Our Mission
Our mission is to advance and protect the rights, dignity, and health of people living with HIV/AIDS in the Bay Area.
We accomplish this through direct legal representation by one of our Staff attorneys, by careful placement of clients with one of our 500 volunteer Panel attorneys, and by connecting our clients to non-legal service providers to secure other vital resources.
Every year, we help thousands of clients stay in their homes, gain access to healthcare, become legal citizens, improve their finances, and connect to other community services. By addressing their legal problems, ALRP seeks to improve our clients’ health and well-being.
Our clients
80%
live on an income of $30,000 or less
56%
live on an income of $15,000 or less
64%
are over age 50 at intake
59%
identify as people of color
81%
identify as LGBTQ+
92%
are satisfied with ALRP's services
We are also an anchor partner in San Francisco’s unique model of helping people living with HIV and ending the epidemic.
This approach consists of a tight network of groups with expertise in specific areas related to HIV, such as medical and mental health care, treatment for substance use disorders, HIV prevention education, and benefits eligibility—and legal assistance.
The results of this wraparound approach have been stunning: in nearly every measurable way, the city is doing better at addressing HIV than any other place else in the nation.