Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is a nonprofit organization based in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populou ...
, in the United States. Its mission is to prevent HIV infections, to "support and empower" people affected and by
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...
, and to eliminate stigma associated with the disease. Founded in 1983 and incorporated two years later, CAP is the "oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy" in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
In 2017,
Prism Health opened as an extension of CAP.
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Cascade AIDS Project (CAP)at
Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades ...
(University Studies: Senior Capstone)
Steve Duin blog: The Cascade AIDS Project respondsby Steven Duin (March 26, 2014), ''
The Oregonian
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1983 establishments in Oregon
Charities based in Oregon
HIV/AIDS organizations in the United States
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