BEAT AIDS is an outstanding organization with the primary objective of providing free HIV/STD testing and education to the people of San Antonio. Contrary to popular belief, HIV is NOT a disease that can only be contracted by those in the LGBTQ community so prevention and education are tantamount to everyone's safety, health, and well-being.
How can you help?
Get tested. Know your status. Be supportive of your friends & family by accompanying them to get tested. Volunteer or donate. I volunteered with them for 1 week, assisting with assembling new client packets, condom packets and answering the phones. It was a very rewarding feeling and experience to know that I helped give back to the community. They also have a 5K Run/Walk coming up in February 2019 that you can register for and participate in.
The folks at BEAT AIDS are extremely friendly, very accommodating, and very professional. With their help, I was able to coordinate our very first free HIV testing event at the company I work for. They were able to get dozens of our employees tested absolutely free, and confidentially. Results are provided within minutes and they have tons of information for programs & support groups to help everyone in the community. read more