Towards Tomorrow
BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER
In order to maintain our relevance in the community, CAP has invested significant resources in planning for its future. Community needs are changing, and CAP is evolving to meet these needs. While HIV remains a critical health concern in Oregon and nationwide, improved treatment has made it a manageable chronic condition. At the same time, the LGBTQ community continues to face a range of serious health problems beyond HIV; recent studies document stark health disparities relative to the general population. Recognizing the powerful correlation between health inequities and such factors as race, ethnicity, sexual identity, gender and more, CAP has drafted and adopted a series of measures intended to improve the health of our entire community across all of existing and new program areas.
Strategic Plan
The battle against HIV is at a critical crossroads: At a time when research has brought us ever closer to ending the disease, public awareness of HIV has been sliding, thereby eroding support for those organizations that must keep fighting as we get closer to the finish. At the same time, the healthcare world is in tremendous flux, contributing both challenges and opportunities to the landscape in which AIDS Service Organizations work. As Oregon’s oldest and largest ASO, CAP will be vital to the success of the fight against HIV in Oregon, yet is not immune to this challenging set of rapidly changing circumstances.
CAP’s Racial Equity Statement
CAP is committed to health and social equity for people of all races and ethnicities. CAP recognizes that it is our responsibility to proactively address the racial disparities in our community. This means not only providing culturally appropriate outreach and services, but also making intentional efforts to meet the specific needs of people of color infected by or at high risk of contracting HIV. Read the full racial equity statement below.
Prism Health Expansion Business Plan
Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) has evolved from its early days as an AIDS service organization into an innovative and equity-centered healthcare and social services agency that opens its doors wider each year. Our internal racial equity and social justice work has led us to focus more explicitly on addressing the needs of people of color and their intersections with the LGBTQ+ community. We are continuing to grow and expand our Prism Health business, and we remain fully committed to serving all those in need of compassionate care, especially those in the BIPOC community (Black, Indigenous, and people of color).
Health Equity Plan
The plan sets five strategic imperatives to frame CAP’s work over the next two years. These imperatives inform the agency’s organizational culture, program alignment, evaluation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. CAP’s role in health equity is to provide low-barrier, culturally-affirming services to increase access to care, build coalitions across sectors, empower communities and advocate for systemic change.