Program areas at The Albany Damien Center
Housing/community Center - in 2023, The Albany Damien Center provided services to over 300 persons affected by hiv/aids. 95% of members who had a viral load lab test achieved hiv viral suppression, a key medical indicator of a person with aids' health.the Center's housing program provided safe and stable housing for 93 individuals living with hiv/aids who were homeless or unstably housed and provided other supportive services such as case management, peer support, counseling, skills-building, employment assistance, access to medical care, and pharmacy services.100% of housing clients in 2023 remained permanently housed or existed to permanent housing upon exit from The program. Our mpower program provided 594 health & human services for our lgbtq+ community.
Paws - The Center's paws program (pets are wonderful support), provided support for very low-income pet owners to ensure they are never separated from their companion animals, providing food, supplies and assistance with care for over 86 individuals and 90 pets in 2023.
Wellness - The smart meals program served over 35,928 meals to individuals facing food insecurity. The employment pathways program provided employment services to help members return to work and school, while providing assistance with benefits analysis and budgeting, resume writing, interview skills and job placement. The behavior health program provided over 647 services to 57 members living with serious health conditions and trauma. As The new york state employment Center for expertise for persons with hiv, we provided 444 people with 11 webinars and 2 in person trainings in collaboration with The national working positive coalition.