A Year in Review

One year ago, our members voted to approve the merger of Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition with AIDS Project Hartford. On

January 1, 2013, the merger became official and AIDS Connecticut was created.

The past year has brought many changes, both big and small…

AIDS Connecticut (ACT), in partnership with its member agencies, improves the lives of people impacted by HIV through care and supportive services, housing, advocacy and prevention.

A New Mission:

A newly merged board:

PresidentRobert FreemanAPT Foundation

Vice PresidentWilfred Rodriguez

Greater Hartford Legal Aid

TreasurerJ. Tobias Freeman

Kostin, Ruffkess & Co., LLC

SecretaryChelsea Turner

CT Lottery

Kasey HardingCommunity Health Center

Charles HathewayHartford Dispensary

Robert RickettsJoiner, Ricketts, Andrews & Henry, LLP

Debbye Rosen

Department of Public Health

Barbara ShawHands on Hartford

Mark VogelThe Phoenix Companies

John Merz Paul Botticello

Our Co-Executive Directors:

A newly merged staff…

The programs provided by CARC have been combined with those offered by AIDS Project

Hartford to create a full complement of services that will be used to more efficiently support

Connecticut’s HIV/AIDS community.

These newly merged services include…

ACT assists families and individuals with obtaining and maintaining housing through the Housing Assistance Fund and the Emergency Housing Fund; and meeting emergency expenses through the Client Assistance Fund.

Financial Assistance

ACT provides the following care services for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Hartford area: Medical Case Management, Project TLC, Housing Support and Medication Adherence.

Care Services

Connections is an HIV drop-in center that offers services including:

• Medical case management• Support groups• Meals• Substance abuse counseling• Mental health counseling• Acupuncture• Research studies• Social activities

Connections Wellness Center

The AIDS LIFE (Legislative Initiative and Funding Effort) Campaign is Connecticut's only statewide group that focuses solely on all of the policy-related issues impacting people living with and at high risk for HIV/AIDS.

AIDS LIFE Campaign

CMTI is a comprehensive training program designed for those with case management responsibilities in AIDS services, AIDS housing, domestic violence, shelters and transitional living programs.

Case Management Training Institute

ACT provides Comprehensive Risk Counseling Services (CRCS), Counseling & Testing, and partners with the faith community and Healthy Teens CT.

Prevention & Outreach

The Syringe Exchange Program is a harm-reduction service that encourages injection drug users to dispose of used hypodermic needles rather than sharing the needles and increasing the transmission of blood borne pathogens.

Hartford Syringe Exchange

ACT seeks to provide cross training between employment services and all types of AIDS service providers, so that they can better assist persons living with AIDS who seek to (re)enter the workforce.

CT Working Positive Project

ACT is a close partner with the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness in the quest to gather and maintain accurate information about homelessness in the state of Connecticut.

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

nPEP - HIV Prevention for Sexual Assault Survivors

ACT has been funded by the CT Department of Public Health to establish a program that will pay for Non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) for survivors of sexual assault who are un- or under-insured.

Technical Assistance & Networking

ACT provides many technical assistance options and networking opportunities for our member agencies, funders and consumers.

Quality Assurance

ACT conducts annual quality assurance audits on all AIDS housing programs in Connecticut. Results are used to ensure individual program compliance as well as to inform members of best practices, trends, and systemic challenges and barriers.

AIDS Project Greater DanburyAIDS Project New Haven

Alliance for LivingThe APT Foundation

CASA, Inc./Noble HouseCatholic Charities

Charter Oak Health CenterChristian Activities Council/Zezzo House

Chrysalis CenterCommunity Health Services, Inc.

Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington Columbus House

Community Health CenterCommunity Renewal Team/McKinney Shelter

GBAPPFamily Centers, Inc.

Hands on Hartford/Peter's RetreatHandz-On, Inc.

And finally a very special thanks to our members for their patience and cooperation as we made

our way together through this year of transition.

Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health CollectiveHuman Resources Agency of New Britain

Immaculate Conception Shelter & Housing Corp.Independence Northwest

Inspirica (formerly St. Luke's LifeWorks) Leeway, Inc.

Liberty Community Services Mercy Housing & Shelter Corp.

Mid-Fairfield AIDS Project New Haven Home Recovery

New Opportunities, Inc.Perception Programs/Omega House

Recovery Network of Programs/Prospect HouseRefocus Outreach Ministries

Saint Philip House, Inc.Tabor House

Windham Harm Reduction CoalitionWindham Regional Community Council

Thanks for all you do!

COMING SOON…

October 5 - AIDS Walk/Run

October 19 - An Evening with Project Runway’s Mondo

Complete details at www.aids-ct.org