The AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance (ALFA) is an AIDS Service Organization committed to improve/maintain the health status of persons living with HIV.

Our Mission

To improve the lives and health of those affected by HIV/AIDS while preventing transmission through education and testing.

Our Vision

To be the most effective HIV/AIDS resource to all people in the ALFA service area.

Goals

• Achieve early detection and care through HIV/STD counseling, testing and referral
• Engage in targeted prevention efforts with persons who are at high risk for HIV infection and people living with HIV/AIDS to reduce secondary infections
• Get individuals who are newly diagnosed as HIV positive into medical care quickly
• Keep clients in medical care

ALFA is a United Way agency and serves the Appalachian Mountains and foothills of rural Northwestern North Carolina: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Lincoln, Watauga and Wilkes counties.

ALFA’s lead partner in providing comprehensive care for clients is the regional HIV medical clinic, Fairgrove Primary Health, a department of Catawba Valley Medical Center.