Our Story
Past, Present & Future
40+ years of supporting and empowering community.
We opened our doors as AIDS Vancouver in 1983 as one of the first AIDS service organizations in Canada. Founded by gay men who were angry and passionate as AIDS began taking lives, AIDS Vancouver was where community members and health care providers worked together in response to the growing need to support people living with, and dying from, AIDS.
When we changed our name, we made a commitment to holding the lessons of the AIDS days, as much as we know them, and to the generation that built our organization.
The HIV In My Day archive
*The HIV In My Day archive at the University of Victoria is available online and includes 108 interviews with those who were there, whether living with HIV or caregiving in the earliest days of this response.
I feel what I did helped everybody. And it was tough doing it, because we didn’t know much about HIV. But, slowly we learned.
– Ann Beaufoy, 2014 Red Ribbon award recipient
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Volunteer
From the beginning, volunteers have been an essential part of the HIV response. Today, volunteers welcome community members and support operations across Ribbon programs. Many of our volunteers also access programs and services.
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Donate
Money and in-kind donations support and empower community members across our programs. To connect about in-kind donations, fundraisers, or donating by cash or cheque, please reach out by phone or email.
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Be a Ribbon Insider
The Ribbon Insider is our monthly enewsletter. It highlights upcoming groups, activities, events, and other opportunities within the HIV response.
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