World AIDS Day National Observance 2024 – Elizabeth Taylor 50-Plus Network
Join 50-Plus at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on World AIDS Day 2024 to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS, educate younger generations about the leadership and activism associated with this disease, and rally to eliminate the health, racial, and social inequities plaguing the ongoing epidemic.
World AIDS Day National Observance
Vince Crisostomo, SFAF’s Director of Aging Services, will receive the Thom Weyand Unsung Hero Award in recognition of his decades of HIV and AIDS advocacy at the World AIDS Day National Observance at the National AIDS Memorial Grove. Crisostomo will also participate in a panel discussion at the event highlighting stories and experiences from people living with HIV of all ages. Vince has lived with HIV/AIDS for over 35 years, dedicating much of them to HIV and LGBTQ+ activism at international, regional, national, and grassroots levels.
Celebrating the Latine Community at the AIDS Memorial Grove
Join Programa Latino to celebrate the lives of Latine people who died of HIV and AIDS around the world. Programa Latino in collaboration with the AIDS Memorial Grove will celebrate the Latine community at the AIDS Memorial Grove by “El Grupo” bolder with Mariachi music, Aztec dancers, tamales and atole. No RSVP needed.
Express Yourself – Support Group
Join us in this art therapy group and Express Yourself! All you need is an open mind and willingness to play.
“Ask an HIV Cure Scientist!” on TikTok Live – HOPE Collaboratory
Brought to you by the HOPE Collaboratory, find out more about the search for an HIV cure. Get a tour of a lab, info about HIV research and experiments, and get your questions about HIV cure answered by premier research institution Gladstone Institutes representatives.
Harm Reduction Skills Group (Online)
Stay connected, get and give support, and talk about substance use and harm reduction. All substance use goals welcome.
World AIDS Day at the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco
Programa Latino will host a health fair with HIV testing at the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco in honor of World AIDS Day. The event will be held in collaboration with Mission Neighborhood Health Center, Instituto Familiar de La Raza, Vision y Compromiso, El/La para Trans-Latinas and other Latine community-based organizations.
United in Aging: A World AIDS Day Commemoration – Webinar
San Francisco AIDS Foundation staff and community partners from the Los Angeles LGBT Center, Shanti Project, APLA Health, Cascade AIDS Project, Trans Latin@ Coalition, Christie’s Place, and MPact Global Forum will share their collective efforts to cultivate community connections among older adults living with HIV. Event produced by CWC, a program of THE Collaborative at UCSF and SAGE.
Off Mute – Support Group
Want to talk about what's going on in your world these days? Off Mute is a substance use support group with a focus on sharing and reconnecting after much time apart. All substance use goals welcome.
Emotions & Mindfulness – Support Group (Online)
Connect with others while you learn & practice new mindfulness strategies to reduce harm.
TransLife Galaxy Mental Health Series
Community-based mental health facilitators share coping skills and trauma resiliency techniques that help develop life-rebuilding practices.
Brothers Who Read – Book Club (In-person & Online)
A book club group created as a community where men can discuss their love of books, Black LGBTQ literature, and how literature represents lived experiences. All are welcomed and encouraged to join.
Damn, Daddy! – Support Group (Online)
A space for gay, bi, and trans men who are 50 and older to talk about sex, drugs, health, family, and more.
Translife Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight is a space for Trans community members to come and learn more about their peers and showcase their life’s work and other interests.
BBE Phoenix Rising (In-person & Online)
Weekly drop-in support group for Black/African American men who have sex with men, and gay or bisexual, gender variant, and same-gender loving men is a place to build community with other members, reduce isolation, share concerns, and discover new perspectives.
Targeted Abstinence Group
A group for participants who have a substance use goal to abstain from the drug(s) that they find to be most problematic, while continuing to use others.
Abstinence Support Group
A safe space for people with abstinence goals to support one another, share knowledge, & learn skills. We help you achieve and maintain abstinence from all substances.
Managed Use Skills – Support Group (Online)
Connect, support and share harm reduction skills to safer, controlled, and/or reduced use of problem substances.
El Salón – Grupo de apoyo
Reúnete con nosotros para hablar de tu relación con alcohol y drogas y como usar de manera más saludable.
El Grupo de Apoyo Latino
El Grupo de Apoyo Latino de SFAF es un grupo social y educativo que ofrece un espacio abierto, seguro, y confidencial para apoyar a la comunidad Latina afectada por el VIH y SIDA. SFAF ofrece servicios a cualquier persona sin importar su situación migratoria.
Trans Substance Use – Support Group
Drop-in harm reduction group for transgender, nonbinary and gender expansive folks. All substance use goals are welcome.
Tipping Point – Support Group (Online)
A drop-in harm reduction space for gay/bi/MSM men and trans and non-binary people interested in exploring their relationship to alcohol. Find your way to safer drinking, controlled drinking, reduced drinking or quitting.
In The Mix – Support Group
Get in the mix: a harm reduction, peer support group for Black, Indigenous and people of color to explore culture, substances and race. Food provided.
Friday Night Harm Reduction Support Group (Online)
Stay connected, get and give support, and talk about substance use and harm reduction before heading into the weekend.
“Secrets in the Wind” The Art of Geraldo Felicio – Art Openings at Strut
For the month of December we are exhibiting the art of Geraldo Felicio! Born in Minas Gerais and currently living in São Paulo, Geraldo is an illustrator and tatoo artist with a sensitive, attentive eye to the nuances and beauty of bodies.
AIDS/LifeCycle World AIDS Day Ride
Join us as we ride in observance of World AIDS Day. We’ll start our ride meeting at the National AIDS Memorial Grove at the corner of Nancy Pelosi Drive and Bowling Green Drive in Golden Gate Park. After our pre-ride activities we’ll head through the Presidio and over to the Legion of Honor, then along Ocean Beach towards our rest stop. After the rest stop you can choose to either do the Lake Merced loop for more miles, or head on back to the National AIDS Memorial Grove.
Community Coffee Social (Members Only) – Elizabeth Taylor 50-Plus Network
Join us for an informal social gathering at a local coffee house. The Elizabeth Taylor 50-Plus Network is a program of SFAF.
HAN Outreach @ Santa Skivvies
Join us as we person the Hot chocolate booth, handing out cheer, sharing info about HAN and recruiting new members!
Santa Skivvies Run 2024
Santa Skivvies is an annual holiday underwear fun run/walk and fundraiser benefiting San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Express Yourself – Support Group
Join us in this art therapy group and Express Yourself! All you need is an open mind and willingness to play.
Harm Reduction Skills Group (Online)
Stay connected, get and give support, and talk about substance use and harm reduction. All substance use goals welcome.
Off Mute – Support Group
Want to talk about what's going on in your world these days? Off Mute is a substance use support group with a focus on sharing and reconnecting after much time apart. All substance use goals welcome.
Emotions & Mindfulness – Support Group (Online)
Connect with others while you learn & practice new mindfulness strategies to reduce harm.
Brothers Who Read – Book Club (In-person & Online)
A book club group created as a community where men can discuss their love of books, Black LGBTQ literature, and how literature represents lived experiences. All are welcomed and encouraged to join.