AIDS Foundation Houston
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AIDS Foundation Houston (AFH) is a nonprofit organization based in Houston, Texas which shares HIV prevention education to the community and provides housing, food, and counseling services to HIV-positive low-income persons.[1]
A group of individuals in Texas first met in 1981 to address a newly realized epidemic, Gay Related Immuno Deficiency, or GRIDS (renamed AIDS by the Centers for Disease Control in 1982[2]).[3] The community members gathered clothing and food to care for those affected.[citation needed]
The KS/AIDS Foundation Houston (later incorporated as the AIDS Foundation Houston) was officially established in June 1982, shortly after the discovery of AIDS,[4] to improve the lives of those living with HIV and educate non-affected persons to reduce social stigma.[citation needed]
The AFH provides for about 7,000 people annually in the Houston area.[1]
