FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Big Bend Cares Honored with Sustainability and Systems Impact Award for SURE Housing Program National recognition highlights team stability, data-driven leadership, and successful pursuit of new housing funding for people living with HIV TALLAHASSEE, FL – July 22, 2026 – Big Bend Cares (BBC) has been recognized with the Sustainability and Systems…
Overview Big Bend Cares seeks proposals from qualified consultants or consulting teams to conduct a feasibility study and strategic implementation analysis to inform the deployment of funding received through the Day 1 Families Fund. The Day 1 Families Fund supports innovative solutions to family homelessness, with an emphasis on providing housing together with supportive services…
Care Point Health & Wellness, a leading provider of comprehensive, patient-centered care in the Big Bend region, is pleased to announce that Allison Moore, D.O., M.P.H., will join the organization as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective March 30, 2026. A Tallahassee native, Dr. Moore grew up in the community and graduated from high school locally,…
From stateline.org: Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent access to lifesaving medications. Many factors are putting budget constraints on state programs, including federal funding — which has remained flat for years and hasn’t…
From wtxl.com: More than 16,000 Floridians could lose access to life-saving HIV medications under new state rules. NORTHWEST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — AIDS Healthcare Foundation has filed a legal challenge against the Florida Department of Health over changes that could cut thousands off HIV treatment funding. Changes to ADAP could impact more than 16,000 Floridians living…
From Positively Aware: With changes coming March 1, thousands could no longer qualify under tighter income requirements; Biktarvy being dropped in favor of generic drugs Sudden changes announced by the Florida Department of Health (DOH) could leave thousands of Floridians living with HIV scrambling to find new medications and another way to pay for their health…
Big Bend Cares to Expand Support for Tallahassee Families Experiencing Homelessness with $5 Million Grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos 32 organizations across the U.S. receive a total of $102.5 million from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to connect families with housing and hope TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – (December 1, 2025): Big Bend Cares,…
From the Tallahassee Democrat: In 2025, HIV is no longer a death sentence, but that wasn’t the case when Big Bend Cares began this work 40 years ago in 1985. Thanks to medical advances and comprehensive care, people living with HIV can live long, healthy lives. Yet here in our community, HIV/AIDS remains a significant…
Overview Big Bend Cares (BBC), a nonprofit AIDS Service Organization serving the 8-county Big Bend Region, seeks proposals to assist the organization with developing a comprehensive, 3-year Strategic Plan in collaboration with the Board of Directors and Staff. Introduction of Big Bend Cares Our Mission To advance community wellness for all by providing comprehensive care…
From the Tallahassee Democrat: Big Bend Cares began at a time when fear and stigma latched on to a vicious disease that bore the misnomer as “the gay man’s disease.” The AIDS epidemic stole the lives of more than 100,000 U.S. residents in the 1980s and deaths soared to nearly half a million by the…