AIDS Services In
Asian Communities (ASIAC)
1201 Chestnut Street, Suite 501
Philadelphia, PA 19107
TEL (215) 563-2424
FAX (215) 563-1296
Office hours: MThF 10-6, TW 10-8
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At a glance
Mission
AIDS Services In Asian Communities (ASIAC) is a non-profit organization
dedicated to providing culturally sensitive and language appropriate
HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders and their partners,
friends, family members, and service providers in the Philadelphia area.
History
In June of 1995, a diverse group of Asians and Pacific Islanders organized
in response to early indicators that the AIDS epidemic was at its earliest
stages within Philadelphia's Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
They also organized in response to:
- the lack of targeted services to populations most impacted by HIV
infection -- men who have sex with men
- critical service gaps in the health and social service system, and
- the need for leadership through advocacy and community organizing
efforts around the AIDS crisis as it impacts Asian and Pacific Islander
communities.
Leadership
The organization is a recognized authority on HIV/AIDS issues in Asian &
Pacific Islander communities demonstrated by our professional expertise,
research, community organizing efforts, participation in policy & planning
activities, advocacy activities, and track record for quality
services.
Programs
We believe in being a resource, serving as an advocate, outreaching,
empowering, and assisting 1) Asians & Pacific Islanders at-risk for HIV
infection, 2) those living with HIV/AIDS, and 3) their friends, partners,
family members, and service providers to meet their needs and improve
access to services. Delivered by a trained professional staff, our
services are confidential and provided free of charge regardless of
residency or immigration status. Current programs include:
- Project ASSIST -- Asian Specialized Services In Support and
Treatment: Provides assistance and services to API's living with
HIV/AIDS and their care givers; such services include client advocacy,
case management, counseling, support, education, and information and
referral to medical, legal, social and community services.
- Education/Outreach: Information and education about HIV/AIDS
through community outreach, participating in community events,
distributing information in nine languages, and more. Professional
trainings are also offered.
- GACHEP -- Gay Asian Community Health Empowerment Project: A
special program designed to address the health (especially HIV prevention)
education needs of Asian and Pacific Islander sexual minorities. Specific
activities include: outreach events, publications, prevention case
management, support groups, and advocacy efforts. These include
publishing Rice Paper, producing 'the Jaded Lounge' events (every
2nd Friday of the month at the 12th Air Command),
and providing forums and social support groups such as 'the Tea Room'.
- Choose to Know Campaign: Provides and promotes access to
anonymous HIV/AIDS testing and counseling services. Interpreters
available with advance notice.
- Interpretation and Translation: Professional interpreters and
translators are available to help in cross-cultural communication
(includes African and Asian languages) for HIV Testing and Project ASSIST
services.
- Asian/Pacific American Community Health and HIV/AIDS Awareness
Campaign: A campaign to increase HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, and
volunteerism through the mass distribution of a decorative and
informational 12-month annual calendar.
- Asian Language Project
On-Line: Multilingual AIDS materials
collected from around the world (transmission, nutrition, treatment,
resources, etc.) made available and downloadable through the Internet.
Volunteers
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and contribute countless hours
of their time and energy. Orientations and trainings are conducted
regularly by our Volunteer
Coordinator. We hold a volunteer night on Wednesdays from 6:00 pm -
8:00 pm. If you or anybody you know is interested, please contact us at
563-2424, extension 10.
Goverance
The organization is governed by a Board of
Directors.
ASIAC is recognized
as a non-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Funding
Our generous supporters include:
and
many
individual donors. Our funds are administered through our fiscal agent,
the Greater Philadelphia
Urban Affairs Coalition (GPUAC), a registered
501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization.
Miscellanea
For more information on ASIAC, e-mail us at asiac1@critpath.org
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AIDS
Services In Asian Communities
1201 Chestnut Street, Suite 501
Philadelphia, PA 19107
TEL (215) 563-2424
FAX (215) 563-1296
This page was last updated on 20 January 1999.