Faith-Based Coalitions and Collaborative Partnerships

Faith-Based Coalitions and Collaborative Partnerships

• DC Community Partnership Council (CPC) contributes directly to providing guidance to DC Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR),DC CFAR leadership, participating in pilot award application reviews, and ensuring representation to provide community perspectives. 

• National CFAR CAB Coalition (N3C) represents the Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) Community Action/Advisory Boards (CABs) as a national group of key stakeholders in HIV research and provides a resource for community engagement and involvement in national CFAR initiatives.

• Westminster Empowerment Center

Empowering lives through faith, education, and healing—breaking the stigma surrounding HIV and substance usewith truth, love, and hope.

• Presbyterian HIV Network (PHIVN) welcomes those advocating for PLWH and their families. The PHIVN falls under the Presbyterian Health, Education, and Welfare Association (PHEWA) - Presbyterian Church (USA)

• National Faith HIV AIDS Awareness Day Faith plays a major role in the lives of many Americans. Many find the faith to be a connection to a spiritual being, deity, or creator. Unfortunately for many Americans living with HIV, faith communities can turn from a place of refuge to a source of stigma and turmoil.

 • U.S. HIV AIDS Faith Coalition

People of faith, faith leaders, and people working in the HIV and AIDS response gather for a one-day faith pre-conference in advance of the U.S. Conference on HIV AIDS (USCHA) to discuss and develop strategies to strengthen the capacity of houses of worship and faith-based organizations who are engaged, or wish to engage, in efforts to end the HIV epidemic.

PHOTO: Cedric Pulliam, Khadijah Abdullah, George Kerr III, Dr. Ulyssess Burley III