Advocate
Housing Works engages in relentless advocacy in pursuit of our mission to end the dual crises of AIDS and homelessness.
Our clients and staff regularly lobby government officials at New York’s City Hall, in Albany, in Washington, D.C., and at the United Nations. We hold rallies and civil disobedience actions wherever we can have a meaningful impact on pressing issues that affect people living with HIV/AIDS. Our staff attorneys pursue impact litigation that ensures governments, entities and individuals respect the rights of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Housing Works publishes the best AIDS advocacy blog on the web, the AIDS Issues Update. Sign up to get an email each Friday that contains the blogs posted during the week.
Get Educated
Knowledge is power. Learn about our New York City, New York State, National and International advocacy campaigns.
Join the Crowd
Show your commitment to ending homelessness and AIDS by attending our advocacy events. Thanks to everyone who came out for June’s demonstrations at the UN. Our next major gathering will be World AIDS Day, December 1. Check back for more information October 1, 2011.
Recent posts from our blog
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Housing Works’ Larry Bryant Testifies to FDA on Over The Counter HIV Tests
Today Housing Works’ Larry Bryant, Director of National Advocacy and Organizing testified before a panel of the Food and Drug Administration, who ultimately approved an over-the-counter HIV test (you can watch the proceedings here). If fully approved by the FDA, it could be soon purchased at …
May 15, 2012
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Most Americans Support Transgender Legal Protections: What’s Albany Waiting For?
A new national survey shows that an overwhelming majority of people believe transgender people deserve legal protections. The majorities hold true even across Democratic and Republican lines, and across different Christian denominations.
The Public Religion Research Institute surveyed more than 1,000 people by phone regarding …
May 14, 2012
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ADAP Watch: AIDS Drug Wait List Hits 2,759
As of May 10th, the wait list to receive lifesaving AIDS medication through the nation’s AIDS Drug Assistance Programs had hit 2,759 people across 10 states.
The number of people waiting to receive medication through state-run AIDS drug programs has increased more than 5,000 percent since …
May 14, 2012
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