A Look Into 2026 for North Carolina HIV Advocacy

A graphic that reads "A Look Into 2026" and North Carolina AIDS Action Network's logo in front of a red ribbon.

As we move out of World AIDS Day into 2026, HIV policy advocacy in North Carolina is more urgent than ever. Now is the time for concrete action!   Federal funding streams like the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and state decisions around Medicaid or public health funding directly affect whether ASOs and community health clinics […]

World AIDS Day Shirts: A Celebration in Style

A collage of four images showing the shirts NCAAN made in collaboration with AIDS Service Organizations across the state. Two images are the shirt laid on the ground. Two are groups of people wearing the shirts, one of which is in front of the AIDS quilt.

Across North Carolina, HIV and AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) showed up and showed out for this year’s World AIDS Day. From bowling in Belmont to visiting the AIDS quilt in Asheville, our communities marked the day in powerful ways.   This year, it was an honor to co-create custom World AIDS Day shirts for organizations […]

VIDEO: Ready to Rise: Moving HIV Policy in 2026 Panel

Image of panelists at the table for the event.

The “Ready to Rise: Moving HIV Policy in 2026” event, hosted by the NC AIDS Action Network (NCAAN), served as a critical post-World AIDS Day Policy Panel featuring North Carolinians leading the way to address the impacts of HIV and end the AIDS epidemic.

A North Carolina HIV Policy Brief for 2025

The NCAAN and PWN-USA 2025 policy brief is a vital resource for anyone advocating for the health and rights of people living with HIV in North Carolina. It provides a clear roadmap of the most urgent federal and state policy issues, complete with challenges and recommendations to guide advocacy efforts.

The GROW Project: Growing Rights the Organizing Way

The GROW Project is a transformative initiative by the North Carolina AIDS Action Network (NCAAN) designed to expand HIV advocacy across South Carolina, empower community voices, and build a sustainable grassroots movement.

New Leadership Changes – Welcome to Veleria M. Levy

The Board of Directors of The North Carolina AIDS Action Network takes the responsibility of realizing its mission of improving the lives of people living with HIV & AIDS and affected communities across our state very seriously. At the end of 2021 and into 2022, the NCAAN search committee embarked upon a national effort to […]