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AIDS GROUPS & PROGRAMS

Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake and District

Provides support, advocacy and prevention services for youth with HIV/AIDS. Web site coming soon.
Address: 51 4th Ave., Williams Lake, BC V2G-1J6
Telephone: 250.392.5730
Fax: 250.392.5743
Email: noopa@www.stardate.bc.ca

Dawson Creek Public Health Unit

Cultural drop-in centre, soup, bannock, tea and coffee, HIV/AIDS education, general and addiction counseling, medical referrals and cultural activities. Provides adult mental health services, HIV/STD testing, immunizations, nurses, homemakers, home support, support groups and an in-house needle exchange.
Address: 1001-110 Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4X3
Telephone: 604.719.0500

Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society

Drug and alcohol, counseling, family support, residential school project, HIV program, youth center.
Address: 1188 Main Street, Smithers, BC VOJ-2N0
Telephone: 250.847.5211
Email: dzelkant@canada.ca

Fire Pit

Address: 1110-4th Avenue, Prince George, BC
Telephone: 250.563.6113
Email: heidi@pgweb.com

Fort Nelson-Liard Native Friendship Society

HIV/AIDS support worker, confidential information, support and referral program.
Mail Address: Box 1266, 5012-49th Avenue, Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0
Telephone: 250.774.2993
Fax: 250.774.2998
Email: hiv@northwesttel.net

[ Kootenay Community Resource Directory ]

Online community resource directory.
Address: Kootenay Internet Communications Society, 2001-622 Front Street, Nelson, BC V1L 4B7
Email: help@kics.bc.ca

Native Health Clinic

Doctors, nurse, social worker, alcohol and drug counseling and primary health care for high-risk populations. Methadone clinic twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Research, education, support, street outreach, referrals for alcohol and drug counseling, free food, shelter, and other resource service referrals.
Address: 1110-4th Ave, Prince George, BC V2L 3J3
Telephone: 250.564.4422

[ Northern Health Authority ]

Information and health services in this area.
Address: 300-299 Victoria Street, Prince George, BC V2L 5B8
Telephone: 250.565.2649
Fax: 250.565.2640

Northern Health Authority AIDS Prevention Program and Needle Exchange

Address: 1095-3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 4S6
Telephone: 250.564.1727
Fax: 250.564.1743

Northern Health Authority Public Health Unit

Quesnel support group and services for people with HIV/AIDS and their families. Part of the Positive Living North Society.
Telephone: 250.992.4366

[ Northern Interior Public Health Unit and Clinic ]

Provides education, outreach, testing, vaccinations, treatment, support, counseling and more. STD/ HIV/Hep C/TB and pregnancy testing, treatment, counseling and support, a wellness youth clinic with a team of adult communicable disease nurses and a doctor with nurses on Thursday's between 3pm and 6pm provides testing, treatment, counseling, support, vaccinations, general medical support and referrals.
Needle Exchange Information: 250.565.7381
Address: 1444 Edmonton Street, Prince George, BC V2M 6W5
Telephone: 250.565.7311
Fax: 250.565.6674

[ Northwest Health Public Health Unit - Outreach Prince Rupert ]

Provides mental health services, support, group meetings, needle exchange, HIV testing, including pre and post-testing counseling and educational outreach.
Address: Northern Health Authority, N.W. Health Unit, 300-3rd Avenue West,
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L4
Telephone: 250.624.7723
Fax: 250.624.7591

Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice Society

Aboriginal youth programming, prevention, intervention and advocacy for high-risk in-crisis youth. Resource lists, referrals, assistance, advocacy for free food, shelter, clothing, medical, education, legal, corrections, justice, recreation and more.
Address: 1268 5th Ave, Suite 102, Prince George, BC V2L-3L2
Telephone: 250.562.7928

[ Prince George Native Friendship Centre and Needle Exchange ]

Pre-school health programs, one for Cree language and one for the Carrier language, an aboriginal infant family development program, a native healing centre with a drug and alcohol counseling program, an elder cultural counsellor advisor. Education & employment programs include employment counselors, a literacy program with tutors, a new beginnings program with life skills and employment training for adults, the smoke house culinary arts program, school programs for high-risk youth. Social programs, the Ketso Yoh men's shelter, the friendship house for youth in care of the ministry, and the reconnect youth drop-in and shelter program.
Address: 1600-3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3G6
Telephone: 250.564.3568
Fax: 250.563.0924

[ Positive Living North Society ]

Aboriginal organization providing a cultural drop-in centre, counseling, advocacy, support services, outreach, in-house education and referral services.
Address: 1-1563 2nd Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3B8
Telephone: 250.562.1172
Toll Free Telephone 1.888.438.2437
Fax: 250.562.3317
Email: info@positivelivingnorth.ca

[ Positive Living North West ]

Needle exchange, day and evening drop-in centre, talking circle, one-on-one education, peer support group, referrals, advocacy, family meals and general assistance with healthcare issues.
Mail Address: PO Box 4368, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0
Address: 3862-F Broadway Avenue, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0
Telephone: 250.877.0042
Toll Free Telephone: 1.866.877.0042
Fax: 250.877.0047
Email: info@plnw.org

Quesnel AIDS and Education Committee

Promotes HIV/AIDS awareness in the community and provides education, support group for HIV-positive people, their family and friends.
Address: Cariboo Health Unit, 511 Reid Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2M8
Telephone: 250.992.4366
Fax: 250.992.4312

Quesnel Support Group

For PWA/HIV and their families.
Contact: Jill at 1.250.992.4366

[ Quesnel Tillicum Society Native Friendship Centre ]

Addiction and mental health counseling, youth outreach, family support, crisis intervention, assistance and referral program, an employment counsellor, needle exchange and harm reduction program, academic educational program, general referrals, testimonial/educational videos by HIV-positive individuals, a street nurse, HIV/Hep testing and counseling, support group, small group workshops and presentations, free condoms and free clothing.
Address: 319 North Fraser Drive, Quesnel, BC V2J 1Y9
Telephone: 250.992.8347
Fax: 250.992.5708
Email: donna.greenway@qnfc.bc.ca

Youth around Prince George Resource Centre

Information, support, education and assistance for in crisis/high risk youth.
Telephone: 250.565.6215 Address: 1160 7th Ave, Prince George, BC V2L- 5G6

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