HIV & STI Testing
Free, rapid, confidential testing. Results in under an hour. No appointment needed for most services.
Your health. Your community. Your PALSS.
Free, confidential HIV testing, prevention, care, and support — for you, and for everyone you love.
✓ Always Free✓ Confidential✓ No Insurance Needed
40+
Years fighting for South Carolina
What We Offer
We meet you where you are.
Whether you're getting tested for the first time, navigating a diagnosis, or caring for someone you love, PALSS has a service for you.
PrEP & Prevention
HIV-negative and want to stay that way? PrEP is a once-daily pill or injectable that is highly effective.
Living with HIV
Comprehensive care for people living with HIV — housing, food, counseling, transportation, and more.
Mobile Testing
Can't make it to us? We come to you. Testing events in neighborhoods, campuses, and community spaces.
Vaccines & Screenings
Vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B, COVID, and more, for eligible individuals.
HOPWA Housing
Emergency housing assistance for low-income individuals living with HIV.
Our Impact
- Years serving South Carolina
- 40+
- Most services
- Always Free
- HIV test results
- <1 hr
- Required to be seen
- No ID
About PALSS
Fighting for our community since 1985.
“If someone you know or love is living with HIV/AIDS, in some ways, you are too.”
PALSS was the first organization in South Carolina to take on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. For more than 40 years, we’ve stood alongside the people most impacted — providing free testing, education, housing support, food access, and unwavering care.
We believe in a South Carolina where HIV is no barrier to a full life — and until that day comes, we’ll be here.
Upcoming Events
Meeting you where you are.
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Mobile Testing
Community Health Fair — Eau Claire
Eau Claire Community Center, Columbia
Campus Outreach
Benedict College — Health Week
Benedict College, Columbia
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
SC Pride Festival
SC Pride Health Resource Table
Finlay Park, Columbia
All day
Community Partner
Richland Library Outreach & Testing
Richland Library, Columbia
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Support Our Work
Help us keep services available for everyone.
PALSS has provided free services to South Carolinians for more than 40 years. Your donation keeps testing, PrEP navigation, housing support, and care accessible to everyone, regardless of insurance, income, or immigration status.
Our Partners & Sponsors
