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Transformative Grant Partners 2021
We are excited to announce the 2021 grantee partners for the Gilead COMPASS Initiative.

Meet the Newest Board Member: Aryah Lester
Read the profile of one of the newest board members at the Southern AIDS Coalition: Aryah Lester, Deputy Director at…

Meet the Newest Board Member: P.J. Moton-Poole
Read the profile for the newest Southern AIDS Coalition board member P.J.Moton-Poole, LMSW, Senior Manager, External Affairs NA at ViiV…

US Congresswoman Nikema Williams GA-05 Statement for NWGHAAD & More
United States Congresswoman Nikema Williams GA–05 makes a statement for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in 2021. The…

Southern AIDS Coalition Selected To Receive $5 Million In Renewal Funding with the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®
The Southern AIDS Coalition announces $5 Million in refunding from Gilead Sciences COMPASS Initiative® & being selected to continue as…

Southern AIDS Coalition Announces Dafina Ward as Executive Director
Birmingham, AL—The Southern AIDS Coalition [SAC] announced today the appointment of Dafina Ward as Executive Director. “We are thrilled to…
Southern AIDS Coalition Calls for Southern Governors to Enact Statewide Shelter in Place Mandates
COVID-19 can be a mortal threat to those with compromised or weakened immune systems, including those with HIV (particularly those…
SAC COVID-19 Response
Greetings Partners and Friends, At Southern AIDS Coalition, our top priority and mission is protecting and advocating for the health…

Southern AIDS Strategy Initiative Releases Report Highlighting Incomplete Gender-Identity Data Collection in Deep South States
HIV Surveillance Data is Barrier to Allocating Resources to Serve Transgender Persons The Southern AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI), a groundbreaking…

Inaugural Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Chooses Birmingham to Announce Movement to Solve Southern HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Tuesday, August 20, the South’s leading HIV/AIDS advocate, Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC), hosts the inaugural Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD)…