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Harbor to the Bay Beneficiaries include The Fenway Community Health Center, AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, Community Research Initiative of New England (CRI), and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts.
H2B believes the funds donated to HIV/AIDS care organizations should be used selectively and wisely. Therefore, H2B's directors and core volunteers have interviewed and chosen our beneficiaries based on the following objective and subjective criteria:
- Direct client support and care
- Number of clients and communities served
- Accessibility for women and minorities
- Successful years in operation
- Fiscal responsibility
- Mission and intent
- Access to newly developed treatments
- Personal testimonials from actual patients
The participants and supporters of H2B take great pride in knowing their hard-earned funds are directly impacting people living with HIV/AIDS, and the organizations who serve them. H2B also takes pride in not charging our beneficiaries any fees for receiving the support of our riders, crewmembers, and volunteers.
Our beneficiaries are New England’s recognized leaders in HIV/AIDS care and are strongly supported by the HIV/AIDS community and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) community. These beneficiaries exhibit the responsibility, accessibility, reach, and tenacity needed to have a major impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
 FENWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH
Fenway Community Health has been serving the diverse neighborhood of Fenway and greater Boston since 1972 with primary medical care. In the early 1980’s, after diagnosing the first cases of HIV in New England, Fenway became an international leader in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Today, Fenway is the largest provider of free confidential HIV testing in New England. Fenway currently cares for more than 1100 people living with HIV.
Fenway is the largest provider of HIV and AIDS medical care in New England. A variety of programs provide accurate, up-to-date information on HIV and AIDS. Prevention programs focus on helping HIV-negative individuals stay healthy while also dealing with the emotional impact that HIV has on the individual, family, friends, and community. Other programs help HIV-positive clients, their loved ones, and caregivers deal with the medical, social, financial, and legal aspects of HIV and AIDS.
The mission of Fenway Community Health is to enhance the physical and mental health of its community, which includes those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, the people who live and work in our neighborhood, and beyond. Fenway provides high quality, comprehensive health care in a welcoming environment. The health center seeks to improve the overall health of the larger community, locally and nationally, through education and training, policy and advocacy, and research and evaluation.
Learn more at http://www.fenwayhealth.org
 AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD
Founded in 1983, AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) is the sole HIV/AIDS organization serving Cape Cod’s communities. A grass roots consortium of community leaders and volunteers, ASGCC conducts community outreach and prevention campaigns, offers numerous HIV/AIDS services, and hosts events designed to improve HIV/AIDS care.
ASGCC operates a variety of programs; including mental health services, case management, access to state and federal housing programs, and transportation to Boston medical centers. ASGCC manages offices on the mid-Cape and upper-Cape, and the Foley House, the Cape's first housing facility for people living with AIDS. Today, ASGCC is the lead agency for the Tri-County AIDS Consortium (under the Ryan White Care Act Title II), which includes all of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.
The mission of the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod is to maintain and enhance the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. ASGCC provides health education and prevention information via timely and accurate information about STD's, HIV and AIDS. The services and outreach will be consumer driven and family centered, however family is defined.
Learn more at http://www.asgcc.org
 COMMUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE OF NEW ENGLAND
Community Research Initiative (CRI) is an independent, nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to leading the way in HIV/AIDS clinical research, ensuring access to life-saving medications and providing financial assistance for approved drug treatments and health insurance coverage for those in need.
Since 1989, CRI has participated in some of the most promising HIV/AIDS medication research being conducted anywhere in the world. Through its continued outreach efforts, CRI provides the latest treatment information to people living with HIV/AIDS including women, people of color and others who have been traditionally underserved. Through its efficient and comprehensive management of the Massachusetts HIV Drug Assistance Program (HDAP), CRI provides access to medications and health insurance coverage to over 4,000 of the state’s most needy individuals.
From offices in Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts, CRI has produced critical research and drug testing data that has contributed to the FDA approval of nearly all of the currently available HIV treatments. What CRI discovers from its advanced clinical research has the potential to help people all over the world who are living with HIV/AIDS.
Learn more at http://www.crine.org
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AIDS ACTION COMMITTEE
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AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc., (AAC), New England’s first and largest AIDS organization, is dedicated to stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS by preventing new infections and optimizing the health of those already infected.
AAC provides free confidential services to more than 2,500 men and women already living with HIV/AIDS, as well as conducts extensive educational and prevention outreach to those at risk of infection. AAC runs the only statewide AIDS Hotline (1.800.235.2331), Hepatitis Hotline (1.888.443.4372) and Pharmacy Access Hotline (1.800.988.5209). Free and confidential HIV testing and counseling is available at AAC’s downtown Boston location and at its MALE Center in Boston’s South End. AAC also advocates for effective science-based prevention programs.
More information is available at www.aac.org.
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