Become a 2026
HIV & Faith Ambassador
Join a national cohort equipping faith and community leaders to advance healing, justice, and public health.
June–October 2026 | Stipend Included | Applications Now Open
Program Benefits
What You’ll Experience
Faith & Public Health Integration: Participants will engage with frameworks that integrate theology, public health, and community wellness.
Theological Reckoning: The cohort will critically examine harmful theological narratives and their impact on public health, with a particular focus on the Black faith communities.
Collaborative Project: As a culminating experience, participants will co-create a collective project. In addition to co-authoring a manuscript that will be published.
Training & Knowledge Exchange: Interactive sessions led by scholars, healthcare practitioners, and grassroots leaders will equip participants with tools for advocacy and education.
Program Overview
What to Expect
The 2026 HIV Faith Ambassadors Cohort will bring together ten faith leaders – who are committed to advancing education, awareness, and advocacy surrounding HIV within Black faith (and interfaith) communities. This initiative invites participants into a sacred and strategic space to wrestle with complex realities, reimagine faith-rooted responses, and re-story the ongoing HIV/AIDS narrative.Grounded in a healing-centered, faith-based approach, this cohort will explore how theological frameworks have historically contributed to stigma and how those narratives can be re-examined and transformed. Participants will be trained by leading scholars, medical professionals, and community-based health advocates to deepen their understanding and leadership in this critical area.
Learning Outcomes
What You'll Gain
Participants will:
Demonstrate increased knowledge of HIV as a public health issue and its impact on Black communities.
Critically engage theological narratives and explore their intersections with HIV-related stigma.
Design and implement faith-based HIV awareness and advocacy strategies.
Collaborate on a shared cohort project that contributes to broader public discourse.