AIDS Alabama

AIDS Alabama (formerly the AIDS Task Force of Alabama) is a a statewide support and prevention organization founded in 1986. Its administrative offices are located at 3529 7th Avenue South in Birmingham, and it manages the adjacent Living Well Outpatient Center, as well as the Living Well Health Clinic and "The Hub"/"El Centro" across the street. The The CEO is Kathie Hiers.

AIDS Alabama provides educational presentations to groups, performs needs assessments for persons with HIV and their caregivers, networks with various agencies, organizations and businesses, and administrates grants for federal and state funding.

In the 1990s AIDS Alabama updated its mission to reflect the critical need for housing assistance and medical care for AIDS patients. As a grant administrator, AIDS Alabama contracts with community organizations to ensure the provision of emergency and support services and rental assistance. AIDS Alabama also operates Agape House and Jasper House group residences and a network of individual dwellings statewide as part of the Alabama Rural AIDS Project.

In 2021 the organization broke ground on the Way Station shelter for homeless youth. In 2023 AIDS Alabama was selected as one of three partner organizations to participate in a pilot of the City of Birmingham's "Home For All" program to establish communities of micro-shelters to benefit people experiencing homelessness.

External link

• AIDS Alabama website