Get Tested. Free & Confidential!
The AIDS Council's Testing Services
Walk-in HIV testing and STD screening throughout the Capital Region. First Come, First Served - No appointment is necessary. OraQuick Advance testing for HIV (no blood, no needles): same-day results; urine-based screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea - results in one week; Hepatitis C testing as needed – results in two weeks.
AIDS Council Offices Weekly Testing Schedule
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays - Thursdays* |
AIDS Council Albany Office** 927 Broadway, Albany, NY (518) 434-4686 |
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
*First Wednesday of each month: Walk-in testing is only avaliable from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Tuesday of the Month |
AIDS Council Schenectady Office** 434 Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY (518) 346-9272 |
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
| 3rd Tuesday of the Month |
AIDS Council Schenectady Office** 434 Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY (518) 346-9272 |
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
**We do not provide testing for travel visas, employment visas, or naturalization purposes.
Project HOPE - Community Locations
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 10 |
CDGLCC 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 |
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, September 16 |
Water Works Pub 76 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 |
10:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. |
| Friday, September 17 |
Water Works Pub 76 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 |
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday, September 17 |
ROCKS 77 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 |
8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Friday, September 24 |
CDGLCC 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 |
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, September 30 |
Water Works Pub 76 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 |
10:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. |
Testing for Teens and Youth
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesdays | Griswold Heights Community Center 350 Griswold Hts., Troy, NY 12180 |
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Thursdays | Equinox 95 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206 |
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Ongoing Community Testing
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd & 4th Thursdays | YWCA Troy 21 First St., Troy, NY 12180 |
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| 3rd & 4th Mondays | Focus Food Pantry 275 State St., Albany, NY 12206 |
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
For more information, please call the HIV Information Hotline, 1-800-201-AIDS or 518-445-AIDS (Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m).
NOTE: For testing sites outside of Northeastern New York, visit the New York State Department of Health website, www.nyhealth.gov for a list of HIV Counseling and Testing Directory of Services.
