- Alternative lunch service of bagged lunches will be served on Tuesday, 9/24 from 12-1:30 pm.
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Our Mission
GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.

Testing Center Promotes New Yorkers’ Sexual Health with Thousands of HIV, STI Screenings
GMHC’s Testing Center administered 2,150 HIV tests and 8,000 STI tests to thousands of New Yorkers last year. Behind those numbers are a team of caring counselors educating New Yorkers about their sexual health.

Food, Jobs, Healthcare, Community: A Year of Keeping Clients Strong
Through GMHC’s Specialty Programs Department, clients can access nourishing food, jobs, healthcare, wellness activities – and, most of all, community and hope. The impact is huge: GMHC served over 1,000 clients through these programs last year.
Walk Like An Icon: AIDS Walk New York Returns to Central Park on May 17
GMHC and presenting sponsor ViiV Healthcare expect more than 10,000 walkers for the 41st annual celebration The Grand Marshal tradition returns after a multi-year hiatus April 21, 2026 — On Sunday, May 17, GMHC — the world’s first HIV and AIDS service organization — will host one of New York
Walk Like an Icon with Maureen McNamara
She has strutted her stuff for the cause in every single AIDS Walk New York since 1986 and has the eye-catching swag to prove it.