Program areas at SFAF
Sexual health services:gay and bisexual men, transgender people and other communities affected by hiv can receive judgement-free hiv testing, sti screening and treatment. The Foundation also provides pre-exposure prophylaxis (prep), and have helped thousands gain access to this effective prevention tool and enroll in public programs to help pay for medications.
Linkage & retention services and social support services:ensuring people living with hiv have access to health care services, housing and public benefits is a critical component of the Foundation's work. The Foundation's health navigation program links people living with hiv to crucial medical and social services, and the Foundation's housing and benefits program provides housing assistance and financial benefits counseling to San franciscans living with hiv.the Foundation's distinct social support programs engage long-term hiv survivors and those newly diagnosed, as well as transgender individuals, african american men who have sex with men, and the latinx community. Through these programs, participants attend workshops, social events and support groups where they learn about risk reduction and treatment adherence.
Substance & behavioral health services:education, counseling and harm reduction services connect the dots between hiv, substance use and mental health. Clients benefit from opiate overdose prevention training, hiv testing, and hepatitis c testing and education. Through the stonewall project, clients access outpatient substance use treatment services and walk-in group and individual counseling. Syringe access services offers sterile injection equipment, safer substance use supplies, proper disposal services and hiv/hcv prevention education at our harm reduction center and at several satellite sites around San Francisco.
Policy & public education:working in coalitions with other hiv and Aids organizations, the Foundation's policy team advocates for the hiv community in San Francisco, sacramento, and Washington, dc. The Foundation's public education resources including the e-mail newsletter status, our prep facts pages, and the websites sfaf.org and tweaker.org provide readers with the latest information about prep, hiv testing, treatment and care.the Foundation's services are offered in locations around San Francisco, including strut, our health and wellness center in the castro; the harm reduction center in the soma/tenderloin neighborhood; the Foundation's headquarters at 1035 market street; and several satellite and pop-up sites around the city.