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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) and educational needs of Asian and Pacific Islander
sexual minorities. Specific activities include:
- Rice
Paper is the official publication of GACHEP and is produced
quarterly. The magazine features contributions from lesbian,
gay, bisexual and, transgendered Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Provides health information and short essays, stories, and
poetry that reflects the experiences, and concerns of members
of our communities.
- Jaded Lounge is the gay Asian party experience
of Philadelphia. It's an event for gay Asian men and their
supporters. It's a mix of dancing, entertainment mixed with
education and just a place to connect with friends or make
new ones. The Jaded Lounge occurs every 2nd Friday of the
month at the 12th Air Command Bar, 254 South 12th Street,
from 10 pm to 1 am. Invitation to the event can be mailed
upon request, please sign up on the mailing list.
- Hot Tracks is a telephone hotline for and by gay
men of color. This project is in collaboration between ASIAC,
GALAEI
and COLOURS, Inc. to provide information, resources, counseling,
and support to gay men of color to reduce their risk of
HIV infection. The hotline provides 1) Information on available
resources and events of interest to gay men of color, 2)
One on one counseling provided by phone health counselors
, and 3) a weekly support group to be facilitated by phone
health counselors. The phone number is (215) 564 2600.
- Choose
to Know Campaign: Provides and promotes access
to confidential HIV/AIDS testing and counseling services. Interpreters
available with advance notice.
- Language
Access Health Project: Professional interpreters
and translators are available to help in cross-cultural communication
(includes African and Asian languages) for HIV Testing and Project
ASSIST services. Multilingual AIDS materials transmission, nutrition,
treatment, resources, etc. made available and downloadable through
the Internet. Click this link to see more details.
- Mailing
List: If you want to get our program information
and event information, you can sign up for our mailing list.
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