Formation 1979 Website Mazzoni Center Founded 1979 | Legal status Non-profit | |
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Purpose Provide LGBT-focused health & wellness services. Similar Philadelphia FIGHT, Delaware Valley Legacy F, National Immigration Forum, Coalition for Humane I, National Center for Transgen Profiles | ||
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Mazzoni Center is a health care provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
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Mission
To provide quality comprehensive health and wellness services in an LGBT-focused environment, while preserving the dignity and improving the quality of life of the individuals we serve.
History
Founded in 1979, the Mazzoni Center was originally known as the Philadelphia Community Health Alternatives (PCHA). The health agency was organized to provide healthcare for Philadelphia's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
PCHA was founded just two years before the HIV & AIDS epidemic was first recognized. It quickly organized the Philadelphia AIDS Task Force (PATF), which became the first [AIDS service organization] in Pennsylvania. Today, the Mazzoni Center is the oldest HIV service provider in the state.