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Comment: This company does not appear to meet the criteria set out in WP:NCORP. Please see WP:42 for more information on what kind of sources you need. At least three suitable sources are generally required; a suitable source meets all three criteria in WP:42 and is not trivial coverage. In particular, interviews with or sources written by people connected to the company are not considered independent. You need to find sources that talk about Bebashi in some depth and detail, written by independent authors. Meadowlark (talk) 05:42, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
Bebashi – Transition to Hope is a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally founded as Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues (BEBASHI), it provides HIV/AIDS case management, sexual health services, breast health programs, hunger relief, and social services primarily to low-income communities of color.[1] It is described as the first African-American organization in the United States to address the AIDS crisis and the second-oldest AIDS service organization in the Philadelphia region.[2]
History
[edit]Bebashi was founded in 1985 by Rashidah Abdul-Khabeer and Wesley Anderson in response to the rising incidence of HIV/AIDS among African Americans in Philadelphia.[3] The name "BEBASHI" was an acronym for Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues; it was later changed to Bebashi – Transition to Hope to broaden the organization's reach and avoid limiting its identity to a single community or diagnosis.[3] In 1998, the organization moved to a facility on Spring Garden Street, placing it closer to the lower-income communities it primarily served.[4] In April 2025, Bebashi relocated its headquarters to 4101 Woodland Avenue in University City, Philadelphia.[5] In January 2024, Sebrina Tate was appointed as the organization's first President and Chief Executive Officer.[5] That same year, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health awarded Bebashi a $1 million housing grant to expand support services for people living with HIV.[3]
Services
[edit]Bebashi offers free HIV and STI testing and counseling, PrEP for uninsured individuals, medical case management for HIV-positive clients, breast health referrals for uninsured and underinsured women, an emergency food pantry, and a resource navigation program.[6][4] The organization reports serving more than 20,000 people annually.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bebashi – Transition to Hope". Idealist. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ↑ "BEBASHI". Yelp. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Santos, Kiara (July 5, 2024). "Bebashi-Transition to Hope awarded $1 million housing grant in its fight against HIV". The Philadelphia Tribune.
- 1 2 "Philanthropy Friday: Bebashi: Transition of Hope". Philadelphia Magazine. November 21, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- 1 2 "Bebashi in the News". bebashi.org. 20 May 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Bebashi-Transition to Hope". CDC National Prevention Information Network. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
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