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APLA Health is a non-profit organization based in California, United States, focused on building healthcare capacity and promoting wellbeing for LGBT people and those living with HIV. [ 1] It was founded as AIDS Project Los Angeles in 1983, and is now among the largest non-profit HIV service organizations in the United States.
Aiding and abetting. Aiding and abetting is a legal doctrine related to the guilt of someone who aids or abets (encourages, incites) another person in the commission of a crime (or in another's suicide ). It exists in a number of different countries and generally allows a court to pronounce someone guilty for aiding and abetting in a crime even ...
Bet Tzedek is an American nonprofit human and poverty rights organization based in Los Angeles, California. Bet Tzedek's commitment to human rights stems from a central tenet of Jewish law and teaching: "Tzedek, tzedek tirdof – Justice, justice you shall pursue." Its name means "House of Justice." The organization provides pro bono person ...
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and advocacy services. [4] As of 2024, AHF operates about 400 clinics, 69 outpatient healthcare centers, 62 pharmacies, and 22 Out of the Closet thrift stores across 15 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 46 countries, with over 5,000 employees, and ...
Michael S. Gottlieb. Michael Stuart Gottlieb (born 1947) is an American physician and immunologist known for his 1981 identification of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a new disease, and for his HIV/AIDS research, HIV/AIDS activism, and philanthropic efforts associated with HIV/AIDS treatment.
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition ( ARC) is a Los Angeles –based nonprofit organization founded by Scott Budnick. ARC is a support network for formerly incarcerated individuals and advocates for criminal justice reform. ARC's mission is to reduce incarceration, improve the outcomes of formerly incarcerated individuals, and build healthier ...
September 19 - The first Commitment to Life is held in Los Angeles. Elizabeth Taylor hosted the event and honored former First Lady Betty Ford. Taylor said at the event "Tonight is the start of my personal war on this disease, AIDS." [81] The event raised more than $1 million for AIDS Project Los Angeles. October 2 - Rock Hudson dies of AIDS ...
2007 Los Angeles, California AIDS Walk. AIDS Walk is a walkathon fundraiser that raises money to combat the AIDS epidemic. Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has drawn hundreds of thousands of supporters to walk, and millions more to donate, raising more than $90 million to combat HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles. The funds raised at the event remain ...