HIV/AIDS Community Resources

In your country:

Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

As a part of its overall public health mission, CDC provides leadership in helping control the HIV/AIDS epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, and prevention and evaluation activities. These activities are critically important, because CDC estimates that over one million Americans are living with HIV, and 24 to 27% of these people are unaware of their HIV infection. 

National Association of People with AIDS

Founded in 1983, the National Association of People with AIDS is a non-profit membership organization that advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and AIDS in order to end the pandemic and the human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS.

Lifebeat

LIFEbeat is the music industry's charitable organization dedicated to reaching America's youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention.  For more than ten years, LIFEbeat has helped to mobilize the talents and resources of the music industry to raise awareness and funds, and to provide support to the AIDS community.

In the State of New Jersey:

AIDS Resource Foundation for Children

The AIDS Resource Foundation for Children (ARFC), founded in 1985, is a community-based non-profit organization committed to providing cost-effective, family-centered services to children coping with the impact of HIV/AIDS. Our comprehensive offering of programs assists children in choosing the paths towards leading productive lives. ARFC is grounded in the belief that all individuals are of infinite value and should be treated with dignity and respect. All of our programs and services strive to maintain and nurture the integrity and preservation of the family.

Department of Health & Senior Services/Division of HIV/AIDS Services (DHAS)

This Division coordinates all State-government activities related to HIV/AIDS.

New Jersey HIV/AIDS Resource Directory

The New Jersey HIV/AIDS Resource Directory provides a variety of community resources available to individuals throughout the State of New Jersey.

NJ Women and AIDS Network

NJWAN is the only female specific AIDS service organization in the state and one of the first in the nation. Founded in May 1988, it is a non-profit, tax exempt organization.

The New Jersey Ride Against AIDS

The New Jersey Ride Against AIDS is a three-day bicycling event that benefits New Jersey AIDS charities . The next ride is set for September 28 - 30, 2007 . The ride begins at High Point State Park in beautiful northwest New Jersey and concludes in the charming, Victorian town of Cape May at the southernmost point of the state. The length of the ride is approximately 250 miles.

AIDS Coalition of Southern NJ

The AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey (ACSNJ) was formed in 1988 and incorporated in 1989. It currently serves Burlington, Gloucester, Salem and Camden Counties. It has an annual budget of approximately 2.5 million dollars and is supported by the United Way of the four counties, state and federal AIDS grants, and donations from friends of the agency. There is a staff of 47 persons and a volunteer corps of over 600 people. It is a multi-service agency serving the individuals and their families who are affected by HIV/AIDS. It is the only agency in the region that provides such a comprehensive approach to assisting individuals and families.

NY/NJ Education and Training Center

As part of a national network of 11 regional centers (and more than 130 associated sites) the NY/NJ AETC conducts targeted, multi-disciplinary education and training programs for healthcare providers treating persons living with HIV/AIDS.

American Red Cross

The Red Cross, working in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, educates people on how to stop the transmission of HIV, encourages people to respond in informed ways to people who have HIV, and helps people apply the facts about HIV to their own behavior. These goals are accomplished through our educational programs.

Substance Abuse

In you country:

Adult Children of Alcoholics

A 12-step program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes who meet to find freedom from the past and ways to improve today.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Hope and help for alcoholics.

Narcotics Anonymous

Hope and help for narcotic addicts.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

CADCA is the premier membership organization of over 5,000 Community Coalitions nationwide, each fighting the problems associated with substance abuse and violence - one community at a time.

Family Guide

This is a public education website, developed by SAMHSA to support the efforts of patents and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs among 7- to 18-year-olds.

Join Together

Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

MADD is more than just moms - we're real people - dads, young people, and other concerned individuals who want to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking.

Partnership for a Drug-Free America

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) is a private non-profit, non-partisan coalition of professionals from the communications industry. Our mission is to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services established to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

CSAP's mission is to provide national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems.

Drug Story

The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (for ONDCP) has developed DrugStory.org to present the latest drug-related information to entertainment writers and feature journalists. DrugStory.org offers its audience of writers links to Web sites that offer detailed content on specific drugs and drug related issues.

Food & Drug Administration

This web site contains information that FDA had developed to inform retailers and consumers about the regulation, which prohibited the sale of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to children.

Office of National Drug Dontrol Policy

The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.

National Clearinghouse For Alcohol and Drug Information

The world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning alcohol and substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment, the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is a service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, which is under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal agency, under the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Maintains statistics on DWI and DUI.

National Institue on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the United States Government. NIH is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Partnership for Drug-Free America

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator

This searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, show the location of facilities around the country that treat alcohol and drug abuse problems.

American Council for Drug Education

The American Council for Drug Education is a substance abuse prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society.

Courage to Speak Foundation

The Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc. - based in Norwalk, Connecticut - is dedicated to fulfilling its mission of "saving lives by inspiring youth to be drug free." The organization was founded in 1997, shortly after Ginger and Larry Katz lost their son, Ian, to a heroin overdose. Since then, The Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc. has been dedicated to fulfilling a promise Ginger made to Ian: she promised to do everything in her power to prevent this tragedy from happening to another family.

Free Vibe

A forum for young people, this site encourages empowered decision-making.

Just Think Twice

This web site provides teens with straightforward information on drug use, providing them real life examples of how drug use can impact their lives.

Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free

The Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free is a national effort that focuses on the prevention of alcohol use by children ages 9 to 15. Their goal is to educate the American public about the dangers of early alcohol use and to mobilize action to prevent it.

National Council on Alcoholismm and Drug Dependence

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence provides education, information, help and hope in the fight against the chronic, often fatal disease of alcoholism and other drug addiction.

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition

The NIPC serves as an inhalant referral and information clearinghouse, stimulates media coverage about inhalant issues, develops informational materials, produces ViewPoint (a quarterly newsletter), provides training and technical assistance and leads a week-long national grassroots inhalant education and awareness campaign.

NIDA for Teens

NIDA created this website to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse. NIDA enlisted the help of teens in developing the site to ensure that the content addresses appropriate questions and timely concerns.

Student Drug Testing Coaliton

This site is maintained to provide technical resources and factual information about student testing programs - a proven deterrent to student drug use.

The Anti-Drug

Provides parents with information on how to talk to kids about drugs.

National Runaway Switchboard

The National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) is a not-for-profit volunteer organization whose mission is to provide confidential crisis intervention and referrals to youth and their families through national and local telephone switchboards, as well as advocacy and educational services on behalf of youth .

In the State of New Jersey:

NJ Department of Health & Human Services Division of Addiction Services

The mission of DAS is to provide Statewide leadership for alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment services for New Jersey residents; to decrease misuse or abuse of alcohol and other drugs by supporting the development of a comprehensive, high quality network of prevention and treatment; and to recognize addiction as a treatable illness where people at risk for/or with addiction problems are managed with dignity and respect, in a safe environment that is recovery oriented and accountable to the public.

The Agape Center

The Agape Center purpose is to provide a place where recovering alcoholics and other chemically dependent persons, and their family members can meet in a safe and comfortable atmosphere.  It is designed to be a haven and refuge from the stress of the outside world---a place where fellowship, education and other activities leading to recovery may be found.  The Agape Center is not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous or any other Twelve Step program.  However, Twelve Step principles are used as the guiding standard in the daily operation and function of the Center.