Taskforce & Coalition

CARES, Inc. 85 Watervliet Ave. Albany, NY 12206 Phone: 518-489-2312 Fax: 518-489-2237 E-Mail: [email protected] Contact: Linda Glassman, Executive Director CARES (Corporation for AIDS Research, Education and Services) provides technical assistance and consulting services to AIDS service and housing providers in areas such as coalition building, needs assessment, program and policy development, and grant writ Hours: 9-5, M-F Capital District African American Coalition on AIDS (CDAACA) 388 Clinton Ave. Albany, NY 12206 Phone: 518-427-2957 Fax: 518-427-0642 Web: www.cdaaca.org Contact: Arthur Butler, Executive Director Joann Morane, Deputy Director Provides HIV prevention services including outreach, education, trainings, community organizing, technical assistance/ consultation to individuals and community based organizations, social marketing campaigns, and advocacy with a particular emphasis on pe Hours: Administrative office 9-5, M-F Fees: free Choices Counseling and Consulting/ Rainbow Access Inititive 321 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12206 Phone: (518) 463-9152 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.choicesconsulting.com Contact: Arlene Istar Lev, CSW-R, CASAC, Clinical Director email: [email protected] Choices Counseling and Consulating has been serving the Capital District since 1986, under the directorship of Arlene Istar Lev, C.S.W.-R, C.A.S.A.C. Specializing in issues related to sexual and gender identity. Choices serves women and men, individuals Hours: By appointment Fees: $75 Sliding scale available, and many insurance plans accepted HIV CARE Network of Northeastern New York 272 Broadway Albany, NY 12204

Phone: (800) 515-501C Fax: (518) 434-0392 Web: www.ccsnys.org Contact: Jill Farnham, Director ext. 116 Elizabeth Mathews, Project Assistant ext. 104 The HIV CARE Network is a coalition of persons living with HIV/AIDS, service providers and community members working together to ensure that a continuum of care exists for people living with AIDS. Network activities include consumer empowerment and advoc Hours: 8:30-4:30, M-F Fees: none Planned Parenthood, Upper Hudson 259 Lark St. Albany, NY 12210 Phone: (518) 434-5678 Fax: (518) 434-6278 E-Mail: [email protected] Contact: Rob Curry, Director of Education 4345678 ext. 142 HIV/AIDS Prevention via Northeast HIV Prevention Network; also offer confidential HIV testing and host an anonymous HIV testing site. Reproductive health. Hours: vary Fees: HIV tesing free to patients and $50 to nonpatients Albany Medical Center AIDS Designated Center 47 New Scotland Ave. MC 5158 Albany, NY 12208 Phone: (518) 262-3125 Fax: (518) 262-4756 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.amc.edu Contact: Abigail V. Gallucci, Associate Director 518.262.6864 AMC’s Designated Care Center provides a comprehensive integrated package of services including acute care, HIV testing, oral health care, mental health, primary and secondary intervention, substance abuse counseling, peer services, pastoral care, educatio Hours: 8-3:30, M-F Fees: AMC provides care regardless of ability to pay Schenectady Inner City Ministry (SICM) 930 Albany St. Schenectady, NY 12307 Phone: (518) 374-2683 Fax: (518) 382-1871 E-Mail: [email protected]

Web: www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/sicm Contact: Rev. Phillip Grigsby, A coalition of churches which unite to relate their resources to human needs of the city. Provides: Food Program (346-4445); Housing Task Force/Rental Security Deposit Loan (3384290); Save and Share Food Buying Co-op (3465207); Applicable Matching (374 Hours: 9-5, M-F; varies with program. Fees: none