1media/HH S2B1F5_thumb.jpg2021-05-13T14:23:30-05:00Megan Keller Young2e72a529e58eee72bb9ae4f1e37365aa654232ca192The Elton John AIDS Foundation was one of many financial supporters of Horizon Hospice's work with people with AIDS.plain2021-05-13T15:06:42-05:00Horizon Hospice records, MSHORI19, Series 2, Box 1, Folder 5, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Illinois Chicago.1996Megan Keller Young2e72a529e58eee72bb9ae4f1e37365aa654232ca
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12020-10-27T13:37:47-05:00Treating people with AIDS35plain36792021-06-17T13:43:35-05:00The AIDS crisis began in Horizon’s early years of operation. People with AIDS quickly became a large portion of the organization's patient base. Despite the fear and confusion surrounding HIV and AIDS at that time, the hospice rapidly organized in support of Chicagoans facing AIDS, understanding that their strategy needed to support adults and children. Its fundraising began to target the specific needs of people with HIV and AIDS, which ranged from nursing support and meals to finding housing. The hospice also built partnerships with other local agencies who could help or were already working with AIDS patients.
Horizon Hospice partnered with Chicago House in the early 1990s, creating facilities where people with AIDS could get housing and treatment. Chicago House is an organization primarily focused on care for people with HIV/AIDS.
This section contains brochures from Horizon Hospice and Chicago House, as well as meeting agendas and notes from the hospice's meeting on how best to reach this demographic.
