The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS believes an essential element of fighting HIV/AIDS and and promoting health is mobilizing and empowering community leaders across the United States. Among the programs we have that address that goal are Capacity Building Assistance projects, our Communities of Color Faith Initiative and our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative.

(For more information on these programs, visit the Mobilizing and Empowering Community Leaders” page on this web site.)

NBLCA also has served as consultant on HIV/AIDS and public health issues or formed partnerships with a number of organizations. Among them are the Congressional Black Caucus, the National Association of Black Social Workers, the National Caucus of Black State Legislators and the National Baptist Ministers’ Convention.  We have served as an adviser on HIV/AIDS-related issues to the United Nations and to the nations of Gabon, Central African Republic, Uganda and the Bahamas, among others.

(For more information on these programs, visit the “Forming Partnerships and Leveraging Strengths” page on this web site.)

NBLCA has served thousands of organizations and institutions through community development, technical assistance and formulation of public policy; helped to raise billions in federal funding for HIV/AIDS and public health-related direct service organizations serving communities of African descent; and created the first programs for Black clergy to strategically address problems caused by HIV and AIDS.