Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention

What Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention does

The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) is a charitable non-profit organization founded in 1989 and headquartered at 550 Queen Street East in Toronto, Ontario. It is self-described as Canada's largest Black-specific AIDS service organization, providing HIV/AIDS prevention, harm reduction, and support services to African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Programs include community and MSM outreach, harm reduction (with distribution of safer injection kits, safer smoking kits, and condoms), prevention education, HIV testing and counseling (including the GetaKit self-testing program), refugee settlement support, women's peer support, the Circle of Care collaborative, and an Intake Program. The organization's stated operating rationale is grounded in a documented disparity: approximately 1 in 5 people living with HIV in Ontario are ACB, despite this group representing only 1 in 20 of Ontario's overall population.

Black CAP's technology footprint is modest and service-oriented rather than platform-native. Its core digital assets are the GetaKit website (getakit.ca/blackcap), which enables eligible ACB gbMSM individuals to order free HIV self-test kits for home delivery, and the Connected to Care portal (bcapconnects.com), which maps culturally relevant ACB resources across the GTA. Distribution is primarily community-led: outreach at events (Pride, Caribana, Afrofest, World AIDS Day), bathhouse and club outreach, street outreach in downtown Toronto, Scarborough, and Rexdale, plus a referral network of 25+ partner organizations including ACCHO, ACT, PASAN, PWA, Casey House, Fife House, and Toronto Public Health.

The organization operates on a grant-funded model with approximately $1.2 million in annual funding drawn from a diversified but concentrated set of government and foundation sources, including the Ontario Ministry of Health (AIDS Bureau), the Public Health Agency of Canada (AIDS Community Action Program), the Ontario Trillium Foundation, MAC AIDS Fund, the City of Toronto (Toronto Urban Health Fund), and immigration-related federal and provincial ministries. Corporate sponsors include ViiV Healthcare and PwC; individual donations support the Emergency Financial Assistance program (~$10K disbursed annually). All services are provided free of charge to clients. The organization has 29 employees and is governed by a volunteer Transitional Board of Directors established in 2024 to address prior governance concerns, with Elizabeth Mutinda appointed permanent Executive Director in September 2025.

Name

Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention

Legal name

Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention

Website

https://blackcap.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) is a Toronto-based charitable non-profit, founded in 1989, that delivers HIV/AIDS prevention, harm reduction, and support services to African, Caribbean, and Black communities across the Greater Toronto Area, funded primarily by Canadian government and foundation grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community HIV/AIDS Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Assistance (624), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC), Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS prevention services
• Harm reduction programs
• Community health outreach
• AIDS service organization
• Settlement support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and Foundation Funding: Black CAP receives approximately $1.2 million in annual funding from government and foundation funders. Major funders include the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (AIDS Bureau), Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, City of Toronto (Toronto Urban Health Fund), Public Health Agency of Canada (AIDS Community Action Program), Ontario Trillium Foundation, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and MAC AIDS Fund.
2. Corporate and Community Sponsorship: Black CAP depends on corporate and community sponsors including ViiV and PwC for program support and funding.
3. Individual Donations and Emergency Financial Assistance: Donor dollars allow Black CAP to support program areas that government funders do not typically cover. The Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) Program provides financial support to people living with HIV/AIDS at moments of financial hardship, supporting costs such as utility bills, treatment costs, transportation, and immigration expenses. Black CAP provides approximately $10K annually in EFA support to clients.
4. Kits For A Cause Program: Corporate and group volunteering program where companies and organizations can host kit packing events to assemble care kits for homeless and families in need. This generates both in-kind contributions and potential revenue for the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) is a charitable non-profit community organization delivering HIV/AIDS prevention, harm reduction, and support services specifically for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Toronto. Core offerings include community outreach, MSM outreach, harm reduction (safer injection and smoking kit distribution), prevention education, intake, refugee settlement support, women's peer support, Circle of Care programming, HIV testing (including GetaKit self-testing), workshops, and emergency financial assistance — all provided free of charge to clients.

