Gay and bisexual men account for 76% of all AIDS cases in Canada since records started being kept and 45% of new HIV infections each year. The reasons for such disproportionate numbers (compared to the general population) are many and complex. Since the beginning of the epidemic homophobia and HIV/AIDS fear and stigma have magnified each other, creating...

PHA Drop-in ACNS provides the space, coffee and snacks for a weekly informal drop-in open to PHAs only every Friday afternoon from 1:00-3:00. This is a safe space for members to connect, socialize and share with one another in the privacy of the ACNS offices. The Drop in is held in the Terry Martin Memorial Room. Social Discussion Groups ACNS hosts a Positive...

ACNS Health Fund For those living with HIV on a low income, ACNS has a limited health fund to assist you with your living expenses on a bimonthly basis. Contact Support Services to find our how to access the health fund. Making Ends Meet On the first Thursday of each month, PHAs can come in and get personal care products such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste,...

Support Counseling ACNS provides one on one short term, supportive counseling for those experiencing crisis in their lives, including but not limited to, new diagnosis, disclosure, illness, grief and loss, and difficulty managing life situations. Referrals to long term counseling and physiologists and social workers are also available. Friends, family, loved...

ACNS has a large lounge, the Terry Martin Memorial Room, open every day from 10:00am – 4:00pm where people living with HIV can come and relax, read, use the internet or phone, play cards or just be.

The Gay Men’s Health project works towards HIV prevention for ‘Men who have sex with men’ (MSM) in a broader context of overall individual and community health for both HIV negative and HIV positive men. Prevention: Sexual Health The Gay Men’s Health project provides HIV prevention programming to both gay and bi men directly, as well as organizations...