Southern Colorado Health Network
Formerly known as the Southern Colorado AIDS Project (S-CAP), an organization that arose to address the growing issue of AIDS Epidemic in the 1980s.
1980s
Temporarily had a free office at the Myron Stratton home, but were asked to leave in 1988. The Myron Stratton home did not give a reason why. [1]
By January, 1988, the organization was hosting regular meetings at the Sacred Heart Auxilliary Building. [2]
In the late 80's, S-CAP also opened a Pueblo location, titled the Pueblo AIDS Coalition (PAC).[3]
On August 12, 1989, the organization sponsored "Staying Well: A Health Symposium for Gay and Lesbian People" at All Souls Unitarian Church featuring keynote speaker Rev. Stephen Pieters, who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1984.
References
AIDS apathy blamed for wane in local services; Lambda House administrator quits, S-CAP loses free office (1988-07-25). PPLD Digital Collections, accessed 17/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.ppld.org/nodes/view/442531 ↩︎
- “Gayspeak, January 1988.” Pikes Peak Gay Community Center, 11 Jan. 1988, Pikes Peak Library District Special Collections, 0461 Pride Center Box 5, Folder 9.
“Gayspeak, January - February 1989.” Pikes Peak Gay Community Center, Feb. 1988, Pikes Peak Library District Special Collections, 0461 Pride Center Box 5, Folder 10. ↩︎
“Bear Facts.” OUT FRONT, 14 June 1995, Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=OTF19950614-01.2.83.1. Advertisements. ↩︎