Charleston Area World AIDS Day

10/03/2026

After months of delay, HUD has published the FY2026 HOPWA Permanent Supportive Housing renewal and replacement notice, CPD-26-14. It covers grants expiring between June 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027.
This notice should have been issued in June. We are grateful it is finally released, so that safely housed individuals continue to receive permanent supportive housing.
Thank you to Representatives Chris Pappas, Jerry Nadler, and Maggie Goodlander and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who led the bicameral letter to Secretary Turner, and to the 46 members who signed it. To those who reached out to HUD directly. To every organization, city, and state that signed our community letter on a two-day turnaround.

🎉 Breaking: HUD released the HOPWA-C Renewal Notice.

After months of delay, HUD has published the FY2026 HOPWA Permanent Supportive Housing renewal and replacement notice, CPD-26-14. It covers grants expiring between June 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027.

This notice should have been issued in June. We are grateful it is finally released, so that safely housed individuals continue to receive permanent supportive housing.

Thank you to Representatives Chris Pappas, Jerry Nadler, and Maggie Goodlander and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who led the bicameral letter to Secretary Turner, and to the 46 members who signed it. To those who reached out to HUD directly. To every organization, city, and state that signed our community letter on a two-day turnaround.

And to you. This is what advocacy looks like!

Full update at the link in bio.

09/14/2026

Only one week away! Fresh produce for our neighbors who are struggling.

09/14/2026

Virtual registration for Plenaries and Sessions at USCHA, the national conference on HIV, is FREE.
Register here: Register today 👉 bit.ly/4xBCXiB

💻 Can't travel to Anaheim this September? No problem — virtual registration for is available now!

Join us September 17–20 for four days of connection, learning, and action in the fight to end HIV — all from wherever you are.

Register today 👉 bit.ly/4xBCXiB

09/14/2026

nowing how to recognize an overdose and respond with Narcan can save a life.
Join WakeUp Carolina, the Charleston Center, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, and the Town of James Island for our monthly FREE Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training.
📍 James Island Town Hall
1122 Dills Bluff Road
📅 3rd Wednesday of every month
⏰ 6:00 PM

💜 DUM SPIRO SPERO — WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE 💜

Knowing how to recognize an overdose and respond with Narcan can save a life.

Join WakeUp Carolina, the Charleston Center, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, and the Town of James Island for our monthly FREE Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training.

📍 James Island Town Hall
1122 Dills Bluff Road
📅 3rd Wednesday of every month
⏰ 6:00 PM

Come learn the signs of an overdose, what to do in those critical moments, and how to administer Narcan.

A few minutes of training could give someone another chance at recovery.

09/04/2026

For people on complex, multi-pill regimens, Bixlenvo could be a once-daily, single-pill option could simplify HIV treatment. “It represents another important step forward in the evolution of two-drug regimens, offering heavily treatment-experienced people with HIV and those on complex ART regimens an opportunity to simplify to a potent two-drug regimen,” says one HIV specialist.
https://positivelyaware.com/articles/fda-approves-new-two-drug-combo-people-complex-hiv-treatment?fbclid=IwY2xjawUHw0ZwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMW1lNThabjVCYjdBVkZ3YklzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe94yb8Zn3KqPfeNPR2eZoCTnR54okCypCEwoG9PHFO7ewsoYV-WmHaYB3v3w_aem_s_RlGfSdMBwoeXelBH2koA

A new single-tablet regimen has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), making it the first daily pill for people living with HIV who are virologically suppressed while on complex, multi-tablet regimens. Bixlenvo combinesbictegravir (75 mg), an integrase strand transfer inhibit...

08/07/2026

RiseUpToHIV's website is set to launch at the end of September, and we already have over 150 articles and ‘hubs’ that have been written or curated. However, we recognize there may still be gaps, so we are inviting input from the community.
If you could gain a deeper understanding of any HIV-related topic, or help someone else better understand it, what would it be?
This could include science, treatment, prevention, U=U, the history of HIV, stigma, aging, mental health, relationships, policy, or any other area.
Or, another idea entirely. PLEASE LET US KNOW. It may just make it into the 30 day community preview of the site beginning Oct 1st.

Please leave a comment, or DM us. Share widely too…

Our website is set to launch at the end of September, and we already have over 150 articles and ‘hubs’ that have been written or curated. However, we recognize there may still be gaps, so we are inviting input from the community.

If you could gain a deeper understanding of any HIV-related topic, or help someone else better understand it, what would it be?

This could include science, treatment, prevention, U=U, the history of HIV, stigma, aging, mental health, relationships, policy, or any other area.

Or, another idea entirely. Please let us know. It may just make it into the 30 day community preview of the site beginning Oct 1st.

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Emerson

07/10/2026

🚨 Federal HIV funding is on the line! 🚨
For decades, federal funding has been the backbone of HIV services, prevention, treatment, and care across the nation. It's helped people living with HIV thrive and live long, healthy lives.
Now, the House majority's proposed Labor, Health and Human Services bill puts all of that at risk.
We stopped cuts before. We can do it again — but only if we act together.
Call on your members of Congress to reject these cuts and support a bipartisan spending bill that truly meets the needs of our communities.
Take action at bit.ly/reject-fy27-cuts. Your voice matters.
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🚨 Federal HIV funding is on the line! 🚨

For decades, federal funding has been the backbone of HIV services, prevention, treatment, and care across the nation. It's helped people living with HIV thrive and live long, healthy lives.

