World of Chocolate Fundraiser: Maximum Indulgence for a Great Cause – World AIDS Day
According to the foundation, nearly 1,000 people attended the gala, which raised approximately $200,000 to further support the foundation's work to end new cases of HIV in Chicago and beyond. This money will fund efforts such as:
- Supporting efforts to house more than 1,000 Chicagoans each year.
- Providing more than 5,000 clients with case management services.
- Training hundreds of medical professionals about PrEP.
- Empowering AFC to provide policy leadership in state and federal health equity matters.
- Collaborating with partners across the state to achieve Getting to Zero Illinois, a state-wide initiative to end new HIV transmissions in Illinois by 2030.
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Bob Benenson
Bob Benenson is publisher/writer/photographer of Local Food Forum, a new newsletter that covers the broad sweep of the Chicago region’s food community. He is a longtime advocate for a better, healthier, more sustainable food system and is an avid home cook who gets most of his delicious ingredients from local farmers.