• What We Do

      One Tent Health's a youth-driven, youth-led, nonprofit that provides free Rapid HIV Screening, Rapid PrEP Initiation (pills On-the-Spot), and Voter Registration in the most underserved areas of our nation’s capital.

       

      Our mission is to save and extend lives. We minimize the stress and complexity of the path from unknown HIV status to managed care for all people by using a community-centered, low-cost approach.

       

      It's simple:

      We take what people need, and bring it to where they are.

       

      We partner with local community hubs like grocery stores and laundromats in Washington, DC’s most HIV-burdened neighborhoods, then train thousands of passionate local volunteers to go out, set up low-cost canvas tents, and offer – entirely free – 15-minute HIV services to help people stay on top of their health without needing to leave their neighborhood, make an appointment, or spend a penny.

       

      There’s an HIV epidemic in our nation, and especially so in its Capital. It’s on us to solve our communities’ problems. Especially those driven by unequal socioeconomic conditions. This is a group of young people’s first stab at getting to do the right thing, and helping people in a big way. Thank you for being here.

    • Highlights

      A few years ago, we were just an idea, a blank Word Document, and a few thousand dollars our 22 year-old co-founders had saved up. Since then, we've gotten to build & do a lot:

    • Volunteer!

      Brand New, Need Training, or Ready to Screen – This is the Place for You.

      Sign up today and start screening as soon as next weekend!

      New to One Tent?

      Sign Up to Volunteer!

      Already in Touch with Us? Sign Up to Get Trained!

      All Trained?

      Sign Up to Screen!

    • HIV in DC

      HIV poses a serious problem for our nation's capital, especially in low-income areas of the city.

      1.8%

      Percentage of DC residents living with HIV (DC DOH HAHSTA).

      1%

      World Health Organization's threshold to classify HIV prevalence as an epidemic.

      3.8%

      African American HIV-positive rate in DC (DC DOH HAHSTA).

      14%

      Percentage of HIV+ Americans who have not been diagnosed (CDC).

    • Partners

      These great companies and organizations are helping us solve HIV in DC!

      HIV Screening

      Kits

      What We Screen With

      DC Health provides us with all of the INSTI HIV screening kits from bioLytical we need; these kits give results in 60 seconds!

      Rapid PrEP Initiation

      Setting People Up with Prescriptions & Care

      Us Helping Us is a local, black, MSM-focused clinic that provides fantastic services to all people including those navigated by One Tent Health.

      WeWork

      Office Space

      No More Coffeeshops

      The Leonsis Family created the Georgetown Venture Lab. Now we get to be surrounded by young, talented entrepreneurs everyday!

      Effective

      Advertising

      One Way to Find Us

      Every Friday Grindr for Equality broadcasts to their DC users where we'll be that weekend. We'll post on Twitter & IG too!

      Training Kits & Materials

      Making Volunteer 

      Training Possible

      Our volunteer corps has grown so quickly; we couldn't have trained everyone without bioLytical's help!

      CBD Gummy Incentives (lol)

      People Kept Asking, "What Do I Get?"

      Cherry Blossom CBD is an awesome local, Black-owned, business that's donated over 1,000 CBD Gummies to us. They have awesome values and show it with action!

      DC's Cannabis Attorneys

      Can We Actually Gift CBD? Legal Helps!

      We reached out to K&M with a wacky CBD Gummy idea & they not only squared the legal - they introduced us to our future partner, Cherry Blossom CBD!

      Discounted 

      Volunteer Rides

      How We Get There

      Nobody should be kept from volunteering for financial reasons. Via provides all One Tent volunteers with a 30% discount roundtrip!

      Pro Bono Legal Assistance

      Ensuring a Solid Foundation

      White & Case is a truly global law firm, uniquely positioned to help its clients achieve their ambitions in today's G20 world.

      Linkage to Care

      Next Steps After a Positive Screen

      Whitman-Walker Health, one of the city's top HIV care providers, allows us to link clients into care right when they need it.

    • Funders

      It's a big team that makes One Tent run. Thank you to our amazing supporters who help keep our lights on and allow us to focus on the things that matter!

    • Quality Reads

      Thank You So Much to all of the people who have taken the time to shine a light on what we're doing!

      Youth Initiative

      Written by Trent Straube, March 2020

      The Nation's Biggest HIV Publication!

      Case Study: The One Tent Health Story

      Written by bioLytical, April 2019

      We were excited to be profiled in a recent case study by bioLytical, the manufacturers of the one-minute HIV test, INSTI!

      Have Tent, Will Do Pop-Up HIV Screening

      Written by Rita Rubin, November 2018

      Covered in JAMA only 1 year after launching services!

      This College Kid is Using Grindr To Hook Up… HIV Testing

      Written by David Artavia, October 2018

      Our first national press!

      D.C. group provides HIV testing in tent

      Written by Lou Chibbaro Jr., October 2018

      Highlighted by the community!

      Meet the 25-Year-Olds Who Are Bringing HIV Screening to More DC Neighborhoods

      Written by Kim Olson, May 2018

      Our first coverage, ever!

    • Our Team

      Our Team ranges in age from 18 to just 27 years old, all the way from volunteers to Board.

      Youth Volunteers

      From Local Universities

      Ifeoluwakiisi Adejoorin

      Recruitment Chair

      Howard

      University

      Victoria

      Carter

      Recruitment Chair

      University of Maryland

      Rohit

      Chari

      Education Chair

      University of Maryland

      Mackenzie

      Copley

      Co-Founder & CEO

      Anna

      Corselius

      Recruitment Chair

      Georgetown University

      Camila

      De la Cruz

      Volunteer Development Chair

      George Washington

      University

      Rachel

      Gittelman

      Operations Intern

      Olivia

      Gonyea

      Education Chair

      American University

      Chris

      Grisham

      Volunteer Development Chair

      Georgetown University

      Bryan

      Mendiola

      Board Member & Development Chair

      National Capture Leader at TEKsystems

      Taylor

      Miller

      Education Chair

      Howard

      University

      Meagan

      Mitchell

      Education Chair

      American

      University

      Paula Moszczynski

      Social Media Lead

      Inanna

      Pickering

      Grants Writing Intern

      Yasmeen Sallam

      Volunteer Development Chair

      American

      University

      Julia

      Sauriol

      Education Chair & Operations Intern

      George Washington University

      Lindsey

      Sawczuk

      Board Member

      Former COO & Current Medical Student

      David

      Schaffer, MD

      Co-Founder & Policy Director

      Resident Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital

      Serena

      Thapa

      Recruitment Chair

      American

      University

      Katie Thompson

      Recruitment Chair

      George Washington

      University

      Tina

      Tran

      Programs Lead

      Nina

      Williams

      Education Chair & Grants Writing Intern

      Georgetown University

      Danny

      Wright

      Board Member

      Co-Founder & CSO of GOODProjects

      Daniel

      Zhang

      Volunteer Development Chair

      University of Maryland

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