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Camp Moomba comes to Ribbon
We are so glad to welcome the Camp Moomba community to Ribbon. We are looking forward to building on the strong foundation already in place and getting to know all campers and their families.
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Welcoming youth programs
Since 1994, YouthCO has been a unique space for youth-driven, anti-oppressive, sex-positive, and innovative programs, conversations, and support. Today, YouthCO announced a winding down of the organization by March 31, 2026. This is an immense loss in our communities. Youth leadership is irreplaceable.
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APPLY BY JUNE 1: Kenneth Lackner Scholarship
Ribbon Community will be awarding a Kenneth Lackner Scholarship of $2,500 in June 2026. This scholarship provides funding for education at a recognized, Canadian postsecondary education institution
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2026 Grocery Schedules: Vancouver & Surrey
Ribbon Grocery provides eligible community members free produce, protein, pantry and hygiene items. More information about this program, including how to register, is available here.
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Ribbon Community amalgamates with VPWAS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver & Victoria, B.C. – February 18, 2026 – Ribbon Community (formerly AIDS Vancouver) and the Vancouver Island Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Society (VPWAS) are proud to announce their formal amalgamation, effective April 1, 2026. This partnership unites two of British Columbia’s HIV organizations to ensure long-term stability and peer-led support for…
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VPWAS Update, New Office Space
As autumn settles in it’s time to update you on VPWAS.
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Changes @ VPWAS
By the end of May 2025 VPWAS will be facing some major changes. This spring we have been successful in retaining our contract with Island Health through STOP HIV for another five years! However there is a moratorium on any funding increases across the province leaving VPWAS struggling with the increased costs of maintaining our…
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From the VPWAS Board – December 2024
Peer support is the root and cause of who we are. If VPWAS has ever provided you with quality of safety and care, then you know Penny. She showed up decades ago and never left. As our long-term peer navigator, she meets people where they are at, —whether long-term survivors working through issues of aging…
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Indetectable = intransmisible
Por sus iniciales en inglés, Undetectable = Untransmittable (u=u).
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Undetectable is untransmissible.
When people living with HIV have an undetectable viral load, HIV cannot be passed during sex. Even without a condom, when people living with HIV have a consistent undetectable viral load and are getting HIV care, there is no way that HIV can be passed during sex.
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?Vives con VIH?
Un Navegador de Pares es alguien que está en tu lugar. Con una experiencia de vida similar a la tuya que comprende tu situación, ellos, pueden ayudarte a navegar por el Sistema de Salud mientras apoyan tu estado de salud y objetivos de bienestar. El programa de navegación entre pares en VPWAS puede ayudarte a…
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GIPA/MEPA
GIPA/MEPA stands for Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS and Meaningful Engagement of People Living with AIDS. These concepts have evolved over decades of the HIV response, starting in June 1983 at the 5th Annual National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference. While what we now know as HIV had been impacting communities for decades…
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40+ years creating and supporting community as AIDS Vancouver
For over 40 years, AIDS Vancouver has been creating and supporting community. AIDS Vancouver was founded out of urgent necessity in the early, uncertain days of the AIDS crisis. People living with HIV/AIDS, volunteers, staff, community partners, politicians, funders, and donors from all walks of life helped create a community of advocacy, support, and belonging.…
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Vision our Future Updates
The Vision Our Future process at AIDS Vancouver is well underway! The Vision Our Future project is part of our current strategic plan, based on a decision from the membership at a Special General Meeting in February 2023. With great reverence for those who came before us, we set out to revise the mission, vision, values, and…
