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In the third decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the San Francisco Bay Area remains one of the epicenters of the epidemic amongst Asians and Pacific Islanders (A&PIs).
The Bay Area has one of the largest growing A&PI populations in the country yet few culturally appropriate HIV services exist. This gap is coupled with the need for increased leadership & acceptance around HIV & sexuality within the A&PI community.
About FLARE
In 2005, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center received funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health to implement a project of its own design called FLARE to address the challenges listed above.
FLARE stands for Fostering Leadership for Asians & Pacific Islanders through Research & Evaluation. The project’s vision was to increase access and utilization of HIV services among Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities by strengthening the capacity of A&PI-serving organizations in three Bay Area counties—Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.
Through community organizing, building leadership, data gathering and technical assistance, FLARE aimed to increase local agencies’ capacity to provide culturally competent HIV services to A&PI populations, with the ultimate goal of increasing A&PI access to services.
Find out more about the FLARE Project’s successes and lessons learned:
Community Needs Assessment Reports
Evaluation Reports
A&PI Wellness Center continues working with our partners in Santa Clara County through The Sangam Project.
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