Can you chip in to help our vulnerable neighbors living with HIV/AIDS? Every dollar makes an impact – donate today! The following op-ed is re-printed in its entirety from the Asheville Citizen-Times on December 1, 2020. By: Antonio Del Toro Today is World AIDS Day. Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) remembers all the lives that have been lost. We … Read More
Demand straining NC nonprofits during the pandemic. Are donations keeping up?
Can you chip in to help our vulnerable neighbors living with HIV/AIDS? Every dollar makes an impact – donate today! This article is re-printed in its entirety from the Raleigh News & Observer By: Sophie Kasakove The first months of the pandemic at Dorcas Ministries, which supplies meals and monetary help in Cary, have been robust. The nonprofit’s thrift store, … Read More
2020 Annual Report
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? The 2020 WNCAP Annual Report describes, in numbers, the incredible impact WNCAP has had on our local community in the past fiscal year – along with the impact … Read More
Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Drive
WNC AIDS Project Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Program Drag Brunch Fundraiser at The Hideaway on 49 Broadway Street in Downtown Asheville — July 16 Each year at WNCAP, we host our annual Merry & Bright Gift Program Fundraiser for parents affected by HIV. Often, parents living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS in our region are met with multiple challenges during … 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
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
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
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
LAST CHANCE to Stream “Born to Be”
The exclusive link to stream Born to Be expires at 11:30 PM on Friday, July 10. Don’t miss this “lively, moving” documentary about pioneering, gender-affirming surgery and the lives it changes. All proceeds from our Born to Be virtual screening will be donated to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute to support their efforts to protect and defend the lives of Black Trans people. We have … Read More