Product overview

Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) operates as a community-based AIDS service organization offering a comprehensive suite of prevention, support, and harm reduction services for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Toronto. The organization provides a portfolio of programs including community outreach, MSM outreach, harm reduction (with safer smoking/injection kit distribution), prevention education, HIV testing (including the GetaKit self-testing program), and settlement support. Client-facing digital platforms include the Connected to Care portal and GetaKit website. Support services span intake, counseling, peer support (including women's peer support), and the Circle of Care consortium. The organization also provides educational workshops, HIV disclosure legal information, and emergency financial assistance. Core services are funded by various government agencies and delivered through partnerships with community organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GetaKit by Black CAP: An HIV self-testing program which seeks to increase HIV testing and frequency of testing for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) gay, bisexual, transmasculine identified individuals and men who have sex with men (gbMSM), providing free HIV self-test kits delivered to participants' home or address of choice.
• Connected to Care by Black CAP
• Kits For A Cause Program
• Circle of Care Initiative

Products and services

• Community Outreach Program Shares HIV and STI information with African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) heterosexual youth (age 16-29) and adults (age 30+) through community outreach, workshops, and event participation. Targets community members at risk for HIV/AIDS in Toronto.
• MSM Outreach Program Conducts HIV/AIDS and sexual health educational outreach to men who have sex with men (MSM) from African, Caribbean and Black communities, reaching youth (16-29) and adults (30+). Includes bathhouse, club, online, and street outreach; workshops such as Sociallite 411 and Pepper Pot; condom distribution; and referrals to HIV and STI testing.
• Harm Reduction Program Based on harm reduction practices to reduce harms associated with substance use. Distributes safer inhalation kits (Pyrex pipes, metal screens, mouth pieces, condoms, lube) and safer injection kits (tourniquets, cookers, needles, syringes, filters, alcohol swabs), along with biohazard disposal sharp bins. Conducts weekly outreach across downtown Toronto, Scarborough, and Rexdale neighborhoods.
• Prevention Program Builds partnerships to create safe spaces for ACB community members to participate in culturally sensitive dialogue around HIV/AIDS, STI risk, sexual health, and healthy relationships. Focuses on prevention education and community capacity-building.
• Intake Program First step to accessing services at Black CAP, including thorough collection of client information, eligibility determination, and connection to appropriate programs. Serves as the gateway to all of Black CAP's offerings for ACB community members.
• Refugee Settlement Program Supports ACB refugee claimants who are living with HIV/AIDS or from the LGBTQ community with navigating immigration, healthcare, social services, housing, legal matters, employment, and education. Includes refugee hearing preparation, one-on-one counseling, accompaniment to appointments, form/documentation completion, and emergency financial assistance.
• Women's Peer Support Program Recruits and trains HIV-positive women to provide peer-based support to other positive women. Offers accompaniment, advocacy, system navigation, and counseling supports to ACB women living with HIV.
• Circle of Care Collaborative initiative providing diverse, innovative, and practical support services for women living with HIV/AIDS in Toronto, including case management, counseling, group programming, and service navigation. Black CAP leads the ACB Women's Support Program within this consortium alongside ACT, PASAN, PWA, and The Teresa Group.
• Request a Workshop Outreach department facilitates workshops and focus groups on HIV/AIDS and STIs for Toronto's Black, African and Caribbean communities. Topics include HIV/AIDS 101, HIV Testing 101, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Safer Sex Demonstration and Condom Negotiation, and Homophobia and HIV/AIDS-related Stigma. Workshops are tailored to group and community needs.
• GetaKit by Black CAP HIV self-testing kit program enabling African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) gay, bisexual, transmasculine identified individuals and men who have sex with men (gbMSM) to order free HIV self-test kits online with home delivery. Includes step-by-step testing instructions and outreach/education through bi-weekly drop-in sessions.
• Connected to Care Portal Digital portal providing African, Caribbean, and Black folks with culturally relevant resources and supports available in their communities within the Greater Toronto Area.
• Kits For A Cause Program Corporate and group volunteering or team building program that helps assemble care kits for homeless and families in need. Provides engagement opportunity for corporate partners while generating care kits for community members.
• HIV/AIDS Support Services Comprehensive support services for people living with HIV including counseling, support groups for newly diagnosed and long-term survivors, and guidance on treatment and self-care. Targets ACB community members living with HIV in Toronto.
• HIV Testing Services HIV testing services offering standard, rapid, and early HIV tests with counseling support before and after testing. Includes referrals to clinical testing at partner clinics.
• Emergency Financial Assistance Program Provides financial support to people living with HIV/AIDS at moments of financial hardship, supporting costs such as utility bills, treatment costs, transportation, and immigration expenses. Approximately $10K in EFA support is provided annually to clients.
