Thank you to our Quilt partners for hosting this statewide display. Click on the organization name to visit its display or scroll down to view all the Quilt displays. Each Quilt display has the corresponding block numbers and the thumbnail images can be enlarged by clicking on them for a closer look at the details of the panels. A curated story is provided by each Quilt host, linking to their organization website to learn more about their work in the community. See the full list of displays by state and territory.
Display Hosts: Pennsylvania State University • Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania • University of Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine • AIDS Resource Alliance • Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation
• Family Service Association of Bucks County
Display Host: The Pennsylvania State University - Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity - The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (CSGD) at Penn State provides a comprehensive range of education, information, and advocacy services to students, faculty, staff, and alumni across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We work to create and maintain an open, safer, and inclusive environment honoring gender and sexual diversity. Through educational, social, and supportive programming, the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity strives to serve the entire Penn State community. Through this year’s panel selections, we continue to honor and hold those across our Penn State communities as they have and continue to navigate HIV and AIDS.
Display Host: Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania - The Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania (FHCP) has been supporting and coordinating public health service networks in the central region of the state for over 45 years. In the 1980s, the organization recognized that it could play an important role in ensuring that people with HIV could access the medical and supportive series they needed. FHCCP initially received Ryan White funding in 1990, the first year of the program, and has continued to coordinate care, supportive services, prevention, and housing programs for people with HIV in a 14-county region. As improvements in treatment led to changes in the needs of people with HIV, FHCCP has increasingly focused on supporting wellness and quality of life through a more holistic and patient-centered approach to services.
Display Host: University of Pennsylvania LGBT Center, Penn Med Pride, Penn Medicine Program for LGBT Health, Penn Wellness &
Penn Center for AIDS Research Community Advisory Board - Working solo and in concert, we strive to improve the health and knowledge of the Penn community and Philadelphia around LGBTQ+ issues and HIV/AIDS. This is accomplished through informal and formal education, direct medical and social services, and advising researchers and policymakers on campus and across the country. We are proud to host the AIDS Memorial Quilt in 2020, a time when just under 20,000 Philadelphians – including members of the Penn community -- are living with HIV and are disproportionately Black, Latinx, and/or transgender. As we view the AIDS Memorial Quilt this World AIDS Day, we remember those who have passed and we are emboldened to continue our work to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Display Host: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - The mission of the LGBTQIA+ Council, at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia, is to foster understanding of the LGBTQIA+ community and their health needs, with an additional goal of integrating those concepts into campus culture. We achieve this by providing information on professional development opportunities, successful clinical/personal practices, and by providing a support network of persons of all identities as they advocate for all students, whether LGBTQIA-identifying or not. One specific objective of the Council is to identify resources to promote and integrate educational events intended to enhance and celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. By hosting the Virtual Memorial AIDS Quilt, we hope to honor the lives of people who have died from AIDS, continue to educate our campus community, de-stigmatize HIV and AIDS, and continue to break the silence for the HIV and AIDS community.
Display Host: AIDS Resource Alliance - AIDS Resource Alliance, headquartered in Williamsport, PA, has been providing essential services to central Pennsylvanians living with HIV for over thirty years. In addition to serving our friends and neighbors living with HIV, the community is served by a robust prevention program, including free testing, safer sex tools, and education. Participating in the Virtual AIDS Memorial Quilt allows us to remember our friends and family lost to HIV/AIDS, and inspires us to continue to fight until there are no more deaths from HIV/AIDS.
Display Host: Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation - The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation (WPCNHF) is a nonprofit consumer advocacy and service organization founded in the 1950’s and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1976. WPCNHF strives to enrich the lives of those with bleeding disorders in Western Pennsylvania and respond to the needs of the community in a dynamic environment. WPCNHF serves families with bleeding disorders in 26 counties of Western Pennsylvania. Membership is free for anyone diagnosed with a bleeding disorder. We advocate for the bleeding disorders community, provide patient assistance to our members, and hold a variety of educational and social events at no cost to our members. We lovingly remember hemophilia family members who are no longer with us.
Display Host: Family Service Association of Bucks County - Family Service Association of Bucks County is a nonprofit community-based social service organization located in Langhorne, PA. With over 65 years of service to those most in need including individuals living with HIV, Family Service gains it strength from solid collaborations with other local nonprofits including FACT (Fighting AIDS Continuously Together) who generously sponsored our participation in this event. We are honored, humbled, and deeply moved to share these selected visual tributes to loved ones whose lives have been lost to HIV/AIDS. Let no one ever be forgotten – especially those who died lonely and without someone to remember them. May we finally reach a point where we end the HIV epidemic. Peace and comfort to all.
INTERACTIVE AIDS QUILT
Search the AIDS Memorial Quilt, view each panel, search for a friend or loved one and share
your story through our social media channels - learn more
HISTORY OF THE QUILT
Conceived in 1985 by long-time San Francisco gay rights activist Cleve Jones - learn more
REFLECTIONS FROM CLEVE
Conceived in 1985 by long-time San Francisco gay rights activist Cleve Jones- watch the video
2020/40 STORIES
Memories of individuals who died of AIDS, stories of survivors and caregivers and advocates, and the broader story of the AIDS epidemic - learn more
SUPPORT THE MEMORIAL
Our vision is that never again will a community be harmed because of fear, silence, discrimination, or stigma. - Donate now
WORLD AIDS DAY
Powerful voices from AIDS and Covid-19 pandemics. Remembering lost loved ones and celebrating their lives - event details