{"id":43215,"date":"2023-11-30T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/fred-says-announces-annual-giving-on-world-aids-day-22185011"},"modified":"2023-11-30T09:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:00:09","slug":"fred-says-announces-annual-giving-on-world-aids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/lifestyle\/fred-says-announces-annual-giving-on-world-aids-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Says Announces Annual Giving on World AIDS Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n
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\n CHICAGO, November 30, 2023 (Newswire.com)\n -\n <\/strong>On Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, Fred Says<\/a> announced it is giving nearly $200,000 to youth-serving organizations in the United States and around the world.<\/p>\n

Fred Says was founded in 2012 by Dr. Robert Garofalo and named after his dog Fred. The 501(c)(3) non-profit supports domestic and international organizations that serve LGBTQ youth and young people living with and\/or impacted by HIV. <\/p>\n

Dr. Garofalo is the Chief of the Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a> in Chicago and a Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University\u2019s Feinberg School of Medicine<\/a>. He adopted Fred following his own cancer and HIV diagnosis and created the non-profit to honor the joy, peace, and healing Fred brought to his life. <\/p>\n

In 2023, Fred Says celebrated its 10th year of giving. To date, the organization has raised and distributed $1 million to support adolescents and young adults affected by HIV. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really rather amazing that on World AIDS Day, this little grassroots charity will celebrate a decade of charitable giving,\u201d said Garofalo. \u201cI hope these monies will help organizations provide the care and services that young people need to thrive and live their best authentic lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

In sum, $190,000 will be gifted to 13 youth-serving organizations to support pet therapy and adoption programs, specialized mental health and drop-in services, transportation and housing assistance, peer-led support for HIV+ youth, and the development of educational materials about sexual health, wellness, and HIV-prevention, with an emphasis on minoritized transgender youth, their parents, and caregivers. <\/p>\n

The 2023 Fred Says award recipients are:<\/p>\n