Held for the past 40 years, the Walk & 5K to End HIV is Whitman-Walker's signature fundraiser that calls on community members to lace up their shoes and walk or run to support our mission of providing dependable, high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health care to those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The Walk symbolizes our continued efforts to find a cure for HIV and to stop the stigma surrounding HIV.
Recruit your friends and family to raise funds to help us honor those we have lost, cheer on our HIV survivors, and come together to imagine a world with a cure for HIV.
We invite you to be one of the 1,000+ walkers and runners gathered in Anacostia Park to celebrate this amazing achievement.
About Whitman-Walker
For over fifty years, Whitman-Walker has been a leader locally and nationally as a first responder and care-provider for those living with HIV; a leader in LGBTQ+ care and advocacy; a research center working to discover breakthroughs in HIV treatment and prevention science; and a trusted partner in times of crisis whether it be the AIDS epidemic or the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whitman-Walker envisions a society where all people are seen for who they are and treated with dignity and respect. Through care, advocacy, research, and education, the organization strives to ensure all persons can live healthily and love openly and feel true inclusion in all aspects of their lives.
Here is a highlight of some of the work we are doing:
- We currently have more than 2,500 participants in 40+ active research studies.
- Whitman-Walker's Community Health and Medical teams provide 1/3 of all HIV-positive care and 1/3 of prevention care in DC including our nationally regarded PrEP clinic.
- Whitman-Walker provides services and support to one of the country's largest transgender and gender expansive cohorts in the county.
- Our Legal Services team offers over 1,500 free legal consults to clients who may be seeking asylum because of who they are.
- We provide more than 3,000 Free HIV tests at our SMART Clinic each year.
At Whitman-Walker - we see patients but we see people first. 
