Black/Latinx AIDS
Project at UCLA
The Black/Latinx AIDS Project (BLAIDS) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a community service project created by the organization Latinx/Chicanxs for Community Medicine (LCCM) in 1991 as a response of the increasing HIV/AIDS diagnosis within the Black and Latino community in Los Angeles area. BLAIDS was initiated by a group of students who saw the urge to help educate youths about HIV/AIDS, STDs/STIs, and teen pregnancy as well as advocate and stop stigma surrounding these concurrent issues.
As a community service project, BLAIDS collaborates with community partners to ensure individuals in the community are well informed about sexual and reproductive health.​ BLAIDS prides itself by being one of the few organizations in UCLA that promotes education and outreach on topics pertaining to sex and women's health to black and brown communities.
Our Mission
Our mission is to advocate for brown and black communities through informing our community about sexual health and reproductive health. BLAIDS hopes to educate youths in the community about sexually transmitted diseases and infections, HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancies, and women's health. Through outreach and education, BLAIDS envisions a future where youths are well informed to make critical choices about their overall health. BLAIDS is committed towards providing sexual and reproductive resources to UCLA students, youths in the community, and fellow members.
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Sexual and reproductive health resources and education are limited in Black and Latinx communities. As a result, BLAIDS targets to open conversations about the importance of breaking down stigma and having vital conversations about sexual and reproductive health.
Get Involved
Community
Service
Members will have the opportunity to work directly with youths in Los Angeles and gain experience in public health with sexual and reproductive health education.
Leadership
Volunteers are able to co-lead events, apply for leadership internships, as well as gain insight on what it's like to be a Project Director for BLAIDS.
Networking
Through working with community partners throughout Los Angeles, embers will have the opportunity to network with related organizations, other students, and even health care providers.
