African American HIV/AIDS Program

About Our Program
Fundamentals includes the most up-to-date information about the impact of HIV and AIDS in African American communities. It provides culturally specific activity options, and emphasizes encouraging HIV prevention behavior. Red Cross trained instructors use interactive activities to help make community sessions culturally relevant.

The American Red Cross African American HIV/AIDS Program was developed under the leadership of African American paid and volunteer staff of the Red Cross working in partnership with the National Urban League. The revision of the program provides new educational strategies and guidance for facilitating skill-building activities to encourage and support prevention behaviors.

We train instructors to conduct factually accurate, nonjudgmental, culturally appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention sessions that promote self-protective behaviors. Red Cross chapters collaborate with other organizations to deliver these sessions in classrooms, places of worship, community centers, and wherever young people gather.