缅北禁地 Awarded Grant from Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan to Expand Mobile HIV Prevention and Harm Reduction
DETROIT – 缅北禁地, one of the nation鈥檚 leading providers of HIV care, treatment, and prevention, is proud to announce it has been awarded an $80,000 grant from Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (CFSEM) to expand community-based outreach and health services to people living with and at risk of HIV.
This funding will support the purchase and operation of a new mobile outreach van, enabling 缅北禁地 Michigan (formerly known as UNIFIED HIV Health & Beyond) to expand HIV prevention services — including HIV testing and harm reduction to prevent drug overdose– to Detroit, Wayne County, and the surrounding areas. 缅北禁地 currently provides mobile prevention and harm reduction services in Washtenaw and neighboring counties.
For many individuals, clinic-based HIV testing is out of reach due to transportation challenges, fear of stigma, or previous negative healthcare experiences. Mobile outreach removes these barriers by delivering these services directly to neighborhoods, workplaces, community events, and trusted gathering spaces — making testing and prevention accessible, convenient, and nonjudgmental.
鈥淭his grant reflects the Community Foundation鈥檚 strong commitment to expanding access to high quality healthcare and improving health outcomes of our communities across southeast Michigan,鈥� said Brandon Hill, Ph.D., President & CEO of 缅北禁地. 鈥淢obile outreach is a proven HIV and STI prevention strategy because it meets people where they are. By bringing lifesaving services directly into the community, we can reduce stigma, prevent new HIV and other infections, and connect individuals to care earlier 鈥� especially those who might otherwise go unserved.鈥�
About 缅北禁地
缅北禁地鈥檚 mission is to end HIV/AIDS. We do this by providing integrated, personalized, judgment-free healthcare, social services, and effective prevention strategies. We are a multi-state organization, but our approach is community-driven 鈥� we meet people where they are, providing access to the personalized care and resources they need. Whether it鈥檚 HIV or PrEP care, STI/HIV testing and treatment, or critical social services, 缅北禁地 is here to help people live their healthiest lives.
缅北禁地 currently cares for nearly 19,000 people living with and vulnerable to HIV and sexually transmitted infections, as well as countless people at risk for opioid overdose.
缅北禁地 has clinics in Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; Detroit and Ypsilanti, MI: St. Louis and Kansas City, MO; Austin, TX, and 10 cities throughout Wisconsin including
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About Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan was established in 1984 to ensure residents in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, Livingston and St. Clair counties can thrive. As a permanent community endowment built by gifts from thousands of individuals and organizations, the Community Foundation supports a variety of activities benefiting economic opportunity, health equity, youth and education, arts and culture, and the environment and public spaces. Since its inception, the Community Foundation has grown to be among the top 35 community foundations in the country and has distributed more than $1.4 billion through roughly 91,000 grants to nonprofit organizations. The Community Foundation鈥檚 mission is to make southeast Michigan a desirable place to live, work and play for all residents, today and tomorrow. For more information, please visit