National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is an annual observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls. Every year on March 10, and throughout the month of March, national and community organizations come together to show support for women and girls impacted by HIV and AIDS. This year marks the 13th observance of … Read More
Become A Dining Out For Life Ambassador
Want to have fun and give back to your community? Volunteer to be an Ambassador for Dining Out For Life! Ambassadors fill their favorite restaurant with friends, family, and co-workers, and invite diners to enter the DOFL raffle. Along the way, they raise money for WNCAP and educate our community about HIV Prevention & Care. How cool is that? To see the list … Read More
Second Patient in History Apparently Cured of HIV
“I’ve been waiting for company for a long time.” – Timothy Ray Brown, AKA “The Berlin Patient” Almost twelve years ago to the day, Timothy Ray Brown, known for years as “The Berlin Patient”, was cured of HIV. He is the only person in history to have that distinction. That is, until now. For just the second time since the global AIDS epidemic … Read More
Join The WNCAP Support Group for PLHIV
WNCAP offers a free and confidential support group for community members living with HIV/AIDS. It meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 6pm-8pm. Anyone living with HIV/AIDS is welcomed, regardless of age, gender, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Current WNCAP clients, former WNCAP clients, and people with no affiliation at all with WNCAP are all welcome. We offer a safe … Read More
February 24 | Harm Reduction Tea Party
The 3rd Annual Harm Reduction Tea Party will take place on Sunday, February 24, to coincide with International Family Drug Support Day. The event will take place at the Western WNCAP office – 3257 Georgia Road in Franklin, NC. The event is hosted by WNCAP, Full Circle Recovery, and the WNC Harm Reduction Alliance along with global partners Families for Sensible Drug Policy and Family Drug Support. Family support must be … Read More
President Trump’s Call To End HIV/AIDS Clashes With White House Policies
On February 5, 2019, President Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address that his administration’s budget would request “the needed commitment to eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years.” The president, calling for bipartisan unity on this issue, went on to say, “Together, we will defeat AIDS in America.” Even as HIV advocates across the … Read More
February 14 | Valentine’s Day STI Testing Event
Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to express your love to your spouse, partner, family and friends. But this Valentine’s Day, how about showing yourself some SELF LOVE? How? By knowing your status! Stop by Firestorm Books & Coffee tomorrow, February 14, from 10am-1pmfor a free Valentine’s Day Testing event (see the Facebook event here). WNCAP and Buncombe County Health & Human Services will be on hand … Read More
February 7 | National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is a commemorative day designed to promote HIV testing and treatment among Black people in the United States. NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV and AIDS epidemic in African American communities. Rates of HIV/AIDS are disproportionately higher in the Black community compared to the general population. Structural inequality in the healthcare sector, dense sexual … Read More
January 18-21 | WNCAP Offices Closed for MLK Day
From Friday, January 18 through Monday, January 21, all WNCAP offices will be closed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
WNCAP To Host Free Creative Expression Workshop For Female Clients
WNCAP is dedicated to helping our clients thrive, not just survive. That’s why, with the help of rockstar creative facilitator Lori Greenberg, WNCAP will be hosting twice-monthly “Creative Mornings” for our female clients. Trained facilitator Lori Greenberg M.Ed, LCAS will lead the “Creative Morning” gatherings for female WNCAP clients. “Creative Mornings” are twice-monthly events where women living with HIV can gather to … Read More