Welcome to 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 giving us a donation or 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 other 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 to support our work.

We would love your feedback and ideas.

Thank you for visiting us.

“When AIDS dies
Light will show
People will rise
Life will shine
Again
And the dark will go
Into a deep hole
AIDS will die with
The black darkness
Of death.”

--Sam Wiehoff, 9 years old.
 

For many of those we serve, life’s transitions are sometimes challenging ones. If they are able to meet some of their goals, they may still need help on others.

Catholic Charities AIDS Services has just completed this year’s Holiday Adopt a Family Program, and 2011 was a great success! 53 families and 74 individuals were directly adopted by donors this year, and generous monetary donations allowed us to supply the rest of our adoptees with gifts or gift cards just in time for the holiday. A total of 315 people are having their holidays a little bit merrier this year with our donors’ help!

Project Safe Point’s launch of syringe exchange services is nearing its two year mark.

Catholic Charities AIDS Services has been working with one client for 2 months. It has been a difficult road for him to access needed services, as he is a registered sex offender. Although he has complied with all the requirement of attending substance abuse treatment and all scheduled appointments with his worker, his status as an offender has kept him from receiving shelter from county. This client is also further restricted from accessing many housing programs and, despite his efforts along with the support and advocacy offered from his case management team, is currently homeless.