Advocacy

Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org
An independent philanthropy focusing on the major healthcare issues facing the nation.

HCV Advocate
www.hcvadvocate.org
Treatment advocacy for those living with hepatitis C.

The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
www.avac.org
Advocates for vaccine research and development.

Doctors Without Borders
www.dwb.org
International non-profit org dedicated to increasing access to medical treatment and care, including AIDS meds.

NAPWA
www.napwa.org
National Associationof People with AIDS "advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and AIDS in order to end the pandemic and the human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS." Conferences, workshops, public policy statements.

AIDSVOTE.org
www.aidsvote.org
Find out where Presidential candidates stand on HIV/AIDS-related issues such as Medicaid funding and access, Ryan White CARE Act funding, prevention and research, public benefits, and much more. AIDSVOTE.org , endorsed by ASOs and individuals across the nation, has developed an AIDS-specific platform for the next presidential election. Consider the issues and remember HIV when you step into the voting booth!

The Media Project
www.themediaproject.com
Los Angeles-based arm of Advocates of Youth. This organization works with media professionals—screenwriters, directors, producers—to facilitate the development of story lines that complexly and accurately represent sexual health and sexuality.