Our Mission and Goals
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. (AFH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 1982 as Texas' first organization dedicated to HIV prevention education and services. Our mission is to create positive social impact through the innovative management of HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases. In 2002, the board of directors adopted the following vision statement:
AFH values and respects each person's uniqueness and embraces the philosophy of equality in serving individuals and families in a non-discriminatory manner, in collaboration with clients, organizations, and funding partners. AFH endeavors to meet the needs of its clients through the design, implementation, and evaluation of globally significant programs. With innovative programs in education, disease prevention, and client services, AFH strives to eradicate HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses.
AFH prides itself in its collaborative relationships with governmental, community, AIDS-service, and faith-based organizations in developing a continuum of care for people with HIVAIDS. AFH values the work and the coordination of the referral process by its partner agencies and their staff. AFH collaborates with more than 100 community agencies to provide HIV outreach, education, and service.
Did You Know?
40,000,000 people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS...
1,000,000 people in the U.S. are living with HIV/AIDS...
$780,000 was raised in 2006 through the seventeenth annual AFH AIDS Walk Houston in which over twelve thousand walkers participated and helped raise funds for nineteen participating organizations...
685,104 meals will be served this year through the AFH Stone Soup Food Assistance Program which is widely regarded as a successful national model for food services for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)...
154,000 teaching moments are conducted annually by eleven hundred peer health educators as part of the AFH Project Wall Talk HIV/STD peer education program; a unique initiative that provides comprehensive training-of-trainers to offenders...
$75,000 was distributed to three local HIV/AIDS prevention education organizations this year through the AFH Community Partnerships in HIV Prevention Program - a partnership with the National AIDS Fund and the Elton John AIDS Foundation...
50,000 individuals are reached annually through various AFH HIV prevention education campaigns...
40,000 Americans are infected with HIV annually...
23,007 cases of AIDS have been reported in Houston since 1981...
$10,000 is the maximum annual income of 85% of AFH clients...
6,000 men, women, and children with HIV/AIDS have been served by AFH in 2006 alone...
5,000 toys are collected during the holidays for infected/affected children as part of the AFH Red Ribbon Toy Drive - a collaborative effort with local medical and social service providers...
4,289 new HIV infections have been diagnosed among youth under age 30 in Houston since 1999 - including 585 teenagers...
500 HIV-positive youth participate in annual camps in Texas, Botswana, Romania and Malawi through AFH's Camp Continuum of Care program...
400 AFH volunteers provide services equivalent to nine full-time staff...
83% of the participants at AFH's Project A Friendly Haven, a residence for homeless women with HIV and their families, secured permanent, stable housing after exiting the program during the last year...
74% of participants of the job trainee program either found employment or entered college as part of Project LifeRoad, which addresses homelessness among PLWH...
67 Texas prisons are currently being served through AFH's Wall Talk Prison Initiative...
29 national organizations, including AFH, are partners with the National AIDS Fund and Elton John AIDS Foundation...
25 federal and state grants are administered by AFH annually...
11 volunteer driven programs are conducted each year by AFH...
2 new HIV infections are transmitted every day in Houston among youth under age 30...
1 Pandemic worldwide affects us all...
Think globally, act locally...with decreasing federal funds for HIV prevention programs, we need your help to leverage all available resources and to continue the fight against HIV and AIDS - Until it's Over...