Action Wellness

http://actionaids.org/

ActionAIDS, a Philadelphia-based organization works in partnership with people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, to sustain and enhance their quality of life. We provide a range of direct services and take an active and professional approach to leadership in service, education and advocacy. Staff, volunteers and the board of directors are committed to including and assisting people from our heterogeneous community and are responsive to the dynamic needs generated by the epidemic.

History

In 1986, a group of 84 committed volunteers came together to form a community of care to provide services to 100 people with AIDS. These were the partners, family and friends of our founding volunteers. Over these many years, thanks to dedicated volunteers, talented staff, generous donors, and ongoing support from city, state and Federal agencies, we have grown to become Pennsylvania’s largest AIDS service organization.

We currently serve over 5,000 clients a year through the efforts of over 350 dedicated volunteers and 91 professional staff. We are privileged to be invited into the lives of thousands of men, women and children who are faced with the challenges of living with HIV disease. ActionAIDS' volunteers and staff focus on building relationships one person and one family at a time. Our services are relationship focused, client centered and individualized.   We continue to build a strong, diverse and committed community of caring to make sure that "No one faces AIDS alone".