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Dear Friends and Supporters,
As 2024 comes to a close, we embrace the hope and potential that a new year can bring. The year 2025 marks a significant milestone for the Latino Commission on AIDS, celebrating our 35th anniversary as an organization. As we envision the next 35 years, let us reflect on this past year’s accomplishments and identify how we can elevate our work. Together, we are making strides toward our mission of creating health equity for the Latinx community across the nation.
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The Latinos in the South team successfully hosted the 5th Encuentro in Charlotte, NC, bringing together 140 participants. This three-day regional conference serves as an important platform for Southern LGBTQ Latine allies, activists, and organizational leaders to exchange valuable knowledge and collaborate on enhancing the health landscape in the South.
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Oasis Community Pride Center continues to be a safe health space for at-risk LGBTQIA+ and Latinx New Yorkers. In 2024 the center served over 650 clients, expanded services in Mental Health and forged partnerships with new organizations like Bellevue Hospitals. In June the Oasis team hosted the 2nd Youth PRIDE event at Pier 17 in collaboration with HOP engaging over 3,000 LGBTIA+.
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In May of 2024 we convened the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Summit in Washington, DC where key Latinx leaders and agencies gathered to update and finalize a National Latinx Health Agenda in order to guide our work and priorities for the next 4 years.
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Our Salud es Vida program remains committed to addressing the health crisis faced by Hispanic/Latinx older adults living with HIV. In 2024, we announced the National Hispanic/Latinx Older Adults HIV & Aging Awareness Day, to be celebrated annually on July 16.
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In 2024 our Research and Innovation Unit’s Texas team conducted 8 regional listening sessions and a state-wide meeting to develop recommendations to improve outcomes on HIV / STI / HCV, mental health, substance use prevention, cancer screening, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease engaging 350 individuals. The team also developed a series of epidemiological briefs to increase awareness of inequities in screening, diagnosis, and treatment for a variety of health issues.
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