The Chicken Soup Brigade (CSB) was founded in 1983 to provide assistance to people who were disabled by illness. With the escalation of the AIDS crisis, the group's focus soon shifted to providing services only to people with AIDS. Volunteers helped with transportation, medical appointments, meals, cleaning, and other everyday needs. The organization grew dramatically after hiring its first paid coordinator, Carol Sterling, in 1987, bringing in more volunteers and increasing its annual budget through grants and fundraising events. From a handful of volunteers and 12 clients in 1986, the CSB had hundreds of volunteers and over 900 clients by 1997. In 2001, the CSB merged with the Northwest AIDS Foundaton to form the Lifelong AIDS Alliance. As of 2024, the Chicken Soup Brigade is Lifelong's food and nutrition program, working to improve the health of people with serious illnesses and chronic health conditions, including HIV and AIDS.

The Chicken Soup Brigade Newsletter was a monthly publication for volunteers and clients. This issue from April 1987 includes a cover article about the changing demographic of CSB clients expected as the AIDS epidemic progressed, to include more IV drug users, women, children, and people of color. It also includes a calendar and a blank Monthly Volunteer Report form.

Caption information source: Lifelong website at https://www.lifelong.org
Caption information source: "Lifelong AIDS Alliance (Seattle)" by Nick Rousso, HistoryLink.org Essay 22555