AVI increases health equity by providing highly responsive, harm reduction-based HIV, hepatitis C, substance use, sexual health, mental health, and other community health services, and is informed by the voices of people with living experience.

SERVICES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS OR HEPATITIS C

• Short-term, solution-focused counseling
• Advocacy and support with income assistance, health care services, employment, housing, disability status applications and legal matters
• Assistance in obtaining legal identification
• Education and support for treatment, side effects, nutrition and symptoms
• Access to HIV and HCV testing
• Public Health Nurse onsite monthly with access to Seasonal flu vaccines, COVID vaccines, and STI testing

HARM REDUCTION SERVICES

• Distribution of harm reduction supplies; injecting and inhalation supplies
• Indigenous specific supports and outreach
• Drug checking on site
• Naloxone distribution and training
• Safer sex resources
• Harm reduction education
• Weekly outreach support from Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
• Public Health Nurse on site weekly

SERVICES FOR GAY & QUEER MEN

Sexual health workshops available