Philly AIDS Thrift recently announced plans to award $300,035 to organizations and programs focused on HIV prevention and care, as well as support for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Delaware Valley.
The newly announced grants brings the thrift store's tally to $3,691,813 over the past 16 years. The money is distributed in an effort to support Philadelphia regional organizations on the frontline of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The annual grant program by Philly AIDS Thrift started in 2014 as another way to serve the community, and it has continued during the Covid crisis.
“The staff, volunteers, and board at Philly AIDS Thrift could not be more honored to surpass our previous high, in dollars granted in a single RFP & our overall total of $3.6 million dollars granted. Especially at this moment when these incredible organizations, doing amazing work are being challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic. We are so grateful,” said Philly AIDS Thrift Board President, Michael Bryne, in a statement.
“It is amazing to all of us that we have surpassed the milestone of giving away over $3.6 million dollars since our inception,” added PAT Co-founder/Manager Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou. “We could not do it without our generous donors and enthusiastic shoppers. Our staff and volunteers work very hard every day to make sure that we can make the biggest difference possible in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS across the Delaware Valley.”
Grant recipients include:
Action Wellness
AIDS Delaware
AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
AIM Angels In Motion
Attic Youth Center
Bebashi -Transition to Hope
Black and Latinx Community Control
Camp Dreamcatcher, Inc.
Colours Organization
Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agricolas - CATA
Drexel University – Camp Bright Feathers
Drexel University - Dorothy Mann Center
Family Service of Chester County
Family Services
LGBT Elder Initiative
Mazzoni Center
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA)
RHD Morris Home
Neighborhoods United Against Drugs / Urban Affairs Coalition
One Day At A Time/Urban Affairs Coalition
Planned Parenthood Keystone
Prevention Meets Fashion Inc
Prevention Point Philadelphia
Safehouse
Siloam Wellness
SOL Collective
William Way LGBT Community Center
The next request for grant proposals will take place towards the end of 2022. For information about grant awards, donations or how to get involved, visit www.phillyaidsthrift.com or call 215-922-3186.
