Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A's)

07/23/2026

Four A's is now hiring for a Harm Reduction Peer Support Specialist in the Mat-Su Valley. This could be the perfect opportunity for you (or someone you know) to serve your community in a meaningful way. You can find information about the position and instructions to apply on our website:

Four A’s harm reduction services help to prevent the spread of infectious disease and overdose fatalities by offering lifesaving supplies to directly impacted people. We work to empower people who use drugs (PWUD) through connection, education, and linkage to a variety of healthcare options and so...

07/17/2026

THANK YOU ALL so much for an incredible Pride month, full of community celebrations, outreach about sexual health, harm reduction and wellness, and fundraising for Four A's!

Rainbow Run, thanks to Snow City Cafe and Anchorage Frontrunners, was a blast once again and we can't thank you enough for including us as a beneficiary this year.

Drag Queen Bingo hosted by Scott Koeller Daphne DoAll LaChores at Mad Myrna's was also another fabulous time and it means the world to have your continued, loud and proud support!

The Pride Parade and Pridefest at the Park strip capped things off with a beautiful showing of community support and power! Our team also tabled at Juneteenth and Mat-Su Pride, getting the word out!

We loved seeing everyone out and about in June - drop in anytime to access our free HIV and Hep-C testing and harm reduction programs anytime. Give us a call if you're living with HIV and looking for case management and supportive services. We're always here for you, no matter what your status is!

06/23/2026

Only 8 tickets remain! Don't miss out on the fun this Thursday at Mad Myrna's.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mad-myrnas-drag-queen-bingo-by-daphne-doall-lachores-tickets-1990799682441?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

06/22/2026

Tomorrow is Rainbow Run, Anchorage! Click here to sign up or get more info on the virtual 5k. The Kickoff Party begins at 6 pm at the Park Strip (corner of W. 10th and N Ave.)

Wear your most imaginative pride or rainbow themed costume. Prizes will be awarded to best team, most creative, Alaska Pride, most original, and most colorful costume! Celebrate with us at the finish line with entertainment and tasty beverages! Then, join us for a special afterparty at The Raven. Funds raised from the Rainbow Run will go towards supporting Four A’s and Choosing Our Roots, two organizations making a difference for LGBTQ+ Alaskans.

https://runsignup.com/Race/AKRainbowRun/Page/EventDetails

06/09/2026

Hello Anchorage! Here is where you can find us out and about for Pride Month! We're doing outreach - FREE HIV and Hepatitis-C testing everywhere (except during the parade, of course) and we hope to see you there!

If you can't make it out, you can always drop-in any Monday-Friday between 9 am - 4 pm in our Anchorage office at 1057 W. Fireweed Lane #102. Call 907-263-2050 for any questions.

Happy Pride!

06/04/2026

It’s Pride Month!..and this year, it can be especially hard to feel joyful with the reality we are living in. When our community is under attack, we know it’s more important than ever to come together as a community to care for each other, resist prejudice and hate and celebrate maximum JOY! We are more proud than ever to be support our LGBTQ+ community. We hope to see you out and about in a space that feels good to you.

We will be at the following events and hope to see you there!

-6/23 Rainbow Run (proceeds benefit Four A's and Choosing Our Roots)
- 6/25 Drag Queen Bingo, Mad Myrna's (proceeds benefit Four A's)
- 6/27 Anchorage Pride Parade, come walk with us!
- 6/27 Anchorage Pride Fest, let's celebrate together!

05/27/2026

Reminder, our syringe exchange is in Mat-Su twice a week through our mobile unit. We are currently parked at Trunk Rd. park and ride from 12-4 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Come see us!!!

05/13/2026

Do you have a few minutes on this Thursday to advocate for LGBTQ+ Alaskan's civil rights? Also a Federal funding restriction that affects many housing programs across the state needs your voice as well.

Four A's is directly impacted by both of the following and we encourage everyone to consider standing with us as allies in these fights.

State:
HB301 has been introduced in the House, sponsored by Reps Galvin, Mina, Story, Hannan, Hall, and Carrick, and is an anti-discrimination bill based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. This is a very critical piece of legislation right now, as continued attacks on the LGBTQ+ community come down from Washington. Having state anti-discrimination legislation in place at the city and state level provides legal protections that are being stripped at the federal level.

Public hearing is happening at 3:15 on Thursday, May 14th and you can call it in - below is the link to the Bill history that includes the info for the hearing. To get patched into the hearing to testify, follow the directions on the PDF linked below.
Testimony instructions:
https://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/AKLEG_Testimony_Instructions.pdf
Bill information:
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/?Root=HB%20301

And on the Federal Level:

As some of you already know, the federal administration is attempting to overturn the Equal Access Rule (a series of federal rules that ensure many HUD funded services are not denied based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status). This is yet another way the administration is going after the basic human rights of our trans community members by requiring HUD-funded services (which include HOPWA) to turn away anyone not following narrow definitions of gender, effectively enforcing discriminatory practices against the trans community under penalty of HUD funding being pulled.

Public comment is currently open, and national trans-led advocacy groups as well as general housing advocacy groups are requesting that advocates submit comments. Below is a link that provides background, information on how to draft a comment, and the process to do so. There will be additional advocacy work to be done/more opportunities to fight this, but currently this is what advocacy leaders are calling for.
https://transequality.org/earcomment

Thank you for taking the time to tune in and for any actions of solidarity you're able to take.

04/16/2026

We are committed to supporting our LGBTQ+ community as we all go through such a great loss. Thank you Identity, Inc. for all of the years of service you gave to LGBTQ+ Alaskans and the years of partnership we shared. Four A’s will continue in our role, holding the shared vision of healthy, safe and supported communities.

04/06/2026

The Alaska Public Health Alert Network (AKPHAN) has published an advisory "Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome". Medetomidine (also known as 'rhino tranq,' 'mede,' or 'dex') is a veterinary sedative 100-200 times stronger than Xylazine* (according to https://www.substanceusephilly.com/medetomidine).

https://health.alaska.gov/media/uawf2hcc/akphan-medetomidine-in-the-us-illegal-fentanyl-supply.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery