PASAN is a community-based prisoners rights organization that strives to provide advocacy, education and support to prisoners and ex-prisoners in Ontario on HIV, HCV and other harm-reduction issues. Established in 1991, PASAN is the only community-based organization in Canada exclusively providing HIV and HCV prevention, education and support services to prisoners, ex-prisoners, youth in custody and their families. Individual Support Services: Individual support & counselling case management pre-release and post-release planning referrals advocacy for medical services housing supports phone support through collect calling emergency financial assistance (limited budget for fees related to identification and prison release. Application requirements exist) Community Support Services: PASAN also provides support AIDS Service Organizations and community groups across Ontario. This includes: resources & educational materials training assistance to set up prison outreach and support projects strategies to develop referral "hubs" for HIV positive prisoners networking for the development of a continuum of care for prisoners transferred between regions