Aunt Ritas Foundation

Aunt Ritas Foundation was a founding member with the City of Phoenix Fast Track Cities initiative and plays a vital role in advocating at the Arizona legislature and State Government to establish laws, regulations, and policies that further our efforts to educate, prevent HIV, and treat HIV. With the launch of HIVAZ.org and VIHAZ.org in 2014, Aunt Ritas Foundation commenced its own HIV education, outreach, testing and advocacy initiatives to fill in the service gaps not provided by other organizations. Today we offer unique HIV testing initiatives that provide free home HIV test kits and vouchers throughout Arizona via www.gettestedaz.org. Aunt Ritas Foundation innovative programs have helped all Arizonans know their status, along with supporting them in the prevention and/or treatment care they need.

Aunt Ritas Foundation is dedicated to the elimination of, and suffering from, HIV and AIDS. With our basic principle of By the Community and For the Community we collaborate with all Arizona HIV Service Organizations philanthropically supporting their critical services while forging unique partnerships at state and local governments, as well as private corporations. Aunt Ritas Foundation has provided more than $2,100,000 in grant funding in support of critical HIV prevention and treatment programs throughout Arizona.