Inez Folsom has been volunteering with AIDS Action since the first AIDS Walk Boston in 1987, and has raised tens of thousands of dollars in her more than thirty year career. But for Inez, AIDS Walk was always more than …
In 2011, on the recommendation of a coworker, Kelly signed up for AIDS Walk Boston. He completed the walk by himself – his coworker was a runner – and raised over $3,500. Since then, Kelly has helped raise over forty …
Eileen MacDougall participated in her first AIDS Walk in 1988, pushing her young daughter in a stroller the whole way and feeling supported and encouraged by the walk’s convivial spirit. Now, 32 years later, Eileen is a veteran volunteer for …
Larry Kramer, lifelong AIDS activist, playwright, and icon of the LGBTQIA+ community, passed away Wednesday at the age of 84. Kramer was renowned for his passionate, uncompromising work during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
He was a co-founder of …
As the world struggles to adjust to the “new normal” of a global pandemic, some of the most vulnerable members of society have too often been left out of the conversation: people experiencing addiction and/or homelessness. The guidelines around COVID-19 …
Paula Bent began participating in the AIDS Walk & Run in the early-90’s after learning that her sister, Sharon (affectionately known as “Sharon the Red Baron”) and her brother in-law had contracted HIV. 2020 will be Paula’s eighth Walk!
Learning …
The Advancing Ethical Research Conference (AER) will be held in Boston from November 18-20, and Fenway Health, The Fenway Institute, and AIDS Action are excited to have a large presence at this year’s sessions. AER is the annual conference of …
On Saturday, Sept. 28, Encore Boston Harbor will host its first ever ‘hightea’ outdoor tea dance day party. From 3 p.m. until sunset, guests will join host Yuhua Hamasaki of RuPaul’s Drag Race and DJs Daniela Sea of …
In 2015, AIDS Action and Fenway Health launched Getting to Zero Massachusetts (GTZ), forming a statewide coalition of 40 organizations to achieve the aims of the Getting to Zero initiative. Since then, the Getting to Zero coalition undertook a successful …
When Marcus first came to AIDS Action, he was in visible distress. He had unprotected sex three weeks before, and he had just discovered that his partner might have tested positive for an STI.
One of our Prevention team members …
