OUR FUTURE PLANS
We will be bold and innovative, together. We are about to turn the fight against HIV/AIDS on its head. In 2013, we begin work on the first-of-its-kind home for gay and bisexual men’s health and wellness in San Francisco. This center will promote holistic health, instead of focusing on sickness and disease. It will co-locate our HIV prevention, HIV and STI testing and care programs, and substance use and mental health services in one space in the heart of the Castro. And not only will they be in the same space, each program will expand its capacity to serve more people. Think of it as a one-stop shop that helps men connect the dots between sexual and mental health, substance use, and HIV/AIDS. It will also serve as an incubator for research, helping to guide scientific advances and contribute to medical breakthroughs. Once the doors open, this facility will become a model that will be replicated across the country and around the world. But most importantly, we know that it holds the power to help bring an end to HIV/AIDS in San Francisco. We will be the first city in the United States to end the transmission of HIV, and this new initiative in the Castro will play a key role in making that a reality. We have always been innovators in the fight against the disease. Stand with us, as we take a monumental step into the future. Stand with us to make history.
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