Learn why HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day means so much to MANNA in this video, voiced by former MANNA client Jay Lassiter.
For thousands of Philadelphians living with HIV, MANNA has been a been a faithful companion on the journey to survival.
June 5th is the anniversary of the first published cases of the disease that became known as AIDS in 1981. Today, June 5 is nationally recognized as HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD), a day to honor and celebrate long-term survivors of HIV and share their journeys. For more than 35 years, MANNA has been part of the survivors' journey for thousands of people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS.
On this milestone day, we encourage you to make a gift to MANNA to honor the survivors we've nourished and to support our ongoing work providing delicious, medically tailored meals for Philadelphians living with HIV and AIDS.
Our meals for clients with HIV are currently federally funded, in part. However, the last few months have shown us that federal funding can be tenuous and fragile, so your gift helps ensure MANNA's work for roughly 125 clients per month living with HIV per month will continue uninterrupted. Consider giving monthly to provide consistent, dependable funding for MANNA's work.
This HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, help MANNA raise $25,000 - enough to provide a month's worth of medically tailored meals for every current MANNA client whose primary diagnosis is HIV.