What We Do
One Tent Health is a youth-driven and youth-led nonprofit that provides free:
Rapid HIV Screening,
COVID-19 PCR Testing,
PrEP Pills On-the-Spot, and
Voter Registration
in the most underserved and lowest-income neighborhoods of our nation’s capital. We were founded a few years ago by local students, and are now powered by over 2,000 local youth volunteers, have COVID tested over 10,000 people, and according to researchers at Harvard Medical School: Identify new cases of HIV at a rate more than 4 times higher than traditional testing methods here in Washington, DC.
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 all around 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 now more than one 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.
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.
2.7%
African American HIV-positive rate in DC (DC DOH HAHSTA).
13%
Percentage of HIV+ Americans who have not been diagnosed (CDC).
Partners
These great companies and organizations are helping us solve HIV and other problems in DC!
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!
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, January 2022
Peer-reviewed findings!
WeWork, October 2021
National video about One Tent and our Co-Founder!
Written by Emmett Patterson, March 2021
National article, service growth in title!
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!
Written by Rita Rubin, November 2018
Covered in JAMA 1 year after launching services!
Written by David Artavia, October 2018
Our first national press!
Written by Lou Chibbaro Jr., October 2018
Highlighted by the community!
Written by Kim Olson, May 2018
Our first coverage, ever!
Our Team
Our Team ranges in age from 18 to just 29 years old, all the way from Volunteers to Board.
Youth Volunteers
From Five Local Universities
Ahlina
Archibald
Education Chair
Howard
University
Victoria
Carter
Education Chair
University of Maryland
Lou
Cartillier
Education Chair
Georgetown University
Rohit
Chari
Education Chair
University of Maryland
Mackenzie
Copley
Co-Founder & CEO
Adam
Didouchevski
Development Chair
University of Maryland
Lily
Duboff
Recruitment Chair
American University
Sade
Fashina
Diversity and Inclusion Chair
Howard
University
Lizzie
Graham
Education Chair & Operations Intern
Georgetown University
Chris
Grisham
Development Chair
Georgetown University
Nicole
Loy
Education Chair
American University
Sandra
Ikejiofor
Development Chair
Howard
University
Brogan
Madden
Administration Intern
American University
Salim
Mohammed
Administration Intern
University of Maryland
Maya
Nagarkatte
Recruitment Chair
Georgetown University
Kavita
Rajendran
Development Chair
George Washington
University
Tavia
Roache
Recruitment Chair
Howard 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
Grace
Scheirey
Recruitment Chair
University of Maryland
Ruby
Schrag
Development Chair
American University
Katie
Thompson
Recruitment Chair
George Washington
University
Ammanuel
Wabreha
Diversity and Inclusion Chair
University of Maryland
Danny
Wright
Board Member
Co-Founder & CSO of GOODProjects
Shiyang
(Michael) Xu
Diversity and Inclusion Chair
Georgetown University
Daniel
Zhang
Interim Programs Lead
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