The Albany Damien Center is a community center for individuals and families
living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Programs and activities offered are
designed to improve health, reduce stress, and increase quality of life.
We are located at 12
South Lake Avenue, Albany NY (between Western and Madison Avenues.) Telephone:
(518) 449-7119. (Parking is available at 8 Thurlow Terrace after 5 PM). We are
easily accessible by the no. 10 Western Ave. bus line.
We have a comfortable living room
and facilities for small groups to meet, and a backyard with a garden
where we have our summer barbeques. The Center is available to
organizations and groups 7 days a week. Drop-in living room hours are Mon - Sat from 12 Noon-8:30 PM. Lunch is
served Mon-Thurs at noon - Dinner at 6 PM.
For a listing of our programs - Click Here
All programs are provided free of charge in a
safe, confidential, and comfortable atmosphere.
You are not alone
– Maybe you tested HIV+ very recently; maybe you’ve
known it for some time, but this is the first time you’ve reached out for
information or support. The Damien Center creates an environment where people
can gather to share information, experiences, and make new friends – friends
who understand what it is like to live with this disease.
There’s no need for you to handle this by yourself. You are
not the only person in our community facing this. Just hearing how someone
else has adjusted to living with the virus can be enough to help you realize
that life is still good, that you can still have love and laughter.
Reprinted in part from The Body Positive
As we've moved to a membership-based organization. The Albany Damien Center
continues to provide (and expand!) programs and services, free-of-charge, to
each of our registered members in an exceptionally welcoming, drug-free, safe,
confidential, and culturally diverse environment.
Drop in or call us to find out more
on how to become a member of the Albany Damien Center.
We are not alone.
And neither are you.
NEW! - We can now
accept donations for the Albany Damien Center by major credit card through
PayPal
Just click below
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 Download
FROM THE HEART
A Magazine of Arts and Opinions
Published at
Albany Damien
Center
(pdf format 128 kb)
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Please check out the link below
We are now registered with Good
Search!! Each time someone uses GoodSearch (and selects the Albany Damien
Center), the Albany Damien Center receives 2 cents. If you do searches as
much as I do searches, this could add up quickly! I also added the
Goodsearch toolbar to my homepage, so anytime I search it is there – plus
I have it automatically set to the Albany Damien Center so we get credit.
www.goodsearch.com/
Give it a try - $$ for doing something we already do!!! Spread the word on
this!
Thanks - Perry (director)
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Our
Staff
Executive
Director.................. Perry Junjulas
Associate Director
............ Raphael Williams
Office Manager.................... Timothy
Felder
Financial Administrator.......... Sarah Cornett
PAWS
Coordinator......... Michael Broderick
Treasure Chest
Manager............ Leslie Phelan
Smart Meals
Dietitian.... Amy Lombardi, RD
Smart Meals Chef .................. David Maker
Smart Meals Assistant Chef... Shaquan Clark
Peer
Advocates................. Roberto Pacheco,
Efrain
Carrasquillo & Chris Holmes
Mental Health
Counselors.......... Peg Stucky,
Linda Sorge,
Vanessa Cayford & Lori Hansel
Position
Available
Site Coordinator
www.pawsnycapitalregion.org
A
program of the Albany Damien Center
·
In home pet care including dog
walking, litter box changing, grooming, feeding when you are too ill to do it
·
Pet food, supplies, and help with
Vet bills
·
Transportation to vet and grooming
services
·
Health and educational information,
including "safe pet" guidelines for pet owners with HIV/AIDS
Sign up today at 518-449-7119
We are always looking for volunteers to staff The Center and help with other
functions. If you're interested please
use the link above to contact us. Donations are always accepted and appreciated.
A Note about this
site:
This website is a
volunteer project developed for the convenience of center guests and any other
interested users. Please
browse at your leisure. The Calendar page is updated regularly and contains
easy-access program descriptions. We have numerous events throughout the year as
well as regular services. Also, the Links page may facilitate your
online research. If you have an HIV-related link you'd like to see there, feel
free to email it to us:
webmaintenance@albanydamiencenter.org
Web Design and Maintenance by BG
Updated: 05/09/08
The Albany Damien Center
A United Way Member Agency
www.unitedwayofneny.org
We would like to sincerely thank the State
Employees Federated Appeal for your continued support
State
Employees
Capital Region SEFA #50-116
Schenectady SEFA #68-601
Federal Employees
Combined Federal Campaign #
77664
The Albany Damien Center is a not-for-profit
organization
which
is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code
(New
York State Charities Registration #64142; Federal Employer ID #22-3108995).
