washington.
We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of our Project TEACH20 program on December 9th! We want all TEACH alums to be there!
Click the link below for a list of closings during the 2016 holiday season!
The Faith Leaders’ Network of Philadelphia FIGHT will present the Eighth Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, December 1, 2016 from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 237 S. Broad St, Philadelphia.
For 30+ years, Washington Square West or the “Gayborhood,” has been a nexus for the LGBTQ community. We are, and we serve, an exceptionally diverse group of people. We welcome all and want our patients, clients and employees, to be safe and comfortable in our neighborhood.
AIDS Education Month 2016 was a huge success! FIGHT’s education-packed month featured 9 major events, including our 3 signature summits. See highlights from our 22nd Annual AEM
Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers is proud to announce it will be part of one of the world’s largest research projects to find a cure for HIV. The research grant, announced today by The National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The #Philly4Pulse Dance for Orlando Community Event benefit raised $106,752 for the victims and their families of the June 12, 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the many people deeply affected by the tragic incidents of this past week and the many incidents that have gone before.
Philadelphia FIGHT stands with the LGBTQ community and the world in mourning the deaths of 49 wonderful people who should have had their whole lives ahead of them, in a senseless act of violence in Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
Dr. Helen Koenig and the PrEP research team demonstrated that a urine test can be used to monitor adherence to Truvada™ taken as PrEP for HIV prevention.
Barbara L. Bungy, long-term board member to bring outstanding leadership to FIGHT.
We are very sorry to announce that board member Sam Morales passed away on January 17. All of us who knew Sam will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
Philadelphia FIGHT is now offering dental services at our 1233 Locust Street location. Click the link for more information.
Thank you to our sponsors, guests and staff who made FIGHT’s 25th Anniversary Gala our largest and most successful fundraising event yet. We’re proud to announce that we have raised over $125,000 for our three Community Health Centers.
There was record attendance at our Seventh Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast! Over 250 people convened at the Doubletree Hotel to remember those who have passed and those who are still with us.
Interested in learning about PrEP, a pill that is almost 100% effective in preventing HIV if taken daily? Join us for an interactive discussion on PrEP at the William Way LGBT Community Center on Thursday, October 29th from 6 – 8 p.m.
Thank you, Team Philadelphia FIGHT for helping us kick off our 25th Anniversary Celebration at this year’s AIDS Walk Philly. Together, we raised over $13,000 and registered over 100 people for the walk/run.
We’re kicking off our 25th Anniversary Celebration at AIDS Walk Philly 2015! The 2015 AIDS Walk Philly will take place on Sunday, October 18 at 7:30 a.m. in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Join our team!
This year’s AIDS Education Month was a tremendous success! We reached thousands of people through our events including the brand new End AIDS Conference, our biggest and most ambitious AEM project yet.
Jay R. Kostman, MD, former Associate Director of the Viral Hepatitis Center at the University of Pennsylvania, has joined the medical staff at Philadelphia FIGHT.
Philadelphia FIGHT’s PrEP program was recently featured in the Philadelphia Daily News. Dr. Helen Koenig, the medical director of our PrEP program and Caitlin Conyngham, Y-HEP Health Center’s Practice Coordinator, were included.
Philadelphia FIGHT, in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and over 15 community-based organizations, will present the third annual “Hip Hop for Philly” FREE concert featuring Teyana Taylor on Saturday, June 27th.
