SAAF's HISTORY

In 1985, a few concerned citizens decided to make a difference in this community's response to AIDS: they formed the Tucson AIDS Project (TAP), followed shortly by the Shanti Foundation. In 1987, a group of people living with HIV/AIDS incorporated their grassroots advocacy efforts into the People with AIDS Coalition of Tucson, PACT for Life. Thousands have joined over the years in a community effort to meet the many challenges HIV/AIDS presents for Southern Arizona...(more)