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Inside Nikki López’s life on the ‘borderlands’ of identity people

Aug. 25, 2016 11:33 am

Inside Nikki López’s life on the ‘borderlands’ of identity

The DJ, poet and organizer will lead GALAEI, a multiservice nonprofit serving the city's queer Latinx community, as its executive director starting in September.
This activist wants to take an HIV test with you people

Jun. 24, 2016 8:47 am

This activist wants to take an HIV test with you

Through her HIV/AIDS awareness nonprofit's #TestWithMe campaign, Andrea Walker has taken the blood test alongside over 100 people.
March was full of do-gooders– check them out purpose

Apr. 2, 2015 11:15 am

March was full of do-gooders– check them out

In this this month’s Mo-Ments in Philly Social Impact, there were too many things to include them all, so here are your highlights! Have something you’d like to share for April’s roundup? Email me at mo@generocity.org. [listly  id=”bIO” layout=”magazine” show_header=”false” show_author=”false” show_sharing=”false” show_tools=”false” per_page=”25″]
This Weekend: Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Fair Celebrates National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day purpose

Mar. 3, 2015 12:31 pm

This Weekend: Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Fair Celebrates National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

This Saturday, March 7, Philadelphia FIGHT, Caring People Alliance, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia will hold a community health fair at R.W. Brown Community Center (located at 1707 N 8th Street) to celebrate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The event is a part of […]
#PhillyChanger Chats: Ethan Blades of ActionAIDS people

Feb. 25, 2015 3:31 pm

#PhillyChanger Chats: Ethan Blades of ActionAIDS

Editor’s note: This video was filmed in December of 2014. Ethan Blades no longer works for ActionAIDS and is now Development Manager at Community Design Collaborative. #PhillyChanger Chats is a video series aimed at making Philly leaders more accessible. We’ll be featuring leaders of nonprofits, social enterprises, local government, and community organizers who are active […]
An Update on ActionAIDS, Pennsylvania’s Largest AIDS-Related Service Provider people

Oct. 8, 2014 12:08 pm

An Update on ActionAIDS, Pennsylvania’s Largest AIDS-Related Service Provider

Started in 1986, ActionAIDS has grown to become Pennsylvania’s largest AIDS service provider. “ActionAIDS started about 30 years ago when the HIV epidemic was in a very different place than it is now. It was started by a group of folks who were supporting their friends and lovers who were dying of AIDS,” said Theresa […]
Know Your Status Campaign Encourages People to Get Tested for HIV people

Jul. 18, 2014 11:43 am

Know Your Status Campaign Encourages People to Get Tested for HIV

Photo by Dawane L. Cromwell Andrea Walker lost her mother to HIV complications when she was 22 years old. However, it wasn’t until she was 19 that she was fully educated about the disease and its effects. “I really never knew what the extent of what her sickness was,” said Walker. “As I got older, […]