WE HAVE MOVED!

Since September 1st, PATF  has been perating from our new location at 5913 Penn Avenue, in the heart of East Liberty.  Our new office is safer, cleaner, and more easily reached by our clients.  It will preserve our community-based approach by moving closer to many social service agencies and homeless shelters.  Since many of our clients receive services from multiple providers, this new location is more convenient and cause fewer transportation issues.

About the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force

The Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (PATF) is the oldest and largest community-based AIDS service organization in Southwestern Pennsylvania.  PATF provides free support services to more than 500 individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS and delivers targeted prevention outreach and education programs to thousands who are at risk of infection.

PATF provides the only community-based free, anonymous HIV testing to Southwestern PA.

PATF services and programs include:

Case management - Housing program - Volunteer Program - Legal Services and Client Advocacy - Speakers Bureau - GLBT Outreach and Prevention - Natural Opinion Leader Project - Women Empowered/SISTA Project - Free, Anonymous HIV Testing and Counseling - Food Pantry - Transportation - Emergency Fund Assistance - Rapid HIV Testing - Partnership for Interventio & Empowerment (PIE) Project.

Who receives services from PATF?

• Currently, PATF serves 481 active clients
• 318 (66%) are male and 163 (33%) are female, and four clients are transgender
• 257 (55%) of PATF clients are African-American, 213 (44%) are Caucasian
• 65% of PATF clients self-identify as being gay
• Approximately 95% of PATF clients live below the federal poverty level
• 46% of PATF clients are diagnosed with AIDS, 54% are diagnosed with HIV
• Approximately, 15 clients pass away each year

How does PATF serve people?

• 4,300 hours of case management services provided
• Nearly 300 individuals and families visit the food pantry each year
• 35 clients receive housing through PATF's housing program
• 191 clients receive free legal or advocacy assistance
• 16,000 condoms distributed each month to bars, clubs, health fairs, and organizations
• More than 10,000 individuals were educated about HIV/AIDS through the Speakers Bureau and outreach programs

Who gets tested for HIV at PATF?

• Approximatley 1,000 people are tested for HIV each year at PATF - about 83 each month
• 2.3% of people test positive which is significantly higher than the state average of 1.8%
• 26% of people tested are African-American
• 70% of people tested are Caucasian
• .5% of people tested are Hispanic and 1% are Asian 
• 68% of people tested are male

• 31% of people tested are female

• Less than 1% of people tested are transgender