Pierce County AIDS Foundation

As PCAF serves the community in its 28th year, the AIDS epidemic has changed, but HIV infections in the U.S. continue at an unacceptable level (about 50,000/year). We anticipate a future where people will need our services longer than ever. Programs have come and gone, depending on need and the availability of funding. Public policy debates have raged about issues such as mandatory testing, named reporting, and routine HIV testing without pre- and post-counseling provided. Amid the debate people are living longer with HIV infection and are still becoming infected. To this end, we have invested in the purchase and renovation of a new building to serve our clients better and to provide a welcoming, dignified, and hopeful space. We moved into our new facility in February 2015. PCAF currently has a budget of over $2.5 million. We have provided services to over 2,200 clients. We have a staff of over 30 people, more than 250 volunteers, and over 2,000 individual contributors. We continue to strive to fulfill our mission of service, education, and advocacy for and with the people infected and affected by HIV in Pierce, Thurston and Lewis Counties. As we enter 2015, we are renewing our commitment to social justice and to extending our reach in the community to combat HIV-related stigma that is still so prevalent in our society. We are undergoing a rebranding including our new logo and the launch of this website-after nearly 15 years! We hope you will enjoy the changes we are making and that you will take opportunity of the new ways to interact with us, to learn, and to take action on this issue that truly affects us all.