• Safer Smoking and Injection Kits Distribution Harm reduction supplies distribution including safer crack smoking kits (Pyrex pipes/glass stems, metal pipe screens, chop sticks, mouth pieces, condoms, lube, matches) and safer injection kits (tourniquets, cookers/spoons, water vials, alcohol swabs, vitamin C, needles/syringes, filters, condoms/lubes, matches), along with biohazard disposal sharp bins. Available at the Queen Street East office and Victoria Street location.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving over 3,000 Black people living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario, with majority in Toronto
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• African Caribbean Council on HIV and AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlack CAP participates in ACCHO networks and collaborates on prevention programming. ACCHO is a key advocacy and coordination body for HIV/AIDS work in Ontario's ACB communities.
• AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner within the Circle of Care Initiative. ACT leads the WomenZone social spaces and learning support program for women living with HIV. Jointly delivers support services for ACB women through collaborative consortium.
• Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner within the Circle of Care Initiative. PASAN leads criminalized women and trans community programming. Also collaborates on Peer Support Program with PWA and Black CAP.
• Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner within the Circle of Care Initiative. PWA leads the Peer Support Program in collaboration with Black CAP and PASAN. The program enables HIV-positive women to receive support from other HIV-positive women.
• The Teresa GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner within the Circle of Care Initiative. The Teresa Group leads supportive programming for mothers living with HIV, including support for pregnant women, new mothers with babies, and early years counseling for parents of children aged 0-6.
• Toronto Public Health (TUHF)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerToronto Public Health funds and partners with Black CAP through the Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) for harm reduction outreach programs, special events such as Snowfest and Sunfest, and HIV point of care testing at outreach events.
• Hassle Free ClinicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlack CAP refers clients to Hassle Free Clinic for HIV and STI testing services. This partnership enables ACB community members to access clinical testing beyond what Black CAP directly provides.
• Casey HouseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCasey House is listed as a program partner of Black CAP, providing additional healthcare and support resources for ACB communities affected by HIV/AIDS.
• Fife HouseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFife House is listed as a program partner providing housing and support resources for people living with HIV/AIDS in Toronto.
• Taibu Community Health CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaibu CHC is listed as a program partner serving ACB communities in Toronto with culturally relevant health services.
• The 519 Church Street Community CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe 519 is listed as a program partner providing community health and support services relevant to Black LGBTQ communities.
• SisteringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSistering is listed as a program partner providing services for marginalized women in Toronto.
• Women's College Hospital / Women's Health in Women's Hands CHCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as program partners providing healthcare services for women.
• ACAS (AIDS Committee of Cambridge and Surrounding Area)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a program partner providing HIV/AIDS services in the Cambridge and surrounding area region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN): Ontario-based organization supporting incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people living with HIV. A Circle of Care Initiative partner with Black CAP, serving overlapping populations of criminalized individuals and people living with HIV.
• Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA): Peer-led HIV/AIDS service organization in Toronto that co-delivers the Peer Support Program with Black CAP through the Circle of Care Initiative. Targets overlapping populations of people living with HIV.
• Casey House: Toronto-based HIV/AIDS hospital and community care provider listed as a Black CAP program partner. Serves overlapping populations of people living with HIV/AIDS in Toronto, including ACB communities.
• The Teresa Group: Toronto-based organization supporting mothers and families living with HIV. A Circle of Care Initiative partner with Black CAP, serving overlapping ACB women living with HIV.
• Women's Health in Women's Hands CHC: Toronto community health centre serving ACB and other racialized women. Listed as a Black CAP program partner providing healthcare services for women in overlapping target populations.
• AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT): Toronto-based AIDS service organization that is a direct partner of Black CAP through the Circle of Care Initiative. Both organizations serve people living with and at risk for HIV in Toronto, with overlapping populations and complementary program delivery.
• Taibu Community Health Centre: Community health centre specifically serving Black communities in the GTA with culturally relevant primary care. A direct peer in ACB-focused health service delivery with overlapping target populations.
• Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre: Toronto CHC whose Executive Director (Angela Robertson) is Vice-Chair of Black CAP's Transitional Board. Both serve ACB and marginalized populations in downtown Toronto with overlapping harm reduction and primary care services.
• Fife House: Toronto-based housing and support services provider for people living with HIV/AIDS. Listed as a Black CAP program partner serving overlapping client populations in the GTA.

Regional players

• The 519 Church Street Community Centre: Toronto community centre serving LGBTQ2S+ communities, including Black LGBTQ individuals. Listed as a Black CAP program partner with overlapping service populations in the GTA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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