| Name | AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) |
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| Founded | July, 1983 |
| Contact | John Maxwell, Director of Special Projects |
| Telephone | 416-340-2437 |
| Fax | 416-340-8224 |
| ask@actoronto.org (general email address) |
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| Website | http://www.actoronto.org |
| Mission | The AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) delivers responsive, effective, and valued community-based HIV support services and education, prevention, outreach and fundraising programs that promote the health, well-being, worth and rights of individuals and communities living with, affected by and at risk for HIV/AIDS, and increase awareness of HIV/AIDS. |
| Focus Countries | Canada. NOTE: We have done work in the past in Brazil as ACT is the trustee for a Toronto coalition that does HIV prevention and support witiin the local Portuguese-speaking communities(with a project that focusses on HIV prevention and education with Portuguese-speaking MSM). |
| Activities | HIV prevention and sexual health promotion activities within a number of communities - major focus on gay, bisexual anmdother MSM. Provide a range of proactical, emotional, social and vocational support programs and services for people living with HIV/AIDS. |
| Paid Staff | 45 |
| Volunteers | 750 |
| Budget | $5.2 million (CAD) |
| Funders | Federal, provincial and municipal governments; private foundations, individual donations and proceeds from fundraising special events. |
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