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AIDS Institute
New York State Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/aids/index.htm
5 Penn Plaza, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 268-6108
Fax: (212) 268-6128
The New York State Department of Health's AIDS Institute is involved in program planning and policy development for HIV/AIDS and related issues.

Bronx AIDS Services, Inc.
http://www.basnyc.org
540 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: (718) 295-5605
Fax: (718) 733-3429
Email: info@basnyc.org

Bronx AIDS Services provides extensive outreach, education, and prevention services with programs especially directed toward people at high risk of HIV transmission.   The organization also provides case management for Bronx residents living with AIDS and at high risk of HIV infection, nutrition education and counseling services, and a broad range of legal advocacy services.  Support groups and domestic violence services are also available.

Brownsville Community Development Corporation
444 Thomas Boyland Street
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Phone: (718) 485-3820
Fax: (718) 485-5410
Brownsville Community Development Corp.  provides comprehensice case management, advocacy, and comprehensive medical services.

The Family Center:
http://www.thefamilycenter.org/
Box AS, 66 Reade Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Fax: (212) 766-1696
The mission of The Family Center is to strengthen children and their families as they move through the transitions caused by the loss of a parent to AIDS.

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC):
http://www.gmhc.org/
129 West 20 Street
NY, NY, 10011
Phone: (212) 807-6664
GMHC offers hands-on support services to more than 9,500 men, women and children with AIDS and their families in New York City annually, as well as education and advocacy for hundreds of thousands nationwide.

HIV Law Project
http://www.hivlawproject.org/
161 William Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 577-3001
Fax: (212) 577-3192
HIV Law Project provides free legal services to HIV-positive residents of Manhattan and the Bronx.  Direct legal representation in family law, housing law, immigration law and entitlements is also provided.  HIV Law Project also has a policy unit that advocates locally and nationally on behalf of HIV-positive people, particularly women.

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Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005-3904
Phone: (212) 809-8585
Fax: (212) 809-0055
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.  Lambda Legal provides free legal advice and selected representation, in addition to its work in legal policy and education.

Mayor's Office of AIDS Policy
52 Chambers Street
Room 316
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 788-7544
Fax: (212) 788-9360
The Mayor's Office of AIDS Policy is involved in Title I planning and outcome monitoring and AIDS policy development for New York City.

Mayor's Office of Health Services
52 Chambers Street
Room 303
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 788-2888
Fax: (212) 788-2900
The Mayor's Office of Health Services oversees the Mayor's Office of AIDS Policy Coordination in developing and implementing the City's AIDS/HIV policies through the Deputy Mayor's Office.

New York Council on Adoptable Children (COAC)/AIDS Orphans Program
http://www.coac.org
589 8th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 475-0222
Fax: (212) 714-2838
COAC's AIDS Orphans Program provides comprehensive services to families affected and infected by HIV/AIDS.  Services include: permanency planning; adoptive parent recruitment and matching; family support services; individual and family support counseling, support groups; legal and benefits assistance; caregiver support includes: counseling, support groups.  Therapeutic services for all family members include in-home family therapy, onsite parent, caregiver and children support groups.  All services are free and confidential and are offered in English, Spanish, and French-Creole.

Osborne Association
http://www.osborneny.org/
809 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, New York 10455
Phone: (718) 842-0500
Fax: (718) 378-7030
AIDS/HIV Hotline for Prisoners: (718) 378-7022
The Osborne Association provides programs and services to individuals and their families who are or have been involved in the criminal justice system.  The HIV Services Unit of the Osborne Association comprises both in-prison and community-based services.  HIV In-Prison Services: Anonymous Counseling & Testing; Transitional Planning; Support Services (individual and group); Basic and Advanced HIV Education.  Prisons served include Sing Sing, Fishkill, Downstate, Beacon and Green Haven Correctional Facilities.  The Osborne Association also operates the only peer-based AIDS/HIV hotline for prisoners.  Collect call are accepted Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3 - 8pm at (718) 378-7022.  Hotline services include peer counseling, peer education (HIV prevention & treatment), transitional planning and referrals to other services.  HIV Community-Based Services: Intensive, Holistic Case Management Services (benefits counseling, support, education, nutrition, acupuncture, housing).  Housing Services (securement of permanent housing).  Legal Services (HIV civil law advocacy).

Queens Legal Services Corp.
http://www.queenslegalservices.org/
89-00 Sutphin Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11437
Phone: (718) 657-8611
Fax: (718) 526-5051
Queens Legal Services, part of NYC HIV Legal Services, provides direct legal services to individuals and families infected with or affected by HIV, including disability cases, housing and family issues, discrimination, etc.

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