October 18, 2007 - The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York received $150,000 from the NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute to provide prevention services to communities of color in Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer Counties. This grant supports the Given The Chance program and will provide funding for group HIV prevention activities in Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer county jails, substance abuse treatment facilities and HIV prevention sessions with HIV positive persons and their partners. It will also support HIV testing and counseling, STD screening, an testing for Hepatitis C.

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