Cascade AIDS Project

Cascade AIDS Project
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Founded	1983 (1983)
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States

Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Its mission is to prevent HIV infections, to "support and empower" people affected and by HIV/AIDS, and to eliminate stigma associated with the disease. Founded in 1983 and incorporated two years later, CAP is the "oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy" in Oregon and Southwest Washington.^[1]

References

↑ "CAP's History". Cascade AIDS Project. Retrieved June 21, 2014.

External links

Media related to Cascade AIDS Project at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) at Portland State University (University Studies: Senior Capstone)
Steve Duin blog: The Cascade AIDS Project responds by Steven Duin (March 26, 2014), The Oregonian

LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon

Establishments	Casey's CC Slaughters Club Portland (1987–2007) Dirty Duck Eagle Portland Egyptian Club (1995–2010) Embers Avenue (1970s – present) Escape Nightclub Hawks PDX Hobo's Joq's Red Cap Garage (1987–2012) Scandals Silverado Stag PDX (2015 – present) Starky's Steam Portland (2003 – present) Three Sisters Tavern (1964–2004)

Events	Blow Pony (2007 – present) Hands Across Hawthorne (2011) La Femme Magnifique International Pageant Peacock in the Park (1987–2005; 2014 – present)

History	Burnside Triangle Portland vice scandal (1912)

Organizations	Cascade AIDS Project Portland Gay Men's Chorus Portland Lesbian Choir Pride Northwest Q Center Second Foundation

Publications	Just Out (1983–2011; 2012–2013) PQ Monthly (2012 – present)

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