VOLUNTEERStep up and volunteer for our:
- Social Media and Campaign Teams
- Gay Youth Outreach Team
- Community Advisory Group
Volunteer Now.
GIVEYour gift will make a difference by supporting:
- Summer 2011 prevention campaign for gay youth
- The Social, our support group for gay HIV+ youth
- HIV 101 workshops for Lower Mainland teens
Give Now.
LEARNUnderstand the situation where you live:
- 1 in 35 Vancouver gays under the age of 30 are HIV+ and don’t know it.
- Almost a quarter of Vancouver gays under 30 have never been tested for HIV.
- Of Vancouver gays who don’t get tested, 59% say it’s because they’re “not at risk.”
Learn More.
These statistics are drawn from the recent ManCount study conducted by the BCCDC along with YouthCO and other community organizations. Using this study as a call to action, we have begun organizing a coordinated response, with YouthCO focusing on gay men under 30. We have the unique opportunity to slow the rate of HIV transmission in this age group and reduce the further transmission for the next generation of young gay men, but we need your help to do it.
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