Regional HIV AIDS Connection

02/21/2026

Join the team! RHAC is hiring for the following opportunities:

• Director of Harm Reduction (Full-Time, fixed-term contract, $65,000-80,000/year): Apply by March 6 at 9 AM EST

• Harm Reduction Worker (Full-Time, permanent, $43,500-50,000/year): Apply by March 2 at 9 AM EST

To learn more and apply, please visit hivaidsconnection.ca/careers

02/17/2026

Join the team! RHAC is hiring for the following opportunities:

• Registered Practical Nurse (Full-Time, Permanent, $27.50–$32.50/hour)

• Training and Safety Lead (Full-Time, Fixed-Term Contract, from $25.25/hour)

To learn more or apply by February 25 at 9 AM EST, please visit hivaidsconnection.ca/careers

02/13/2026

You can’t spell LOVE without “OEV” ♥️ Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Old East Village’s Dough EV celebrated today by giving free batch brew coffee to community members working on the frontlines of London’s homelessness crisis. Thank you to our friends at Dough EV for supporting the frontline efforts of and .

Head over to Dough EV to learn more about how is serving up community care with your next coffee this February!

01/29/2026

February is , with February 7 marking African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. On February 7, you can also join RHAC for London’s Black History Month Opening Ceremony at Museum London from 1-4 PM.

ACB communities are making progress, and history, in the HIV movement every day. Community-led responses, culturally-safe services, and meaningful action against anti-Black racism are vital to ending the HIV epidemic. For community resources related to HIV, check out: accho.ca

For more information and events, visit hivaidsconnection.ca/BHM and follow along with London Black History Coordinating Committee.

01/28/2026

RHAC is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of community advocate and leader Richard Hudler. A founder of AIDS Committee of London, which would later become Regional HIV/AIDS Connection (RHAC), Richard challenged discrimination and was a tireless champion of progress. Richard’s advocacy for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities made history here in London, across the province, and has been memorialized in The ArQuives’ National Portrait Collection. As we celebrate the life, memory, and legacy of Richard Hudler, RHAC extends our sympathies to his loved ones and the communities who join us in grieving his loss.

A tireless advocate for London’s LGBTQ community who once received an apology from City Hall has died.

01/19/2026

Warning: Strong Fentanyl (Yellow/Orange and Red/Orange)

Through on-site observations and on-site drug testing at Carepoint Consumption & Treatment Services, we would like to share information about possible side effects that could be associated with fentanyl (yellow/orange and red/orange) being sold as carfentanil. This fentanyl is testing positive for parafluorofentanyl (a fentanyl analog that is highly potent) and medetomidine (a strong veterinary tranquilizer.)

We are seeing the following possible side effects:
- Fast onset of respiratory depression
- Respiratory depression requiring assisted breathing
- Unresponsive to verbal and or painful stimuli

Harm reduction recommendations when using substances:
- Try not to use alone. If you use alone, tell someone where you are. Ask them to check on you. The National Overdose Response Service (NORS) is available as a confidential overdose prevention hotline providing compassionate, nonjudgmental support for people who use drugs alone: 1.888.688.6677.
- Use in small doses: Start low, go slow.
- Avoid mixing substances, if possible.
- Encourage use of Carepoint (Mon-Sun: 9 AM-9 PM).
- Have naloxone ready and know how to respond to an overdose. Learn more at: Ontario.ca/Naloxone.

For more information, please contact Director of Harm Reduction Services, Megan Van Boheemen, at mvanboheemen@hivaidsconnection.ca or 226.377.8721.  

Posted January 19, 2026. Please remove this notice by January 29, 2026 as the unregulated drug supply changes constantly.

Learn more at hivaidsconnection.ca/advisory

01/09/2026

Join the team! RHAC is hiring for the following opportunities:

* Harm Reduction Worker (full-time • $43,500-50,000/year)

* Registered Practical Nurse (full-time • $27.50-32.50/hour)

To learn more or apply by January 19 at 9 AM EST, please visit hivaidsconnection.ca/careers

12/23/2025

Join the team! Regional HIV/AIDS Connection (RHAC) is hiring for the following opportunity:

• Open Closet Facilitator (Casual • $25/hour)

Open Closet facilitators co-facilitate the Open Closet (OC) program, an award-winning drop-in peer social support program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth ages 14-18. In this role, you’ll connect with diverse communities of youth in-person to co-facilitate the Open Closet program. Open Closet sessions take place weekly on Friday evenings.

Learn more and apply by January 5 at 9 AM EST via hivaidsconnection.ca/careers

12/01/2025

12/01/2025

December 1 is . Learn how you can make a positive difference at redscarf.ca and show your support for more than 40 million people living with HIV by wearing a . You can also attend this evening’s virtual World AIDS Day Vigil via redscarf.ca.

Please consider donating in support of Regional HIV/AIDS Connection (RHAC) at redscarf.ca.

11/29/2025

Tonight is the annual Red Scarf benefit concert! Thank you to this evening’s Presenting Sponsor Kimcan HOMES!

We are also deeply grateful to Supporting Sponsor sagecomm for supporting Red Scarf 2025!

A special thanks to Gold Sponsor, Compudata Systems London.