ALFA: AIDS Leadership Foothills-Area Alliance
Visit WebsiteTo reduce the stigma and impact of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs and other communicable diseases through access to equitable prevention, education, and care services.
ALFA was organized in 1987 as a grassroots effort to provide support services to those affected by HIV/AIDS in Burke County. Due to the rising numbers of HIV/AIDS cases in the area and the lack of any coordinated effort to provide assistance, an “AIDS TASK FORCE” was created in June of 1987 at the request of the Burke County Health Department and Grace Hospital.
Today, ALFA’s Care Team provides services to approximately 200 people living with HIV/AIDS.
The Prevention Team offers prevention education to the community, testing and counseling services, harm reduction education and supplies, PrEP/PEP, and distributes condoms.
If it were not for the many volunteers who saw the need for an AIDS Service Organization in the area and ran with the concept with all of their heart and soul, ALFA would not be here today.
