AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod

08/29/2025

Did you know that one of the most effective ways to prevent overdose or other potential adverse effects when using substances is to test them BEFORE you use them?
Substances such as fentanyl can contain xylazine, which has the potential to make overdose reversal more complicated due to respiratory depression and also can cause wounds which are hard to heal. Stimulants such as co***ne, m**h, and crack can contain fentanyl, which can cause accidental overdose , especially in individuals with low/no opioid tolerance. Pills sold mimicking their prescription counterparts (benzos, opiates, adderall) can also be laced with fentanyl.
ASGCC offers FREE test strips and kits so that you can be in the know.
Safer choices start with a strip!

08/27/2025

ASGCC's Jill Brookshire has dusted off her bike & started training for the Second Summer Cycle charity bike ride! Jill is returning this year, riding again for Team ASGCC, meaning 100% of the money she raises will go directly to the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod!

Jill has just celebrated her 27th year of providing services at ASGCC! It's an astounding accomplishment - and Jill has made an enormous impact in the lives of so many (including our team here at ASGCC). If you'd like to celebrate Jill while raising funds for ASGCC's FREE services - please consider donating to her ride at the following link:

Jill Brookshire's Fundraising Page.

08/26/2025

Overdose death is preventable.
NARCAN is the anecdote to an opioid overdose and is safe, legal, and easy to use.
ASGCC provides FREE training and NARCAN distribution to individuals and organizations.
As a community, we have the power to save lives, and it begins with education and reducing the stigma surrounding substance use. Call or stop by to find out more about carrying NARCAN and how to respond to a potential overdose.

08/25/2025

The Provincetown Swim for Life is coming on September 6th and ASGCC's Jason Greene is participating this year by joining the flotilla! This event has been going for nearly 40 years, and has grown to support numerous Outer Cape nonprofits, including ASGCC.

Friends and fans of Jason have donated nearly $2k for his participation this year, which is 2/3 of the way towards his $3k goal!

If you'd like to root Jason on while supporting Outer Cape nonprofits, please consider donating to Jason's page!

https://charity.pledgeit.org/swim4life-2025/-greene

08/22/2025

What an incredible day at the Carnival Parade yesterday — thank you to everyone who cheered on the ASGCC team!

We’re keeping the celebration going with EXTENDED hours today and throughout the weekend at the Ptown Drop-in Center (301 Commercial St.).

Please come visit us this week, get your FREE HIV/STI test and grab your FREE Portuguese Bakery Gift Card!

FREE HIV/STI testing
FREE Portuguese Bakery gift card with every test
FREE NARCAN
Walk-ins Welcome
No appointment needed & no insurance required

08/21/2025

Who doesn’t love Carnival in Ptown!?!

We’re offering FREE HIV/STI Screenings and FREE Portuguese Bakery Gift Cards at the Ptown Drop-in Center, 301 Commercial Street — walk ins welcome!

FREE Portuguese Bakery gift certificate with every FREE HIV/STI test!

✅ No insurance required!

We’ll be in the parade and then open Thursday night 6p - 10p. Then all weekend with extended hours. Swing by, get tested, grab your treat and free gift certificate, and enjoy Carnival Week!

08/20/2025

From Camp Crown to Camp Crews to Camp Gifford… wherever Carnival Week takes you, Camp Ptown Drop-in Center is here with EXTENDED HOURS to celebrate alongside you. Walk-in today for FREE HIV/STI testing and a FREE gift card to Portguese Bakery! And tell your friends to come too….

Stop by Camp Ptown Drop-in Center (301 Commercial St.) for:

FREE HIV/STI testing
FREE gift card to Portuguese Bakery
FREE NARCAN & Fentanyl Test Strips

No appointments needed
No insurance required
ALL services are FREE

Walk in today — no appointment needed!

Shout out to our friends Scott Hathaway of the Crown and local legend Mackenzie!

08/19/2025

Summer Camp is kicking off and we’re ready to welcome you at the Ptown Drop-in Center this Carnival Week with FREE HIV/STI testing — and yes, that includes a FREE Portuguese Bakery gift card with every test!!

EXPANDED HOURS FOR CARNIVAL WEEK 2025:
Open EVERY DAY with extended evening hours!

Walk in today and meet our team!
Ptown Drop-in Center
301 Commercial Street

08/18/2025

This morning ASGCC had the honor of placing purple flags on the Barnstable County Courthouse lawn alongside many of our wonderful community partners . Each of these flags represents an individual lost to overdose in the County.
August 31 is and is committed to reducing the risk of overdose through education, connection, stigma reduction, and the distribution of life-saving reduction supplies.
If you or someone you know could benefit from carrying or learning more about our work at ASGCC, please reach out.
Abstinence is never a requirement to access any of our services, we meet people WHERE THEY ARE.
Sending love today to our “purple flags” and everyone whose lives they touched. 💜

08/08/2025

Our longtime friend and supporter, Jim Morgrage, is riding again in this year's Second Summer Cycle - in support of ASGCC!!

If you're near Boston, we hope you can join Monday's DRAG BINGO hosted by Mizery and special guest host Verna Turbulence at Club Cafe!!

7pm Monday @ Club Cafe Boston
**No cover!

All monies raised support ASGCC's FREE services!

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08/05/2025

We are excited to announce our recent grant award from the Patricia Gidley-Price Fund and Community Fund of the Cape Cod Foundation in support of the Cape’s LGBTQ population!

As funding cuts are impacting nonprofits - particularly those, like us, who serve communities that are disproportionately impacted by stigma and discrimination - this grant will help us ensure ASGCC's free services are available throughout our communities.

We are so grateful to the Cape Cod Foundation for supporting this critical work!

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07/28/2025

Today is World Hepatitis Day.
Did you know:
-Hepatitis C is transmitted through blood-to-blood contact?
- Sharing syringes and other equipment used to inject drugs is the most common way HCV is spread?
- Harm reduction measures like accessing sterile safer use supplies and knowing your status can help greatly reduce chances of contracting HCV?
- HCV is treatable and you DO NOT have to be abstinent from substances to be treated!
- There is no vaccine for preventing HCV, and even after treatment reinfection is possible, so continuing to use harm reduction tools when using substances is important (we’ve got you covered!).
For cost-FREE, stigma-FREE HCV/HIV/STI testing, visit or call us in Hyannis or at our Provincetown Drop-In Center!
We also provide direct linkage to HCV treatment and other supports. ❤️