The Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation (CBWF) is a grass-roots, community-based nonprofit with a long-standing history of providing services to those in our community who are often disenfranchised, taking on causes to fill gaps in services that no other agency provides. Current services include primary health care, mental health and substance abuse programs, infectious disease testing, education and linkage to treatment, and youth education to provide information on the dangers of drug use.

CBWF was founded in 1986 as the Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation by a group of concerned citizens who wanted to help people dying of AIDS. The group started by delivering food and blankets from the trunk of a car. As the disease became more chronic rather than acute and funding became available for additional services, the agency grew to provide additional support services for those living with HIV and AIDS.

We are proud of those brave people who started this agency in a time when there was so much fear and discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS. We continue in their footsteps by never wavering in our commitment to identify the gaps in care in our community and seeking ways to help those needs.