Now, the House majority's proposed Labor, Health and Human Services bill puts all of that at risk.

We stopped cuts before. We can do it again — but only if we act together.

Call on your members of Congress to reject these cuts and support a bipartisan spending bill that truly meets the needs of our communities.

Take action at bit.ly/reject-fy27-cuts. Your voice matters.

06/08/2026

Join Palmetto Community Care at the Liberty Hill Juneteenth Parade & Celebration on June 14, 2026 from 2pm–6pm! 🥳
👀 Spot us in the parade at 2pm, then come find us at the celebration — we'll be offering FREE, fast, and confidential health screenings all afternoon!
No appointment. No cost. No paperwork. Just your health — taken care of. ❤️
📍 Liberty Hill Community
🗓 June 14 | 2pm–6pm
📞 Questions? Call 843-408-7780

🎉 Juneteenth is next week — and we'll be right in the middle of the celebration!

Join us at the Liberty Hill Juneteenth Parade & Celebration on June 14, 2026 from 2pm–6pm! 🥳

👀 Spot us in the parade at 2pm, then come find us at the celebration — we'll be offering FREE, fast, and confidential health screenings all afternoon!

No appointment. No cost. No paperwork. Just your health — taken care of. ❤️

📍 Liberty Hill Community
🗓 June 14 | 2pm–6pm
📞 Questions? Call 843-408-7780

05/25/2026

❌❌WakeUp Carolina HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF FIVE SUSPECTED OVERDOSES IN CHARLESTON COUNTY IN THE PAST 24 HOURS❌❌‼️‼️
3 fatal suspected overdose occurred in North Charleston. 2 non-fatal suspected overdoses occurred in Charleston. The substances noted in these incidents are still being determined at this time.‼️‼️
Be safe & get equipped with Narcan kits and fentanyl testing strips.
If you or a loved one needs Narcan and/or fentanyl testing strips, call us at whichever one of our locations is the closest to you.
Mount Pleasant: 843.972.8154
Moncks Corner: 843.761.6677
📍DON'T USE ALONE‼️‼️
📍HAVE MULTIPLE NARCAN KITS ON HAND‼️‼️
📍CALL 911 & YOU ARE PROTECTED BY SC GOOD
SAMARITAN LAW‼️‼️
📍CALL OR SHOOT US A TEXT IF YOU NEED TO GET TRAINED IN NARCAN & FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS‼️
PLEASE SHARE TO HELP SAVE A LIFE & PREVENT AN OPIOID OVERDOSE OR MAKE AN OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL‼️

❌❌WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF FIVE SUSPECTED OVERDOSES IN CHARLESTON COUNTY IN THE PAST 24 HOURS❌❌‼️‼️

3 fatal suspected overdose occurred in North Charleston. 2 non-fatal suspected overdoses occurred in Charleston. The substances noted in these incidents are still being determined at this time.‼️‼️

Be safe & get equipped with Narcan kits and fentanyl testing strips.

If you or a loved one needs Narcan and/or fentanyl testing strips, call us at whichever one of our locations is the closest to you.
Mount Pleasant: 843.972.8154
Moncks Corner: 843.761.6677

📍DON'T USE ALONE‼️‼️
📍HAVE MULTIPLE NARCAN KITS ON HAND‼️‼️
📍CALL 911 & YOU ARE PROTECTED BY SC GOOD
SAMARITAN LAW‼️‼️
📍CALL OR SHOOT US A TEXT IF YOU NEED TO GET TRAINED IN NARCAN & FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS‼️

PLEASE SHARE TO HELP SAVE A LIFE & PREVENT AN OPIOID OVERDOSE OR MAKE AN OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL‼️

SC COMMUNITY NARCAN & FENTANYL STRIPS:
http://naloxonesavessc.org/community-distrubutors

❌BE SAFE & CAREFUL OUT THERE, YOU'RE NOT ALONE❌
❌WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OVERDOSES OR BAD BATCHES IN OUR COMMUNITY...CONTINUE TO CALL, DM & TEXT US 24/7...WE WILL ALWAYS SHARE THE INFO WE RECEIVE❌

If you need help and/or resources, please visit our website below for a list of resources:
www.wakeupcarolina.org

05/23/2026

When parents, young people, and educators come together:
📈 Policy changes. Curriculum shifts. Access improves.
That’s why this toolkit isn’t just for reading—it’s for using.
💬 Use it to spark convos with families.
📣 Use it to push back at school board meetings.
🔗 Use it to keep the facts flowing.
Change doesn’t only happen in Congress—it starts in your zip code.
Find AIDS United's toolkit at the link:

When parents, young people, and educators come together:

📈 Policy changes. Curriculum shifts. Access improves.
That’s why this toolkit isn’t just for reading—it’s for using.

💬 Use it to spark convos with families.
📣 Use it to push back at school board meetings.
🔗 Use it to keep the facts flowing.

Change doesn’t only happen in Congress—it starts in your zip code. Find our toolkit here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r8qsLL6mO-Sv7rMNh3VWvrHkHPEDRTvb_CRe8AKR7gQ/edit?usp=sharing