THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Drive. Thanks to you, we’ve been able to purchase every item on every child’s wish list! Without your generous support, our kids affected by HIV/AIDS would have to wake up to an empty tree this week. You can still support the administrative costs of Merry & Bright, including … Read More
Harm Reduction Volunteer is WLOS Person of the Week
People living with HIV are more vulnerable now than at any time since the peak of the AIDS epidemic. Will you donate today to help keep our neighbors healthy, housed, and fed? Miss Betty is a 93-year young retired nurse who volunteers in WNCAP’s Franklin office, assembling harm reduction kits for people who inject drugs. Her inspiring story is the … Read More
ALL DECEMBER | Merry & Bright Gift Drive
Life can be challenging for kids affected by HIV/AIDS – all the more so in 2020. COVID-19 disproportionately affected people living with HIV. Many of our clients lost their jobs, housing, or ability to leave the house because of a compromised immune system. Donate to Merry & Bright HERE! But we can still make the holidays sparkle for children affected by HIV … Read More
WNCAP Mini-Docs
WNCAP film, The People We Serve, is winning awards and raising awareness. Congratulations and thank you to filmmaker, Francine Cavanaugh! Your work has brought the stories of the people we serve to our community and now to the world. Thank you to all the people who were so open and willing to share. You are all the true heroes! If … Read More
World AIDS Day 2020
World AIDS Day is a little different this year. Although we can’t meet in person, we can still commemorate the day together – virtually! Will you donate in honor of World AIDS Day? Every dollar helps keep people living with HIV/AIDS healthy, housed, and fed. WNCAP Mini-Docs We are so proud to introduce the WNCAP Mini-Docs on World AIDS Day. … Read More
December 1 | Virtual World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is a little different this year. Although we can’t meet in person, we can still commemorate the day together – virtually! Check out Executive Director Antonio Del Toro’s World AIDS Day Op-Ed for the Asheville Citizen-Times Check out WLOS coverage of World AIDS Day WNCAP Mini-Docs We are so proud to introduce the WNCAP Mini-Docs on World … Read More
August 30 | Virtual Overdose Awareness Day
In collaboration with Seek Healing, WNCAP invites the entire community to join us for Overdose Awareness Day on Sunday, August 30. Although we cannot gather in person this year, we will continue to honor this day by providing an online space, from 4pm-6pm, to congregate and show support. To register for this online event, click here. If you have lost someone to … Read More
Celebrate Overdose Awareness Day 2020
In collaboration with Seek Healing, WNCAP invites the entire community to join us for Overdose Awareness Day on Sunday, August 30. Although we cannot gather in person this year, we will continue to honor this day by providing an online space, from 4pm-6pm, to congregate and show support. To register for this online event, click here. If you have lost someone to … Read More
August 20 | Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
There is an HIV/AIDS crisis in the South. More than half of all new HIV diagnoses are in Southern states. Even though modern medications should rule out even a single death from AIDS, more than 2,500 Southerners died from AIDS-related causes in 2017. Today, on Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD) is the day we rewrite our narrative! SHAAD gives us … Read More
HIV/AIDS Crisis in the South
There is an HIV/AIDS crisis in the South. More than half of all new HIV diagnoses are in Southern states. Even though modern medications should rule out even a single death from AIDS, more than 2,500 Southerners died from AIDS-related causes in 2017. Today, on Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD) is the day we rewrite our narrative! SHAAD gives us … Read More