Are you in need of some good news? There’s great work happening in ASOs across the province and they are stepping up to contribute to the well-being of our communities. The AIDS Committee of Ottawa (ACO) delivers Food Bank Fridays where they feed up to 70 folks who pick up much needed food supplies. The ACO team has done an amazing job of setting up a food bank pick-up system that gives access to this basic necessity to their community members. ACO also delivers food to those who are unable to come to their office. Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) is

The Women & HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI) recently launched their new website! Utilizing an online space for sharing information and centring the voices of women, WHAI’s website includes updated features such as an in-depth overview of WHAI work and areas of focus, relevant resources, community events calendar, and community news. WHAI invites you to explore their website and connect! Go here to check it out!

If you’re new to the sector or want to brush up on some essential skills, then you might want to check out the HIV Resources Ontario Essentials Guide. Found here, the Guide is meant to build capacity in Ontario’s HIV sector by establishing a common core curriculum. This work may be one of your most rewarding, challenging and meaningful work experiences; we certainly hope it will be. But there’s a lot to learn and thankfully there are many resources available and some great ones have been assembled in the Essentials Guide.

These are uncertain times where we’re increasingly isolated and disconnected and this has an impact on our mental health. The ABRPO has collected a number of mental health resources meant to help folks cope during these challenging and high anxiety times. Go here for new and emerging resources.

Dear PLDI Leadership Grads, We sincerely hope that you are doing well and finding some moments of peace and comfort in light of all that we are having to do as communities to keep ourselves and others safe at this time. The PLDI team is thinking of you and hopes that you are taking care of, and being gentle with, yourselves when you need to be. The  PLDI Team has been quite busy this year and the program is moving from strength to strength.  Our most recent training was a pilot Facilitator’s Training held in February, with twenty-six participants representing

Are you in need of some good news? There’s great work happening in ASOs across the province and they are stepping up to contribute to the food security of people living with HIV. Super agencies like Black CAP, Casey House, the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation, the AIDS Committee of Durham Region and others across the province are working to ensure that the bellies of our community are full. Thanks all for your amazing work.

The Indigenous COVID Pathways Phoneline can be reached at: 437-703-8703 4pm – 9pm, 7 days a week – hours to increase in the coming weeks There are special considerations for Indigenous populations with respect to COVID-19 testing and isolation including historical and ongoing breaches of trust, attitudinal and systemic racism by healthcare providers and high rates of inadequate/unsafe housing, displacement and social disconnection. As a result of longstanding discrimination and social exclusion, Indigenous people may be more likely to avoid seeking testing or care for COVID until symptoms are advanced. The Indigenous COVID Pathways Phoneline has been established to advance

Join CATIE, the Ontario Harm Reduction Network and the Ontario Harm Reduction Distribution Program for a webinar on Wednesday, April 22, from 1 to 2:30 pm for an overview of COVID-19 infection prevention and control practices in Ontario. This webinar is for all people working in harm reduction. Here is a link to register. Please also all of CATIE’s COVID-19 related webinars here.

These are uncertain times where we’re increasingly isolated and disconnected and this has an impact on our mental health. The ABRPO has collected a number of mental health resources meant to help folks cope during these challenging and high anxiety times. Go here for new and emerging resources.

Over the past two weeks CATIE has delivered two important webinars on COVID-19. The most recent webinar provided an interactive forum for people from across the country who are involved in HIV clinical, community and research work to discuss how we might manage an effective response to HIV during a period of profound disruption to society, the health system and the economy. That webinar was recorded and is available to view here. The previous webinar provided some important insights into COVID-19 from the perspective of those working on the frontlines of HIV, HCV and harm reduction. That webinar is available to