"Philadelphia AIDS Walk 2023 Shatters Fundraising Goal with $200,000 Raised"

Maurine Taylor Ford, an AIDS activist, has been fighting against the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS for over four decades. Despite her parents' disapproval, she began volunteering at an AIDS center as a teenager and continued her advocacy work throughout her life. Ford's dedication to the cause was further fueled when her first husband contracted HIV. She recently participated in the 37th Annual AIDS Walk Philly, which raised $200,000 for the AIDS Fund to support individuals living with HIV, particularly in terms of safe housing. With over 27,000 people living with HIV in Greater Philadelphia, Ford believes there is still much work to be done.