Free, Anonymous HIV Testing & Counseling

Are you positive you're negative? Be sure.

The Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force offers the only free, anonymous, community-based HIV testing in the region. If you would like to take an HIV test, here are the locations and schedules.  NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.

Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force
5913 Penn Avenue, Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA  15206          

Testing Hours:
Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Directions:

From Parkway West - 376 - exit Edgewood/Swissvale and stay to the right. Turn right onto South Braddock Avenue, heading north towards Regent Square. Go through business district and continue until the intersection of South Braddock and Penn Avenue.  Make a left onto Penn Avenue and proceed through seven traffic lights until you reach Penn Circle in East Liberty. Continue to drive forward into the business district of East Liberty to the eighth traffic light at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Highland Avenue. The East Presbyterian Church is on the left in the next block.  We are located accross the street from the church at 5913 Penn Avenue. The Brightside Academy is located on the first floor.  The door is to the left of Brightside Academy.  Please ring buzzer and announce who you are here to see.

From Downtown Pittsburgh - Take Parkway 376 East through the Squirrel Hill Tunnels to the Edgewood/Swissvale exit and stay to the left towards Edgewood, merge onto South Braddock Avenue towards Regent Square. Go through business district and continue until the intersection of South Braddock and Penn Avenue.  Make a left onto Penn Avenue and proceed through seven traffic lights until you reach Penn Circle in East Liberty. Continue to drive forward into the business district of East Liberty to the eighth traffic light at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Highland Avenue. The East Presbyterian Church is on the left in the next block.  We are located accross the street from the church at 5913 Penn Avenue. The Brightside Academy is located on the first floor.  The door is to the left of Brightside Academy.  Please ring buzzer and announce who you are here to see.

PAT buses run in front of or near PATF: 64A, 71C, 86A, 86B, 94A, EBA, and EBO.

Off-site Testing Locations

Gay and Lesbian Community Center (GLCC)
5808 Forward Avenue, Squirrel Hill 
Thursdays from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Rapid HIV testing available

Miryam's (open to the public)
1410 Fifth Avenue, Uptown
Third Thursday of the month from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Rapid HIV testing available

Pittsburgh Eagle (bar and club)
1740 Exkert Street, North Side
First Saturday of each month from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
No Rapid HIV testing available

For more information on HIV testing and HIV prevention, please contact PATF at 412-345-7456