Our History
The mission of the Chicago Women's AIDS Project (CWAP) is to address the disparities in health care, prevention and support services for women, youth and communities of color through innovative programs, advocaty and collaboration. CWAP is the only organization in Chicago solely dedicated to providing gender-specific HIV prevention and care services to women at risk.
CWAP has been providing support services for HIV positive women and their families since 1988, when we started the first support group for women in Chicago. Currently, we provide a wide range of support services, including case management, professional therapy, peer-led support groups, children's afterschool subsidies, treatement education, financial assitance, massage and leadership training.
Direct care services are delivered at two full-service sites; our original sites in the Edgewater area and our south side site in the South Shore community.