Due to the inclement weather, FFC will be closed today – February 10, 2010. ALL clinics are cancelled. Staff will be in touch with all clients shortly to reschedule. There are a number of reported accidents in the area. If you don’t have to venture out, please don’t. Stay warm and safe.
FFC wishes to thank the Gay Community Center of Richmond (GCCR) for a recent $10,000 grant which we will use to support our 10-in-10 initiative. 10-in-10 refers specifically to our aim of increasing the number of available appointment slots we are able to make available in FY10 by 10%—from 6,800 in FY09 to approximately 7,500. Thank [...]
Fan Free Clinic (FFC) is pleased to announce a commitment from the Richmond Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for year 2 of its Pink Ticket Project. Comprised of off-site education and outreach initiatives as well as on-site, free-of-charge breast cancer screening clinics, this project aims to ensure that an increasing number of [...]
In recognition of World AIDS Day on December 1st, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will hold a special service entitled A Service of Light: Hope, Inspire, Encourage at 7:00PM. St. Mark’s is located at 520 N. Boulevard.
All are welcome.
Join the ladies of Cherry Bomb on Sunday, December 6th, from 12:00PM – 6:00PM for Holiday Rock & Shop benefitting Fan Free Clinic and Gallery 5. Local artists and vendors will have great items for sale; the ladies of Cherry Bomb will be providing music all day. Here’s an opportunity to find holiday gifts, have [...]
On Wednesday, November 3rd, FFC’s Health Education and Outreach team conducted an HIV testing event at the University of Richmond. Fifty-three (53) tests were performed… providing fifty-three opportunities to chat with young adults about caring for themselves and their peers. Thank you, U of R, for welcoming us to your campus!
Fan Free Clinic will partner with Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday, October 21st, to provide HIV rapid testing. Testing will be offered at the VCU Wellness Resource Center from 11:00AM to 3:00PM.
We’re particularly excited because, although we have been invited in the past by VCU student organizations to provide HIV testing, we have never officially [...]
Fan Free Clinic (FFC) is delighted to announce that it has received accreditation from the Virginia Association of Free Clinics (VAFC). FFC was the first free clinic established in Virginia—and now is among the first free clinics in the state to receive accreditation. The Virginia Health Care Foundation provided funding to the VAFC for the adoption [...]
Today, we discovered that we’ve been included in an online article at fastcompany.com which names FFC as one of five up-and-coming nonprofits to watch on Twitter! How cool is that? Our tweets and Facebook postings represent new territory for us . . . but we’re charging ahead—and apparently getting noticed! You can follow us on [...]
FFC and the Virginia Department of Health are hoping to gain insight into the lives of young, African-American men who have sex with men (MSM). If you are ages 16-24 and African American and gay, bisexual, or DL, we’d like to hear from you. Please take a moment and respond to a survey which can [...]