Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is a nonprofit organization based in

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, in the United States. Its mission is to prevent HIV infections, to "support and empower" people affected and by

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

, and to eliminate stigma associated with the disease. Founded in 1983 and incorporated two years later, CAP is the "oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy" in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In 2017, Prism Health opened as an extension of CAP.

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