HIV/AIDS

Albany Damien Center

12 South Lake Avenue Albany, NY 12203

Phone:(518)449-7119 Fax:(518)449-7881

Email: info@albanydamiencenter.org

Website: www.albanydamiencenter.org

Contact: Executive Director

AIDS Community Center

Eligibility Requirements: Infected or affected by HIV/AIDS

Fees: None

Hours: Monday – Thursday 12 noon-8:30pm

Bilingual staff/materials: Bilingual staff avail­able

Area(s) Served: Capital Region

Other Services Offered: Court & Legal, HIV Testing/Counseling, Information & Referral, Mediation, Support Groups.

We offer support groups, holistic healing, and more in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere. We are here for those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. We serve dinner Monday-Thursday at 6:00pm.

AIDS Council of Northeastern New York

927 Broadway Albany, NY 12207

Phone:(518)434-4686 Fax:(518)427-8184

Website: www.AIDSCouncil.org

Contact: Deputy Executive Director

Eligibility Requirements: HIV positive

Fees: Free or Medicaid

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Bilingual staff/materials: Available

Area(s) Served: 15 Counties of Northeastern NY

Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Education, Information & Referral.

Case management, transportation, housing assistance, counseling, food assistance, and support groups for people living with HIV/AIDS. HIV testing, prevention, and education to high risk individuals.

The Capital District African American Coalition on AIDS (CDAACA)

388 Clinton Ave. Albany, NY 12206

Phone:(518)427-2957 Fax:(518)427-0642

Email: Abutler@cdaaca.org

Website: www.cdaaca.org

Contact: Arthur Lee Butler, Executive Director

Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Education, HIV Testing/Counseling, Information & Referral, Substance Abuse, Support Groups.

The Capital District African American Coalition on AIDS seeks to build a solid foundation and uncompromising presence in the community where African Americans can live a life of qual­ity, worthy of dignity while advocating, develop­ing, and showcasing the talents of our commu­nity in terms of HIV prevention. CDAACA has designed and operates a number of innovative and culturally specific interventions that aim to reduce the contraction and transmission rates of HIV.

Catholic Charities AIDS Services

100 Slingerland Street Albany, NY 12202

Phone:(518)449-3581 Fax:(518)426-3662

Email: angelak@ccalbany.org

Website: www.ccrcda.org

Contact: Angela Keller, Executive Director x103

COBRA Case Management

Eligibility Requirements: Individuals with HIV/AIDS who are Medicaid-eligible

Fees: None

Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish speaking staff

Area(s) Served: Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, Delaware, Otsego, Columbia, Greene

Other Services Offered: Case Management, Advocacy, Information & Referral, Transportation

The mission of Catholic Charities AIDS Services is to provide high quality, family centered, cost effective, comprehensive and compassionate services to the communities that we serve. The agency shall accomplish this by developing and maintaining case management, transporta­tion, socialization, information and referral for families and individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS disease. We are committed to developing programs that enhance the dignity, quality, and sanctity of human life while upholding the principles of social justice and family preser­vation. Services are provided to all in need regardless of income, age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

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