Local HIV Community Engagement and Advocacy Resources

Resources within Duke

  • Duke CFAR Community Engagement: email Lizzy Knippler (Elizabeth.knippler@duke.edu) for triaging general requests for getting engaged in community work or advocacy
  • CTSI Equity in Research Core: http://www.ctsi.duke.edu/community/center-equity:
    research/equity-research-core for help with:
    • Developing intentional recruitment strategies
    • Deepening awareness of personal, cultural, and system fears and biases
  • Understanding the history of abuse and exploitation in clinical trials and
    medicine
  • Creating inclusive study materials
  • Fostering equitable community engagement
  • Enhancing participant diversity by engaging with special populations

Resources and Organizations outside of Duke (Non-Exhaustive List)

  • North Carolina AIDS Action Network: http://www.ncaan.org to volunteer or donate to help with community outreach, care navigation, and advocacy
  • Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina: https://www.aas-c.org to volunteer or donate to help with prevention, supportive services, and connection to care
  • Triangle Empowerment Center: www.triempowerment.org to volunteer or donate to help with advocacy, awareness, and support for people living with or at risk of HIV
  • CAARE: The Healing Center. www.caare-inc.org to volunteer or donate to help with integrated delivery of health and wellness, education, counseling, treatment, and case management for people living with HIV and others in the community
  • LGBTQ+ Center of Durham: www.lgbtqcenterofdurham.org to volunteer or donate to help provide advocacy and services to LGBTQ+ individuals in Durham
  • El Centro Hispano: www.elcentronc.org to volunteer or donate to help provide advocacy and services to Latinx individuals in Durham