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Welcome to Catholic Charities AIDS Services

 

Welcome to the new web site for Catholic Charities AIDS Services of Albany, NY.

We hope you will use our site to learn more about us, to learn more about HIV/AIDS, and to support us in our efforts to help those in need.

Use this site to learn about our mission, where we provide services in Upstate New York, our history, the services we provide, news about our agency and events we are planning, how to support us and our clients, and about employment opportunites with Catholic Charities AIDS Services.

We have added a section, Stories of Hope, where we are publishing articles and stories about those we serve, those that serve, and the community. We hope you will find these stories enlightening and share them with others.

We have pages to provide information on resources in the community where you can get help if you need it, and daily news feeds with news on HIV and AIDS throughout the world.

Learn how your business can support us by becoming a sponsor of one or more of fundraising events.

While you are here, visit our shopping portal where you can shop at over 50 online stores such as Amazon, Buy.com, Walmart and many specialty online stores. For each purchase made, after entering the online store via our portal, we will receive an average of 3 to 4% of the purchase.

We planning on constantly adding to the site. We would love your feedback and ideas.

Thank you for visiting us.

 
AIDS Services Launches New Initiative

Project Safe Point attacks spread of blood borne diseases

(Albany, N.Y. – January 29, 2010) – Since 1994, Catholic Charities AIDS Services has been providing support to individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families. In addition to HIV prevention services Catholic Charities AIDS Services provides direction and assistance concerning medical care, housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment, public benefits and other available options to its clients.

It is well documented that injection drug use plays a key role in the spread of HIV, Hepatitis and other blood borne diseases. Catholic Charities AIDS Services will launch a new service of Project Safe Point designed to address this situation and increase community safety. This initiative is a key component of our ongoing mission to move a marginalized, invisible population within range of supportive programs, education and other essential services.

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Times Union Covers Project Safe Point Launch

The Albany Tiimes Union published on article today (January 29,2010) on the official launch of Cathloic Charities Project Safe Point.

To read the article click here