Southern Tier AIDS Program, Inc.

08/21/2026

🌈 Your Voice Matters!

Our Identity Youth Center is pleased to partner with NYS Health and Human Services to host a community focus group for the LGBTQ+ community.

🗣️ Who can participate? Everyone ages 13 and older!
💬 Share your experiences, concerns, and ideas to help inform state agencies about the needs of the LGBTQ+ community and how they can best address them.
🔒 Participation is confidential.
🎁 Participants will receive an incentive for their time and contributions.

Your voice can help shape the future of LGBTQ+ services and support across New York State.

📲 Scan the QR code to learn more and see how you can participate!

08/21/2026

💛🚲 Sponsor Spotlight:

Some sponsors support the Ride from behind the scenes. Others roll up their sleeves and become part of the Ride itself — and JPMorganChase has been doing BOTH for many, many years!

We are incredibly grateful to once again have them joining us as a Rider Support Sponsor of the 2026 Finger Lakes Ride for Life.

But their support doesn't stop there! Year after year, the JP Morgan Chase team takes over our Union Springs Pit Stop, bringing unmatched enthusiasm, encouragement, and — perhaps most importantly — those legendary PB&J sandwiches our riders are VERY happy to see after those first 30(ish) miles on the road. 🥪🚲🙌

Their team has become part of the Ride experience, and we can't thank them enough for the energy, dedication, and generosity they bring to our riders and to this event year after year.

Thank you, for being such a longtime champion of the Ride and STAP, for taking such great care of our riders, and for continuing to help us make miles matter. 💛

We can't wait to see the Union Springs crew again on September 19th!

08/20/2026

💛🚲 Sponsor Spotlight: Visions Federal Credit Union!

We’re proud to recognize Visions Federal Credit Union as a Rider Support Sponsor of the 2026 Finger Lakes Ride for Life!

It takes a whole community to make the Ride possible — and we’re incredibly grateful to have partners like Visions helping us keep those wheels turning.

Their support helps us create a safe, supported, and memorable experience for our riders while helping ensure that the miles we travel together continue to make a difference long after Ride Day is over.

Thank you, , for supporting our riders, believing in our mission, and helping us make miles matter! 💛

We’re so glad to have you along for the Ride!

08/18/2026

COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE IS COMING!

We’re excited to announce Cocktails for a Cause, benefiting the Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP)!

📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Holiday Inn Downtown Binghamton

Get ready for an afternoon of great drinks, great entertainment, and lots of fun—all while supporting the important work of the Southern Tier AIDS Program! ❤️

🌟 WE’RE STILL LOOKING FOR CELEBRITY BARTENDERS! 🌟

Want to step behind the bar for a great cause? We’re looking for local business owners, community leaders, personalities, performers, and other familiar faces to join us as Celebrity Bartenders!

Bring your friends, promote your time behind the bar, collect tips, and help us raise money for STAP. No bartending experience is necessary—just bring your personality, your friends, and your enthusiasm for supporting a great cause!

🍸 Come pour with a purpose!

Interested in becoming a Celebrity Bartender? Send us a message or contact the Southern Tier AIDS Program for more information.

More details about Cocktails for a Cause are coming soon—mark your calendars and help us make this an afternoon to remember!

❤️ Cocktails for a Cause — Great Drinks. Great People. A Great Cause.

08/18/2026

With just about ONE MONTH TO GO until the Finger Lakes Ride for Life, we figured there was no better way to jump back in than with something that perfectly captures the spirit of this Ride: our riders, our teams, and a whole lot of personality. 💙
Because one thing we can always count on from our riders? Creativity. 😂

This year’s team roster is already giving us plenty to smile about:
🚲 Tired and True
🦞 The Lobster Rollers
🌮 Team Taco
🐕 Stewart’s Roller Dawgs
⛓️ Cayuga Chain Gang
🚀 Team Rocket
🚴 Rolling Provosts
…and SO many more!

We take our mission seriously — ourselves, maybe a little less so. 😉
After all, there is one long-standing rule of the Ride:
HAVING FUN IS MANDATORY!

And while we’re talking teams, we have to give a HUGE shoutout to two teams absolutely crushing it in the fundraising department right now:
🏆 CSP Cycle Squad — $6,316 raised!
🏆 The Natural Biocyclists — $5,684.20 raised!
These teams are showing us exactly what the Ride is all about: coming together, having a whole lot of fun, and turning every mile into meaningful support for our community.
To ALL of our teams and riders — keep the creative names, fundraising, friendly competition, and Ride spirit coming. 💙
September 19 will be here before we know it. Let’s Ride! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Register to Ride or Volunteer @ flxride.org

08/17/2026

Today is the day, stop by and see us.

The Ithaca Free Clinic is happy to partner with the Southern Tier AIDS Program to offer FREE and confidential HIV/HCV and STI testing.
August 17, 2026
521 W Seneca St
Ithaca, NY 14850
From 1 PM to 4PM
To set up an appointment email [email protected]
WALK INS ARE WELCOME

08/13/2026

FREE Community Testing — Elmira

We’re out and about again! 💙 Southern Tier AIDS Program is bringing FREE, confidential, stigma-free services directly to our communities.

📍 Steele Memorial Library
📅 Friday, August 14th
⏰ 11:00 AM–3:00 PM

Stop by for FREE HIV/HCV/STI testing and take control of your s*xual health. Our team can also provide information on staying HIV/STI-free, safer s*x supplies, prevention options, and more!

No judgment. No stigma. Just support, education, and resources for our community. ❤️

Know your status. Protect your health. Take control.

We hope to see you there! 🩺💙

08/10/2026

🤝 STAP + Binghamton University: Working Together for Healthier Communities

Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) has partnered with Binghamton University to help address HIV/AIDS/STI patient care and better understand the barriers that can prevent people from accessing the care and services they need.

As a stigma-free provider for everyone, STAP is especially committed to making sure the voices and experiences of our BIPOC communities throughout the Southern Tier are heard. Together, we want to help identify and dismantle structural barriers that impact access to HIV, AIDS, and STI prevention, testing, treatment, and care.

🗣️ Your voice matters! Your experiences can help inform meaningful change and improve how healthcare services are delivered in our communities.

✨ Participate and make a difference:
• Binghamton University will compensate you for your time
• Receive FREE HIV/HCV/STI testing through STAP
• Learn more about s*xual health, prevention, and available resources
• Help contribute to a healthier, more equitable Southern Tier

📍 Stop by one of our FREE, confidential, and stigma-free testing locations to learn more about this opportunity and the services STAP provides.

Your health. Your voice. Your community. Your future. ❤️

08/10/2026

Reminder, tomorrow there will be a FREE testing clinic held at the Life Choices Center located at 93 Oak St. Receive a free Dunkin gift card after completion of testing. HIV/HCCV/STIs. We hope to see you there.

Southern Tier AIDS Program is partnering with Life Choices Center to offer a FREE and confidential HIV/HCV/STI testing on Tuesday, 8/11/26 at 93 Oak St Binghamton from 4:30-6:00pm. Walk-ins only. Receive a Dunkin gift card as you start your s*xual health journey.